Posted on 04/06/2016 1:44:15 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
The Rev. Franklin Graham has strongly condemned PayPal after the organization announced it is cancelling plans to bring more than 400 jobs and a $3.6 million investment into Charlotte, North Carolina with its new operation center, because of an objection to the state's recently passed transgender law.
The ordinance, signed by Gov. Pat McCrory, limits the use of bathrooms, locker rooms and showers to persons of the same biological sex, according to NBC.
"The legislation invalidates protections of the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender citizens and denies these members of our community equal rights under the law," PayPal CEO Dan Schulman argued in a statement on Tuesday. "The new law perpetuates discrimination and it violates the values and principles that are at the core of PayPal's mission and culture. As a result, PayPal will not move forward with our planned expansion into Charlotte." Schulman added that the "decision was a clear and ambiguous one."
Graham, the president of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and a North Carolina native, took to Facebook to slam PayPal's decision and condemn the organization's blatant hypocrisy.
"PayPal gets the hypocrite of the year award!" Graham wrote in a lengthy post shared on Wednesday.
"Congressman Robert Pittenger made a great point yesterday: 'PayPal does business in 25 countries where homosexual behavior is illegal, including five countries where the penalty is death, yet they object to the North Carolina legislature overturning a misguided ordinance about letting men in to [sic] the women's bathroom? Perhaps PayPal would like to try and clarify this seemingly very hypocritical position.'"
Graham further pointed out PayPal's hypocrisy, as the organization announced in March that it would explore business opportunities in Cuba, where members of the LGBT community are tortured, jailed and executed.
"PayPal only agreed to come to Charlotte in the first place after holding out for millions in corporate incentives," Graham stated. "And under the current law that they are so strongly protesting, PayPal could have chosen their own corporate bathroom policies."
Despite PayPal's move, North Carolina Lt. Gov. Dan Forest said the state stands by its decision and will not be bullied into changing the law.
"If our action in keeping men out of women's bathrooms and showers protected the life of just one child or one woman from being molested or assaulted, then it was worth it. North Carolina will never put a price tag on the value of our children," Forest said, according to NBC. "They are precious and priceless. If a corporation wanting to do business in North Carolina does not see the worth of our children in the same light, then I wish them well as they do business somewhere else."
In concluding his Facebook post, Graham praised Forest for defending the law.
"He couldn't be more right! We need more politicians across the country with this kind of backbone," Graham wrote. "Pray for the N.C. governor, lieutenant governor, and legislators that they stand strong against the attacks of this wicked agenda." As of Wednesday afternoon, thousands of people had "liked" and "shared" Graham's post, with many commenting on how they are planning to boycott PayPal.
The Christian Science Monitor notes that Facebook, Apple, and Google all have complexes in North Carolina, but unlike PayPal, have not threatened to remove their businesses from the state.
SOURCE:
http://therightscoop.com/nc-lt-gov-responds-to-paypal-boycotting-the-state-its-totally-worth-it/
NC Lt. Gov. Dan forest says it’s absolutely worth losing Paypal’s business:
“North Carolina Lt. Governor Dan Forest is firing back at Pay Pal’s decision to cancel its expansion plans in the state. In a statement released Tuesday he said “if our action in keeping men out of women’s bathrooms and showers protected the life of just one child or one woman from being molested or assaulted then it was worth it.”
Forest is also warning other industry leaders that North Carolina is not backing down. “If a corporation wanting to do business in North Carolina does not see the worth of our children in the same light then I wish them well as they do business somewhere else,” he said.
PayPal does business in 25 countries where homosexual behavior is illegal, including three countries where the penalty is death, Yet, they object to the North Carolina legislature overturning a misguided ordinance about letting men into the women’s bathroom?
One HONORABLE man!
“Pulls 400 jobs.” What a lie. These jobs did not exist - at least not yet. But that makes a great narrative for the Gaystapo.
Stand your ground governor!
BINGO. The hypocrisy of Pay Pal is glaring. No more money from me. Ever!
This is a no-brainer issue, the equivalent of Hank Aaron hitting a homer from a T-ball stand. Why aren’t Republicans speaking out against this?
Paypal is not really needed these days
CALL THEM AND CANCEL YOUR ACCOUNT (even if you never use it- if you used it at least once in the past, you still have an account)
the more I think about this the more I think PayPal is full of it. They may have announced the opening of a call center or whatever, but had some regrets.
This supposed “pull out” reeks of “we wanted to do it anyway, so thanks for the excuse.”
North Carolina will survive.
Florida has survived not having Stevie Wonder perform here since the family of George Zimmerman’s attacker wasn’t given their much desired “guilty” verdict.
Pay pal and eb ay can go piss up a rope.
YES
It needs to be made widely known in those 25 countries that PayPal is a vile homosexual supporting business and that they should expunge it from their countries.
We need to CUT PAYPAL'S THROAT for having the arrogance to think they could shove their morality (lack thereof) down our throats.
We need to constantly pit the Muslims against the Liberals. If Muslims cut off Liberal heads we win. If Liberals wake up to the threat that Islam represents, we win.
We need to keep launching these two social forces against each other.
ButtBuddy Pulls Jobs? Premature evacuation?
Because they are afraid of the Media. The News, (most of it anyway) being controlled from New York, and the Entertainment, (again, most of it) being controlled from Los Angeles.
The Left wing kookburgers have a far louder voice than do sane people because they own the cameras and transmitters.
We should have been working to destroy their ability to own the airwaves since they pulled that stunt (electing Clinton) back in 1992.
How far have we sunk as a Nation, that this abomination is even being debated?
We can surrender to the queers again or take back our Country and our collective ideals: Men are Men, and Women are Women, certainly this fact should be non-negotiable!
Good guy!
Done... They didn't prompt me for a reason, but I volunteered the fact that I'm cancelling because of their decision to abandon NC.
Thomas Jefferson had it right!
Bottom line is, the majority of women do not want men in their bathrooms. So this isn’t about rights for homosexuals, its a war on women.
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