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Graham Rips 'Disgraceful' Practice of Separating Families at Border
Newsmax ^ | June 14th, 2018 | By Bill Hoffmann

Posted on 06/16/2018 11:41:00 AM PDT by Mariner

Evangelist Franklin Graham says the practice separating children from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border is "disgraceful.”

But the North Carolina-based preacher isn’t blaming the Trump administration and its zero-tolerance policy toward people who enter the United States illegally.

"I think it's disgraceful, it's terrible, to see families ripped apart, and I don't support that one bit,” Graham, president and CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, said Wednesday in an interview with the Christian Broadcasting Network.

"I blame the politicians for the last 20, 30 years that have allowed this to escalate to the point where it is today. We are a country of laws, laws need to be obeyed, no question about that.

"But the situation we have today is the result of our lawmakers in Washington over generations ignoring this, and I’m hopeful that soon something can be done to fix it.”

Graham’s opinion came the same day as Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, called Trump's asylum rules "immoral."

In May, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the nation’s intention to prosecute of adults separately from children when families seek asylum at the border. The children are placed in custody at a branch of the Health and Human Services Department while the adults are processed.

(Excerpt) Read more at newsmax.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Mexico; News/Current Events; US: North Carolina
KEYWORDS: 2018election; 2020election; buildthefence; daca; danieldinardo; dreamact; dreamers; dumb; election2018; election2020; franklingraham; graham; heblinked; immigration; jeffsessions; mediawingofthednc; mexico; misguided; northcarolina; partisanmediashills; presstitutes; romancatholicism; smearmachine; spineless
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To: HiTech RedNeck

“Until Donald answers and mark my words you will bow down before what you opposed.”

I bow to no man, nor any idea of man.

And just what do you expect DJT will do?

Are you one who believes this is going on without his knowledge and endorsement?


61 posted on 06/16/2018 12:38:33 PM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: Jan_Sobieski

LOL

At least I don’t have imaginings about how the Obama/Clinton/Bush cabal is storing refugee children in a Walmart to later ship them to pedophile island.

That’s a real doozy.


62 posted on 06/16/2018 12:40:22 PM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: Mariner

Once again. You have no facts. Only insults. Here is a good question. Why are the Bushes best friends with the Clintons? Why were the Bushes silent during 8 years of “fundamental transformation” of the United States? Scoff away...


63 posted on 06/16/2018 12:43:06 PM PDT by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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To: Mariner

reunite the families, yes!

on the other side of the damned border

problem solved.


64 posted on 06/16/2018 12:44:12 PM PDT by faithhopecharity ("Politicans aren't born, they're excreted." -Marcus Tillius Cicero (3 BCE))
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To: Mariner

Donald has allowed many a status quo stand till acting for change.

What nonsense are you saying? Where were you when FR was going Romney! Romney! Romney! Plenty of bowing was going on then.


65 posted on 06/16/2018 12:44:20 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Tryin' hard to win the No-Bull Prize.)
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To: SkyDancer; All
"Then don’t come across illegally and you won’t be separated from your kid(s)."

With all due respect to Rev. Graham, another FReeper had pointed out that some of the so-called families trying to cross the border are possibly front-ends for child trafficking operations.

Again, don’t come across illegally and you won’t be separated from your kid(s).

Insights welcome.

66 posted on 06/16/2018 12:45:28 PM PDT by Amendment10
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To: Jan_Sobieski

Like you have presented any facts?

Just some vague imaginings based on a crazy conspiracy theory.

Or, I should say, an amalgamation of conspiracy theories.


67 posted on 06/16/2018 12:46:04 PM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: Mariner

I agree, keep the families together - send them all back across the border, immediately. As in, don’t even take them back to the office/ detention facility - frog march them south when and where found.


68 posted on 06/16/2018 12:46:22 PM PDT by ThunderSleeps ( Be ready!)
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To: Mariner

WHERE ARE YOU FREE REPUBLIC SUPPORTERS?

I’m so ashamed of all you comment readers and no supporters.
20, 10, 5. COME ON! Anything to keep FR for us.

FREE REPUBLIC IS THE ONLY PLACE WE HAVE LEFT TO KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON!

PLEASE DONATE.....PLEASE!


69 posted on 06/16/2018 12:48:52 PM PDT by TribalPrincess2U (0bama's agenda�Divide and conquer seems to be working.?)
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To: HiTech RedNeck

“Where were you when FR was going Romney! Romney! Romney! “

I was telling them they were all dumb as a post, and got banned for a time for it.

Though I believe I was the very first on the forum to call out Ted Cruz (2014)and support Donal Trump (April 2016).

Where were you then?


70 posted on 06/16/2018 12:49:02 PM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: Mariner

Reverend Graham?

Respectfully, sir—Butt out.


71 posted on 06/16/2018 12:49:37 PM PDT by Arm_Bears (Hey, Rocky--Watch me pull a rabbit out of my hat!)
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To: SkyDancer

No comprendo...


72 posted on 06/16/2018 1:00:34 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: Mariner

Linda! The invaders are separating themselves from their offspring. I think it’s “disgraceful” the way they shove their “unaccompanied minors” across the border “unaccompanied”. These so called “families” need their asses kicked and then should be charged with child endangerment. Knock it off with the crocodile tears idiot. American taxpayers are not as dumb as you clowns in the swamp think we are.


73 posted on 06/16/2018 1:03:29 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (#NotARussianBot)
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To: Mariner

Why is it I can read ‘person arrested for shoplifting or DUI, children present taken to childrens shelter’ and there are no pols in DC or childrens or mothers groups raising hell ? See it all the time.


74 posted on 06/16/2018 1:08:31 PM PDT by redcatcherb412
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To: Mariner

So.....in South Carolina, Lindsay has made sure that all felons can take their kids to jail with them? Cause I haven’t heard this.


75 posted on 06/16/2018 1:09:34 PM PDT by Yaelle
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To: Mariner

“Though I believe I was the very first on the forum to call out Ted Cruz (2014)and support Donal Trump (April 2016).”

Make that April 2015.


76 posted on 06/16/2018 1:20:29 PM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: FlingWingFlyer

This is Franklin Graham the preacher.


77 posted on 06/16/2018 1:21:08 PM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: Yaelle

Franklin Graham the preacher.


78 posted on 06/16/2018 1:21:30 PM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: Mariner
#5: "This is Franklin Graham, not Linda."

Are you certain? Sure sounds like Linda to me.

These children are illiterate wild children, unable to use a real toilet or a toothbrush. They are only now learning to use these things since they've been in custody. They are one step above feral animals, uncivilized, unable to read, or write.

Many suffer from parasites and tropical diseases. They are being given better medical care than many Americans.

Many can't even speak Spanish, let alone English. We are giving them schooling, even field trips to museums. And of course three square meals and snacks, probably the best food they ever ate. New clothes. Toys. CNN is so out of touch with Americans that they think our citizens are capable of putting children in concentration camp cages.

CNN knows better but they deliberately lie. FAKE NEWS.


 

79 posted on 06/16/2018 1:28:37 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie (MAGA in the mornin', MAGA in the evenin', MAGA at suppertime . . .)
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To: Mariner

What’s disgraceful is how some of you here reacted to Franklin Graham’s Facebook post.

It shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone by now that the media will take a conservative’s words out of context to try and use them for their own agenda.

What Franklin Graham said should be read in its totality and what he wrote is the truth...

“Immigration is a hot topic—and it should be! We are a land of immigrants. But in this country we have a system that isn’t working. We have policies that need changing. Many in the media want to portray this as President Donald J. Trump’s fault, but it predates him by decades. He inherited the policies we have and the problems that come along with them. It is terrible to see families torn apart—it’s disgraceful. It’s even more disgraceful to see that our political leaders won’t work together in a bipartisan effort to solve this. Some just want to use the situation for their own political gain. We can’t just be a land of open borders as the progressives are demanding. We need a process for people who support our nation, its Constitution, and its laws, to immigrate legally. Pray that God will give wisdom to our leaders in Washington, that they would lay politics aside and work together to fix this mess.” - Franklin Graham


80 posted on 06/16/2018 1:42:27 PM PDT by Southnsoul
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