Gee, hypocrisy much?
Evangelist Franklin Graham tweeted on Wednesday an attack on Democratic White House hopeful Mayor Pete Buttigieg for being gay and being in a same-sex marriage.
Graham took Buttigieg to task for being openly gay which the evangelist said was something the South Bend mayor should “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,” added Graham. “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
Buttigieg, who is a practicing Episcopalian, has been open about his religious beliefs. At a CNN town hall on Monday, he told the crowd he’s a proud gay Christian and feels that “God doesn’t have a political party.”
Buttigieg has also called out evangelical leaders who spew anti-LGBTQ policies.
During an appearance on Ellen DeGeneres’ show, he said “I don’t have a problem with religion, I’m religious, too.”
He quickly added, “I have a problem with religion being used as justification to harm people.”
"I don't have a problem with religion, I'm religious too. I have a problem with religion being used as a justification to harm people," potential Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg said on "Ellen" https://t.co/PLfXo8CMsk pic.twitter.com/xk86w6vz4v
— CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) April 13, 2019
The 37-year-old has also pointed out the hypocrisy of evangelicals who have turned a blind eye to Donald Trump’s multitudinous lies and his alleged affair with porn star, Stormy Daniels.
Buttigieg isn’t the only one who sees hypocrisy in action.
The Twitterverse was quick to respond to Graham.
Wake me up when Franklin Graham calls on Donald Trump to repent for being a serial sexual-assaulter and cheater. https://t.co/ubUNHUbXvM
— Ana Navarro-Cárdenas (@ananavarro) April 25, 2019
Franklin Graham on Trump’s alleged affair with adult film star Stormy Daniels: “We just have to give the man the benefit of the doubt.” https://t.co/uGzJRYSWiT https://t.co/5nX0NbJydZ
— Eugene Scott (@Eugene_Scott) April 24, 2019
But grabbing women by the pussy, sleeping with a porn star while your wife is pregnant, and lying about a black man’s birth certificate is just fine in Franklin Graham’s version of Christianity. https://t.co/B3jyBXRh1e
— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) April 24, 2019
https://twitter.com/adamcbest/status/1121199997041639426
https://twitter.com/Steph4Oceans/status/1121206207019200512
@Franklin_Graham Your party’s President is a philanderer and a liar but you are willing look askance at those facts and come after an honest man that lives his faith and openly professes love to his partner. God is love. Quit twisting the Bible to breed hate.
— Gail Barraco (@greyhound88) April 24, 2019
As a Christian how do you believe the bible defines grab them by the pussy
— Chelsea Peretti (@chelseaperetti) April 24, 2019
once again religious wingnuts nitpicking on the Bible.
The christian right will go after Mayor Pete with a vengeance. It will be up to the decent people to call them out on their hypocrisy.
I don’t remember Billy Graham being so judgemental as the son. I’m sure he is rolling in his grave.