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| Franklin Graham wants a special day of prayer to the guy on the left. |
If Donald Trump's constant screwy behavior is causing you to become desensitized, then allow Franklin Graham's allowances and justification of that behavior make you reclaim your feelings of anger:
Franklin Graham, a prominent evangelical supporter of President Donald Trump, is calling for Christians across the country to set aside this Sunday as a “special day of prayer” for the president.
Graham, son of the famous American evangelist Billy Graham, told his substantial Facebook following over the weekend that this is a “critical time” for the country ― and for Trump.
“President Trump’s enemies continue to try everything to destroy him, his family, and the presidency,” Graham wrote. “In the history of our country, no president has been attacked as he has. I believe the only hope for him, and this nation, is God.”
Seriously? What kind of wacky nonsense is this? Either Graham is embarrassingly stupid or worse yet, thinks the rest of us are. Donald Trump is a vulgar, amoral liar. He is in the White House partially because of Russian interference and partly because he is the unfortunate personification of America's desire for money and tendency to mistake items of material wealth as emblems of truth and nobility.
But even if we were to ignore Trumps' many faults, what about those of Graham. He claims that no president has ever been attacked as Trump. But is that the truth?
Wasn't Graham the one who attempted to ride President Obama negatively throughout his entire presidency, once claiming that Russian president Putin's persecution of his country's gay citizens was more noble than Obama supporting LGBTQ equality? Wasn't it Graham who helped to spread the nonsense that Obama wasn't an American citizen?
And let's talk about a few other so-called Christian leaders calling for a day of prayer for Trump. Other than their willful obliviousness, a lot of them share another fault - they have engaged in many attempts to slander and smear former president Barack Obama while he was in office.
American Values president Gary L. Bauer once said Obama is more interested in defending the reputation of Islam than saving the lives of Christians. He once claimed that Obama and terrorists share the same agenda.
Former Governor Mike Huckabee once falsely said a domestic terrorism plan pushed by Obama would require Americans to memorize the Koran. Another time, he said Obama pretends to be a Christian
Former Congresswoman Michele Bachmann once compared Obama to Andreas Lubitz, the co-pilot of Germanwings Flight 9525 who allegedly deliberately crashed the plane in the French Alps, killing himself and 149 other people. She also accused Obama of supporting the "agenda of Islamic Jihad."
Robert Jeffress, the pastor of the First Baptist Church in Dallas, once accused Obama of "paving the way for the Anti-Christ."
Family Research Council president Tony Perkins once said Obama is hostile towards Christianity. He accused Obama of being harsher to Christians in America than to the terrorist group ISIS and also blamed him for worldwide anti-Christian persecution.
WallBuilders head David Barton repeatedly told the lie that Obama didn't mention God in Thanksgiving proclamations.
Graham's call for a day of prayer isn't about Trump. It's about not wanting to lose what Trump gives them. It's about retaining the access to the White House, the invite of their input in public policy, the invite to events catering to their egos, and the adulation and ear of the Commander-in-chief.
In short, it's all about the goodies. They are scared that the Donald Trump gravy train is slowing down, leaving them deserted. So they want us to pray that he defeats his enemies. But the problem is that Trump is his own worst enemy. He is a narcissistic conman with no restraint or impulse control. If his house is crashing down, it's because he was kicking the hell out of the support beams. And if it does come down, it's going to hit Graham and company for choosing to worship the golden - or in this case - orange calf. Instead of trying to petition God to stop karma, perhaps Graham and company should pray for strong hard hats. I personally will be praying that God helps this country pick better leaders, political and religious.
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