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Franklin Graham's Letter To Swofford
Sep 19, 2016, 11:27 AM
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Dear Commissioner Swofford,
As a lifelong resident of North Carolina and current CEO and president of two organizations employing nearly 1,500 North Carolinians, I am saddened—even outraged—by the vote of the ACC Council of Presidents to move conference championships from our state in protest of legislation requiring people to use public bathrooms that correspond with their birth gender.
While I recognize this legislation—and legislation like it in other states—is complicated by society’s continued blurring of the lines of gender and sexual identity, I also recognize the profound hypocrisy of the ACC, the NCAA and other companies and organizations who are making calculated business decisions disguised as moral outrage.
For example, the football championship game your conference voted to move from Charlotte in December is called the “Dr. Pepper ACC Football Championship.” Dr. Pepper and its parent company, Cadbury Schweppes and Carlyle Group, proudly sell their products in countries where homosexuality is illegal. Will the ACC drop its title sponsor? And why isn’t the LGBT community demanding you sever ties with such a “bigoted” corporate sponsor?
Currently, LGBT relationships are illegal in more than 70 countries—including 10 where homosexuality is punishable by death. Dr. Pepper is often bottled under contract by Coca-Cola bottlers—yet Coca-Cola conducts business in virtually every nation on earth, including nearly every country where homosexuality is currently criminalized. Can your conference continue to tolerate that?
The ACC website proudly features Toyota as an “Official Corporate Champion,” yet Toyota maintains factories and distribution centers in several of these discriminatory countries, including Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Egypt. Where is the moral outrage of the presidents of Boston College, Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Miami, UNC, North Carolina State, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Virginia, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest?
Indeed, the ACC’s member schools compete in 25 sports divided by gender—12 men’s sports and 13 women’s. Though gender issues may be becoming more complicated in higher education and other parts of society, the athletic conference you serve as commissioner doesn’t seem to have any problem distinguishing between the two genders—male and female. Yet, when a state like the one I live in seeks to make the same distinction with regard to use of public bathrooms in an effort to protect its citizens from those who would use the men’s room today and the women’s room tomorrow, the academic elites who comprise your conference fake a moral outrage that is frankly shameful.
Ironically, the NCAA is more discriminatory towards transgender people than the public policy they apparently wish to see as law in America. For example, opponents to legislation like NC House Bill 2 support permitting people to use the bathroom which corresponds to the sex they identify with on a given day—meaning someone might feel like a man today and a woman tomorrow, switching bathrooms at will.
Yet even the NCAA doesn’t allow such casual gender identity for participation in collegiate athletics. The NCAA Policy on Transgender Student-Athlete Participation states, “Any transgender student-athlete who is not taking hormone treatment related to gender transition may participate in sex-separated sports activities in accordance with his or her assigned birth gender.” This is precisely what supporters of HB2 have been requesting—that people use public restrooms in accordance with their assigned birth gender.
I think I represent the views of millions who would rather preserve gender-specific public bathrooms—a mainstay for generations—than to attend a football game in my state to determine the champion of a conference governed by politically-correct, morally hypocritical academics.
Commissioner, in your statement today you said, “the ACC Council of Presidents made it clear that the core values of this league are of the utmost importance, and the opposition to any form of discrimination is paramount. Today’s decision is one of principle.” Will this same paramount “opposition to any form of discrimination” have you now sever ties with Toyota or Dr. Pepper?
I am a big sports fan. My only daughter married a college football star that went on to play in the NFL. But I would rather defend the biological definition of the two genders as created by the Creator of the universe than to attend—or even watch on TV—a football or basketball game to determine the ACC champion.
Commissioner Swofford, you maintain your conference’s decision is “one of principle” and that “core values…are of utmost importance.” Well, millions of us who oppose your decision do so as a matter of principle and core values—values of privacy, safety and protection of our sons and daughters in public restrooms, and the principle that God created just two genders and assigned them at birth.
Please don’t make political pawns of student-athletes who just want to play football or basketball in North Carolina, and don’t continue to offend millions of Americans who endorse thousands of years of gender-specific bathrooms while you continue to accept corporate sponsorship money from companies proudly conducting their business in countries that discriminate against homosexuals to the point of death.
Sincerely,
Franklin Graham Signature
Franklin Graham
President & CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
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Franklin Graham is clearly a simple minded bigot.
Sep 19, 2016, 11:29 AM
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Probably a racist recipient of white privilege, too.
-Libs
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Re: Franklin Graham is clearly a simple minded bigot.
Sep 19, 2016, 11:55 AM
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> Probably a racist recipient of white privilege, too.
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And you, my friend, will one day have to stand before God and let him explain to you, based on His word, that you are sooooooooooo wrong!
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I think you missed my sarcasm.***
Sep 19, 2016, 12:07 PM
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Re: I think you missed my sarcasm.***
Sep 19, 2016, 12:46 PM
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Please forgive my premature TD.
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No, prob
Sep 19, 2016, 12:50 PM
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GO TIGERS!
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Re: I think you missed my sarcasm.***
Sep 19, 2016, 10:51 PM
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Perhaps we did, sarcasm should never leave the reader wondering if is was sarcasm.
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I think you are mistaken.***
Sep 19, 2016, 1:24 PM
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Re: and you will be judged
Sep 19, 2016, 2:01 PM
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"no one gives a rats a$$ what that moran franklin graham says. he's exactly like the rest. clueless "
Wow. Just Wow. 
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Re: and you will be judged
Sep 19, 2016, 2:03 PM
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just don't care for him - hypocritical. he's not his dad
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Please expound on your "judgement" of Rev. Graham . . .
Sep 20, 2016, 8:00 PM
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I'm very interested to read your examples of hypocrisy.
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Re: and you will be judged
Sep 19, 2016, 10:53 PM
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Myself and millions more people beg to differ with you! We do care!
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Re: and you will be judged
Sep 21, 2016, 12:21 AM
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I have no idea who he is
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I love it when people bend the meaning of a word to meet
Sep 19, 2016, 12:36 PM
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they down agenda...
your use of "bigoted".
Bigot is defined as someone who is "intolerant" of others with differing "opinions".
Clearly, this does not describe Mr. Graham as he is obviously not "intolerant".
In fact, one would have to suggest that Mr. Graham, and his forebears, have shown themselves to be personally
more empathic to the plight of others than virtually any other group in mankind.
I refer to their enormous and long-standing "charitable" work.
That's hardly "intolerant" of his fellow man.
No, Mr. Graham simply has a differing opinion than do others, obviously you, about "gender identity", just as you may have differing opinions than many others
about the Iraq War, the role of Welfare in our society, unlimited and unfettered immigration, race relations, et al.
Those differing opinions don't make you "bigoted", they make you thoughtful, hopefully, informed, hopefully, and guilty of having an opinion.
Are YOU therefore a bigot, sir? Or are you so tyrannical that you have to degrade someone else when they do have a differing opinion than yours?
History teaches one thing most have forgot - liberals make better tyrants than conservatives.
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Re: I love it when people bend the meaning of a word to meet
Sep 19, 2016, 12:39 PM
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lol
Justify bigotry however you would like.
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justify nothing other than your failure to do anything
Sep 19, 2016, 1:09 PM
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other than repeat the diatribe of liberal media
that you've had forced upon you for 20+ years.
do you have any thoughts of your own, sir?
do you think beyond what is plied into your brain?
can you in any way venture into the world of metaphor and analogy?
can you even respond to your failed use of a word, and it's real definition?
or do you simply froth at the mouth with your repetitive liberal brainwash?
I think the latter...
most definitely the latter.
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Simple...if you want the games back...repeal HB2***
Sep 19, 2016, 10:34 PM
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Re: Simple...if you want the games back...repeal HB2***
Sep 20, 2016, 1:12 PM
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Society as a whole in a world of many different languages has always understood the signs on restroom doors. The signs of a Boy or Girl represents your sex, so where am I being lost in this whole gender thing and the HB2 law. The law as I understand it is saying, go to the sign on the door that represents the sex you are on your birth certificate. Problem solved right, no, and no because the sexes these days has decided to change their sexual orientation that had been decided at conception of their life. OK, change your sex if that's what they want to do, and after every thing has been completed, have the doctors to sign a revised birth certificate of the date the change had been completed. Then go to the restroom that fits your revised gender.
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Mr. Graham said nothing to make him a bigot
Sep 19, 2016, 1:57 PM
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He simply called out someone speaking out of both sides of his mouth, Swafford and the ACC. I read the letter twice and didn't see him make a negative reference to any LBGT, transgender or person of color. He did bring to everyone's attention what seems to be a conflict of interest with the ACC. And he did also call out other governments that do not tolerate transgender or homosexual people. Franklin Graham stands opposed to countries that punish homosexuality.
Before you name call you should take 15 minutes from FGF and Tigernet to know who you are slandering.
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Re: Mr. Graham said nothing to make him a bigot
Sep 19, 2016, 2:12 PM
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While it's true that nothing he wrote in the article was bigoted, we have ample evidence from his life to know he is bigoted.
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Re: Mr. Graham said nothing to make him a bigot
Sep 19, 2016, 2:30 PM
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So for those that disagree if Obama would have written this letter would you have been happy. If you are against the way the lbgt community is treated then you should be all in. He brings out some very good points for not moving it. I guess I should use someone other than Obama because he speaks out both sides of his mouth if and when Michelle lets him speak.
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Re: Mr. Graham said nothing to make him a bigot
Sep 19, 2016, 2:58 PM
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I already acknowledged he had a fair point.
It really isn't fair for Toyota and Dr Pepper to discriminate if NC can't.
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Re: Mr. Graham said nothing to make him a bigot
Sep 19, 2016, 3:01 PM
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You really are a pathetic troll.
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Question for the UBer Liberal Coot 09
Sep 19, 2016, 3:05 PM
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You keep calling Franklin Graham a Bigot. So where are your specifics???
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Re: Question for the UBer Liberal Coot 09
Sep 19, 2016, 9:22 PM
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I read this drivel from Kelly James Clark. You cite this story from the Huffington Post. A liberal online rag that has less credibility than the National Enquirer. Nothing Franklin Graham said in his statement is bigoted. Because of Obama's impotent leadership and Totolitarian Socialist agenda, extreme Islamic terrorist acts continue to happen on US soil. Thus, Muslim immigration should be put on hold. The US should NOT continue to be the world's welfare state dumping ground!
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Re: Question for the UBer Liberal Coot 09
Sep 19, 2016, 9:55 PM
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Just because you share the view doesn't make it any less bigoted.
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Re: Mr. Graham said nothing to make him a bigot
Sep 21, 2016, 11:24 AM
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I'm not agreeing with you as a coot commenting on a Clemson Tiger sports board. But I will always side with Right for the good, and if it's good enough for the Gander, it should also be good enough for the Goose. Big business shouldn't be able to pick the fruit from the tree that is worth the most, then tell the state that the same fruit is poisonous for them, and they're not allowed to pick from, or share in the profits from the same tress's as big businesses are rraping!!!
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no, Class09 is just trash.... he called out Dr. Graham and
Sep 19, 2016, 4:23 PM
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I asked him to defend his misuse of the epithet "bigot".
all he did was then trash me...
what a real thinker that boy is.
I've yet to understand why the mods allow people like him on this site.....
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Liberals are all the same. Catch phrases and insults.
Sep 19, 2016, 4:28 PM
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Never any results or actual use of reason, explanations, or examples to back up their claims.
Anyone they don't like is a bigot.
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So Franklin Graham doesn't care about lying, cheating, and stealing but by god
Sep 19, 2016, 11:34 AM
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Don't let the wrong person take a pee in the wrong bathroom.
Sounds about right.
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Re: So Franklin Graham doesn't care about lying, cheating, and stealing but by god
Sep 19, 2016, 12:23 PM
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Graham's point was that the ACC/NCAA are hypocritical, allowing sponsors that obviously do business in countries that have far worse views about transgenders. I totally agree with him. They can't have it both ways. Find a more liberal minded sponsor that agrees with their "beliefs" or get off the band wagon.
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My point is he doesn't give a turd about lying, cheating, and stealing
Sep 19, 2016, 2:25 PM
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Seems to care a lot about pee pee and poo poo.
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Re: So Franklin Graham doesn't care about lying, cheating, and stealing but by god
Sep 19, 2016, 11:05 PM
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I doubt there are many people donating money to him that don't agree with him.
However I do know that Samaratans purse delivers help in a time of need with no questions ask or strings attached and they deliver millions of shoe boxes full of gifts and everyday items such as toobrushes and other healthcare items to children all o we the world with no strings attached!
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Certainly
Sep 20, 2016, 7:14 AM
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I didn't see a long worded similar letter from this dude about the academic fraud supported by unc.
Guess it doesn't matter ...peeing. matters.
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Re: So Franklin Graham doesn't care about lying, cheating, and stealing but by god
Sep 20, 2016, 1:42 AM
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So you admit there are right and wrong bathrooms that persons can use. And you equate using the wrong bathroom with moral turpitude. You are exactly right. Outsmarted yourself didn't you? ### clown.
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Wookies arnt real
Sep 20, 2016, 7:09 AM
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So save your wookie defense.
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I thought this was the Football board
Sep 19, 2016, 11:40 AM
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I didn't realize anybody still cared about the Graham family grandstanding.
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My view of Franklin Graham is the same..
Sep 19, 2016, 11:43 AM
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as my view of Creeflo Dollar, Joyce Meyer, and Joel Osteen. They are the same kind of people as Jesus ran out of the Temple 2000 years ago. They are stealing in the name of the Lord.
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Re: My view of Franklin Graham is the same..
Sep 19, 2016, 11:48 AM
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NO MATTER HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT GRAHAM AND I COULD CARE LESS ABOUT EVANGELISTS MYSELF BUT WHAT PART OF THAT LETTER COULD ANYONE WITH EVEN A PEANUT FOR A BRAIN DISAGREE WITH.
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^^^^^^^^TRUTH***
Sep 19, 2016, 11:53 AM
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Re: My view of Franklin Graham is the same..
Sep 19, 2016, 11:58 AM
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> NO MATTER HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT GRAHAM AND I COULD CARE
> LESS ABOUT EVANGELISTS MYSELF BUT WHAT PART OF THAT
> LETTER COULD ANYONE WITH EVEN A PEANUT FOR A BRAIN
> DISAGREE WITH.
AMEN!
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What a joke? Franklin Graham is a hypocrite!
Sep 19, 2016, 2:36 PM
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Has his opposition to gay marriage and transgender issues stopped him from using all the products of companies that support them? I doubt it. Has it stopped him from his Decision America Tour going to states that openly allow such things? Or going to those countries? Or collecting MONEY from people in them? Yet Dr. Pepper and Toyota must follow a different standard! He is one of the highest paid men from charitable contributions to his charity in the US!
Let's look at his statements:
"Well, millions of us who oppose your decision do so as a matter of principle and core values—values of privacy, safety and protection of our sons and daughters in public restrooms, and the principle that God created just two genders and assigned them at birth."
And millions believe that the law is foolish, unnecessary, and may not share your values. Is their voice not equal to yours?
"As a lifelong resident of North Carolina and current CEO and president of two organizations employing nearly 1,500 North Carolinians, I am saddened—even outraged.."
By August polls 43% of North Carolinians OPPOSE this law, 30% SUPPORT it. Now your 1500 employees are probably well paid, but do they equal the estimated $ 350 million NC is losing this year? How many Silicon valley jobs which were coming to the Triangle are currently lost?
"Commissioner Swofford, you maintain your conference’s decision is “one of principle” and that “core values…are of utmost importance.” Well, millions of us who oppose your decision do so as a matter of principle and core values—values of privacy, safety and protection of our sons and daughters in public restrooms, and the principle that God created just two genders and assigned them at birth."
This is the single most ignorant thing in the letter. First, not everyone in this country believes in the same God as Franklin Graham or any God for that matter. A sticky little thing called "Religious Freedom" makes that an unimportant issue. Secondly, a lot of us who are Christians don't agree. We see this law as an idiotic and unenforceable piece of posturing to the most Fundamentalist of our religion. And finally because of the way that HB2 is written, it accomplishes exactly the opposite of what Graham says, that is its fatal flaw. It PUTS MEN in the WOMEN'S BATHROOM because it follows what he says,"assigned to them at birth", which means that a person born female, who has gone through a sex change and is now MALE must use the WOMEN'S restroom because that is what is on their birth certificate.
And I don't think much of Graham, but then again, I'm a "Love thy neighbor" type Christian, not a "You're going to Hades if you disagree with me" type Christian.
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Re: What a joke? Franklin Graham is a hypocrite!
Sep 19, 2016, 11:01 PM
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So if it's not so important then why is the NCAA and the ACC making such a huge deal about it? They are hypocrites! I was wondering myself last week why they make a big deal about this but they do not allow a person to participate in a sport based on the gender they identify with.
The left is the ones intolerant!
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So let me get this straight..
Sep 20, 2016, 1:22 PM
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protesting against intolerance is being intolerant. Welcome to "1984" "doublespeak". You both do it! The fact is that both right and left have intolerant members which is what makes either side protesting the other's "intolerance" absurd.
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Re: My view of Franklin Graham is the same..
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> as my view of Creeflo Dollar, Joyce Meyer, and Joel
> Osteen. They are the same kind of people as Jesus ran
> out of the Temple 2000 years ago. They are stealing
> in the name of the Lord.
Just as you deny God's word, about which, all this started.
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Perhaps you can point out where exactly I denied God's word?
Sep 19, 2016, 2:39 PM
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I would love to know!
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You might get someone to help you interpret the Bible on the
Sep 19, 2016, 4:52 PM
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issues you are commenting on. Don't listen to the false teachers. Wish we had more Godly men like the Grahams.
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Thanks but I like my Godly men to be real followers of Jesus
Sep 19, 2016, 7:26 PM
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not money grubbers feathering their own nests in God's name. I don't anybody to tell who are Godly men, God gave me my own eyes! Were the Apostles and Jesus rich? No that was the Pharisees and Sadducees who lived in the fine houses while the poor went hungry and killed him to protect their wealth and privileges.
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Re: I actually like Creflo and Meyer and think they are legit
Sep 19, 2016, 1:37 PM
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She you think hitting people up for a $65 million luxury private plane in the Lord's name is okay? As far as Meyer, two of my friends thought she was the greatest thing on Earth and waited 45 minutes to get into her show in Columbia. Don told me the next day that they left after 30 minutes and were never send her another dollar. He said it was nice of her to get in 5 minutes talking about the Lord into her 30 minute spiel raising money for her ministry.
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Re: My view of Franklin Graham is the same..
Sep 19, 2016, 10:49 PM
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I sincerely doubt you pay enough attention to any of the people you mentioned or any pastor as far as that's concerned to have an informed opinion. Your opinion of Franklin Graham is definitely misinformed. The man though his organization literally helps millions of children around the world and Samaratians purse is always there when natural disasters take place. Shame on you because of your on lack of faith that you are willing to malign and bash a wonderful man like Franklin Graham!
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Re: My view of Franklin Graham is the same..
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I would encourage you to research the ways his two organizations have helped millions of people in disasters, impoverished countries and have done so with a humility and genuine concern for suffering souls. He is a good man.
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Re: My view of Franklin Graham is the same..
Sep 21, 2016, 3:08 PM
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That Good Man is better paid than the Good men and women that run sedular or ecumenical International relief organizations six to seven times his own's size, who don't claim to be Christian ministers, just good people serving God without all the recompense of a proclaimed servant of the Church or publicity.
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Re: Franklin Graham's Letter To Swofford
Sep 19, 2016, 11:52 AM
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I don't disagree with one part of this argument. America and American companies should have no trade, commerce, or negotiations with companies that have operations in mass murder and torture nations.
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In a word, OWNED!
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you mean PWNED!!
Sep 19, 2016, 12:42 PM
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'calculated business decisions disguised as moral outrage'
Sep 19, 2016, 1:18 PM
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seems oddly self-aware.
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Graham - not on GT roster.
Sep 19, 2016, 2:26 PM
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+1 to the poster in another string for this observation on another topic.
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lol***
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Re: Franklin Graham's Letter To Swofford
Sep 19, 2016, 2:43 PM
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I really think dominance by our DL is going to be the difference in the game this Thursday.
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Re: Franklin Graham's Letter To Swofford
Sep 19, 2016, 2:45 PM
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The whole college FB NCAA, and that includes Clemson, is about ONE THING and ONLY ONE thing AND THAT IS M-O-N-E-Y.No way the ACC does anything to cut off their cash cow.
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Making a lot of money makes you a hypocrite?
Sep 19, 2016, 9:28 PM
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Dabo makes a lot of money, is he a hypocrite? How about Obama? Is Graham twice the hypocrite that Barry is or are they equal?
If he's twice the hypocrite then does that make Dabo five times the hypocrite as Graham? I guess Barry is the winner, right?
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Re: Making a lot of money makes you a hypocrite?
Sep 20, 2016, 7:31 AM
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The last time I checked, neither Dabo or or Obama claimed to be ministers of the Lord. Or were making a living off Daddy's name and received large inheritances from Daddy. Nor were either one them running a RELIGIOUS charity and receiving 40-50% larger salaries than the norm from that charity in 2015 after taking a 40% paycut when the same question was publicized in 2008.(Forbes Aug.2015, hardly a LIBERAL source).
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Re: Making a lot of money makes you a hypocrite?
Sep 20, 2016, 11:39 AM
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Nothing wrong with making money. Something wrong with the way that you make it! Graham milks millions from his charities for his own personal use. If you enjoy giving your money to a family like this thinking that it goes for 'godly' uses you are one big sicko! And to top it all off... the tax break is unbelievable. And some didn't approve of Jim and Tammy Bakker!
btw .... Franklins Porsche is for sale here in town if any of you fans are interested in a new ride
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Franklin Graham is yet another idiot
Sep 19, 2016, 10:39 PM
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who apparently can't grasp that PEOPLE WHO ARE NOW WOMEN want to be able to use the WOMEN'S BATHROOM. And yes, I know that the Charlotte law was protective of folks who had not undergone hormone therapy or gender-changing surgery. But the NC legislature went out of its way to write their nullification so as to target those who HAD done so. And the reason they did that? Because they're idiots. And now of course they can't back down because they've got their redneck all up in a dander over it.
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Im so confused imma start peeing outside. Dont
Sep 19, 2016, 11:07 PM
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Be creepy and stare at me.
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The Grahams
Sep 20, 2016, 11:23 AM
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are truly expert at doing what they do. If you fall for it.... I'm sorry
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you know at some point your little "I'm a victim"
Sep 20, 2016, 2:00 PM
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mantra becomes downright perverted.
and to suggest that Billy Graham is a manipulator
may in fact be true to some degree,
though he'd never be so on anywhere near the scale
of a Clinton or an Obama or a Dianne Feinstein or a Mitch McConnell....
no, those are some real "devil's right-hand man" liars there
and they think it's OK to do so.
Christ, what is wrong with you people?
oh, oh yeah... it is Christ that is wrong with you....
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Really epi..
Sep 21, 2016, 9:45 AM
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you know Christ and the Apostles were the LIBERALS trying to change an old religion, the Pharisees and Sadducees that killed him were the CONSERVATIVES trying to keep the same old ways. And you forgot to include Rove, Cheney, Tom Cotton, Trey Gowdy, and Bush II in your group of liars. That crap cuts both ways in Washington.
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HB2 is killing a lot of opportunity in Charlotte, NC
Sep 20, 2016, 12:55 PM
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I wish they would do away with that crap. I'm tired of dealing with the BS that Raleigh created.
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there's no prostitution in Charlotte either.. that's $$$$$
Sep 20, 2016, 1:18 PM
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down the tube too.
It's called blackmail, and it's the liberals main tool right now.
Economic warfare against anyone who doesn't agree with their perverted agenda.
I have a bad feeling that this will come down to another Civil War -
liberals pulling rights from people, stealing money from people,
until people get tired of it.
History teaches that once you make it about $$$$, the guns come out.....
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Re: there's no prostitution in Charlotte either.. that's $$$$$
Sep 20, 2016, 1:21 PM
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It's not blackmail at all. It is sincere, thinking people who are opposed to discrimination acting under the color of the law.
HB2 is also an offense to working people. "Bathrooms" are only a small part of the actual law.
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Yeah there is prostitution in Charlotte..
Sep 20, 2016, 4:09 PM
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and in Jerusalem and Bethelehem and Mecca and Medina and every religious and non-religious city in the world so that point is not very good sarcasm. Oh only liberals use economic blackmail, I guess you missed the conservative memos about boycotting Target. Wells Fargo(that one was started by the hypocrite Franklin Graham who still accepts their checks and credit cards: announced on Facebook which is known for being far more liberal in their sexual and gender issues than Wells Fargo, but I digress),Starbucks, General Mills,PayPal(which again Mr. Graham accepts donations through),Disney, Heinz,JC Penney, Barnes and Noble(which sells Mr. Graham's books), Progressive Insurance, and amazon(which again, sells Mr. Graham's books). Perhaps I am missing something but the greatest attack on my rights in recent times was the bi-partisan "Patriot Act" which was sponsored by Republicans and equally approved by Democrats, signed by Bush and re-signed by Obama. So both parties deserve equal shame for that attack on my rights. And both parties are equally guilty of stealing money from me and everybody else in the Middle Class so I think you are full of it there too. As George Wallace said, "Ain't a dime's worth of difference". And I am thoroughly tired of both sides blaming the other and not working together for us instead of themselves. their agendas and their own profits.
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in NC u can change your birth certificate
Sep 20, 2016, 8:43 PM
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So HB2 is a non effing issue. If u are xgender, write a letter, get new birth certificate, and use the bathroom.
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Re: in NC u can change your birth certificate
Sep 21, 2016, 11:06 AM
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But your neighbors in Tennessee will not. Nor will Kansas. And Texas required a 2014 court order overturning a law to do it. SC appears to allow it but really has no statute or law opposing or allowing it, so that is subject to change at a whim. And in many states it requires time-consuming court orders that can take months. NC is a major vacation haven and stop for people traveling to the beaches, so doubtless quite a few people travel through it, many of whom may be trans-sexual. And let's not even go into the other legal protections it takes away.
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Re: Franklin Graham's Letter To Swofford
Sep 20, 2016, 9:43 PM
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I agree 100%.
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