I wonder if he would ever take his own advice and run for office... Sent from my iPhone
> On Dec 23, 2015, at 12:11, BILROJ via Centroids: The Center of the Radical > Centrist Community <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Christian Post > December 23, 2015 > > > Franklin Graham Quits GOP Over Spending Bill, Wants Christians to > Revolutionize 'Wicked System' > > > > Evangelist Franklin Graham resigned from the Republican Party and declared > himself an independent voter Monday over the "wasteful" GOP-led $1.8 trillion > spending bill passed by Congress last week. > > Graham, who is the eldest son of Billy and Ruth Bell Graham, as well as > president and CEO of Samaritan's Purse and the Billy Graham Evangelistic > Association, also called on Christians to run for office wherever they can > make an impact to "change this wicked system." > > Graham slammed both Republicans and Democrats for passing the "wasteful > spending bill" which provides funding for Planned Parenthood, the nation's > largest abortion business. > > "I call it a big loss for America. After all of the appalling facts revealed > this year about Planned Parenthood, our representatives in Washington had a > chance to put a stop to this, but they didn't. There's no question — > taxpayers should not be paying for abortions! Abortion is murder in God's > eyes. Seeing and hearing Planned Parenthood talk nonchalantly about selling > baby parts from aborted fetuses with utter disregard for human life is > reminiscent of Joseph Mengele and the Nazi concentration camps!" wrote Graham > in a biting Facebook post on Monday. > > > > "That should've been all that was needed to turn off the faucet for their > funding. Nothing was done to trim this 2,000 page, $1.1 trillion budget. This > is an example of why I have resigned from the Republican Party and declared > myself Independent. I have no hope in the Republican Party, the Democratic > Party, or Tea Party to do what is best for America," he continued before > calling on Christians to unite against the "wicked system." > > "Unless more godly men and women get in this process and change this wicked > system, our country is in for trouble. I want to challenge Christians, even > pastors, across the country to pray about running for office where they can > have an impact. We need mayors, county commissioners, city council members, > school board members who will uphold biblical values," he said. > > > > In support of this push for a Christian revolution, Graham says he'll be > embarking on a nationwide prayer rally beginning in Iowa in January 2016. > > "In just a couple of weeks, I will begin going state by state to every > capital in our nation to hold prayer rallies for our country and share this > same challenge on the Decision America Tour. Des Moines, Iowa, is first on > Jan. 5. I hope you'll join me in your capital," Graham said. > > According to the Decision America Tour website, Graham will "preach the > Gospel" and "challenge believers to take a stand and take action. He'll be > urging Christians to vote, to live out their faith in every part of their > lives, and to pray for our nation just as Nehemiah cried out to God to > rebuild the walls of Jerusalem and restore hope to His people." > > > -- > -- > Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community > <[email protected]> > Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism > Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <[email protected]> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
