Evangelist Franklin Graham, an outspoken supporter of President Trump, on Wednesday slammed 2020 presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg for calling himself a “gay christian,” saying that the Bible defines homosexuality as something to be repentant of.
“Buttigieg is right—God doesn’t have a political party,” Graham tweeted. “But God does have commandments, laws & standards He gives us to live by. God doesn’t change. His Word is the same yesterday, today & forever.”
Graham, the son of legendary preacher Billy Graham, added in a separate tweet that “as a Christian I believe the Bible which defines homosexuality as sin, something to be repentant of, not something to be flaunted, praised or politicized.”
“The Bible says marriage is between a man & a woman—not two men, not two women,” Graham said, before saying in a final tweet that “the core of the Christian faith is believing and following Jesus Christ, who God sent to be the Savior of the world—to save us from sin, to save us from hell, to save us from eternal damnation.”
Presidential candidate & South Bend Mayor @PeteButtigieg is right—God doesn’t have a political party. But God does have commandments, laws & standards He gives us to live by. God doesn’t change. His Word is the same yesterday, today & forever. 1/3 https://t.co/QHDNY3pwzJ
— Franklin Graham (@Franklin_Graham) April 24, 2019
Mayor Buttigieg says he’s a gay Christian. As a Christian I believe the Bible which defines homosexuality as sin, something to be repentant of, not something to be flaunted, praised or politicized. The Bible says marriage is between a man & a woman—not two men, not two women. 2/3
— Franklin Graham (@Franklin_Graham) April 24, 2019
The core of the Christian faith is believing and following Jesus Christ, who God sent to be the Savior of the world—to save us from sin, to save us from hell, to save us from eternal damnation. 3/3
— Franklin Graham (@Franklin_Graham) April 24, 2019
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Franklin Graham rails against Buttigieg for calling himself "gay Christian" https://t.co/KOrJWdpCTm pic.twitter.com/3Zl1K6lDor
— The Hill (@thehill) April 25, 2019
The replies are exactly what you would expect and exactly what folks like @DavidAFrench warned about. When religious leaders cherry pick when they'll criticize politicians for faith-based reasons they make the faith seem like a servant of politics, not God. It's sad. https://t.co/QwjX09hd64
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahNRO) April 25, 2019
I wonder if he'll call for Trump to repent for committing adultery, lying, stealing, and treating people like shit? https://t.co/pQnvVYpKdh
— Joe Walsh (@WalshFreedom) April 25, 2019
And Franklin Graham is the worst messenger. Here is last May talking about Trump’s grotesque sexual morality: pic.twitter.com/rhJN9DncAb
— David French (@DavidAFrench) April 25, 2019
It’s fine that Rev. Graham has spoken out against Mayor Buttigieg. But I agree with those who say Rev. Graham should also be admonishing Trump for his many sins too. None of us is perfect — only God. But there seems to be a bias when a pastor admonishes one sinner, but overlooks the sins of another.
I don’t know what counsel, if any, Rev. Graham has given Trump. Maybe there has been some discussion about the cheating, lying and what not. But it does bother me that so many pastors have given Trump a pass and in some cases, treat him like the Second Coming of Jesus. They have thrown over the real God for an idol. I hope Rev. Graham is not one of them.
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