[AppyPappy]

"That's spreading hatred"

And flying airplanes into buildings and whipping women for showing an ankle and enslaving children ISN'T spreading hatred. The poor man is gagging on a gnat and swallowing a camel

[onedoug]

The difference is between Islam and Islamism. How many muslims know the difference?

[AppyPappy]

Oh and jailing people for handing out Bibles. I wonder if that is hatred. And celebrating the bombing of innocent people at a restaurant. Is that hatred? And spreading rumors that Israel was the perpetrator of the WTC terrorist attack. Is that hatred? Is it hatred to disseminate information that the Holocaust never happened? How about promising terrorists 70 virgins and little boys to deflower? Hatred or love?

[IssuesOriented]

Finally, someone who is willing to speak the truth instead of being politically correct. I'm behind you brother Graham!!!!!!!!!!!

[Lent]

The press spends more time attacking and brow-beating an evangelical Christian than they do concerning themselves with what they should - exposing Islam and the persecution and death this Islamicism is causing to Christians around the world - Sudan, Nigeria, Algeria, Philippines, Indonesia, Pakistan, Lebanon, etc. etc. Moreover, Graham had one of his Samaritin's Purse places which distribute food to the poor bombed in Sudan BY THE MOSLEM regime there who have been busy enslaving and killing Christians. The man knows what he is talking about.

[LarryLied]

What annoys me is the media makes almost more noise about what Graham, Robertson and Falwell say about Islam and the war than the acts which have been committed in the name of Islam.

[meandog]

I don't know how "evil and wicked" Islam is or isn't...but it sure is a different philosophy from the Judeo/Christianity tenents which founded this nation. I.e. and succinctly, as I understand it, Christianity allows stoning adulterers ONLY if the stoner is completely without sin (which is no one); Judaism allows stoning adulterers ONLY to the absolute extent of Levitican Law and ONLY by those proven to be injured of the act (which is no one); in Islam the stoning of adulterers is compulsary by anyone who can pick up a stone.

[EternalHope]

"That's spreading hatred," said Akber. "It is the same God. We just don't worship the same way. We all believe in God and charity and worshipping and not doing any evil."

The moderate Muslims have the responsibility and the duty to stand up and oppose the acts committed in the name of Allah. Very few have done so. The longer the "moderate" Muslims are silent, the more it looks like Graham is right.

BTW, it is NOT the same God...

[MayflowerMadam]

Good for him! It's about time somebody said the right thing instead of trying to be nauseatingly PC. Maybe others will be encouraged to stand firm on this issue.

[meridia]

Religion List

[Sir Gawain]

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[rebelsoldier]

For all intents and purposes, Islam is an absolutist religion whose devotion requires the subjugation of all others which are considered not only enemies of the true faith, but a real threat. To us that would appear horribly persecutory, but to Muslims, such "devotion" to Islam and Allah is both expected and admired as a reinforcement of doctrine and belief, for if Allah is not supreme, then he cannot be the true God of man and Islam cannot be the true faith of mankind either. To judge Muslim beliefs by the same standards we view contemporary religion in our own culture is incredibly misguided as, though it may sound like a cliche, they are not like us. The sooner we figure this out the better for us.

[ZULU]

Graham is right to a degree. Yeah, Muslims do worship the same God we do. However, their perspective of Him is far from what Christians or Jews have of Him.

While Catholic, Protestant and Jewish faiths have become more and more tolerant and ecumenical with time, Islam has, if anything become more exclusive, more intolerant, and more aggressive. Nor was Islam EVER a pacificistic faith. The actions of Christian martyrs in the Colosseum would have been totally unfathomable to the followers of the Mad Prophet.

Our political leaders, ESPECIALLY that wimp Colin Powell should stop putting their heads in the sand. Islam is a violent, dangerous faith which seeks to convert all other religious practitioners by the sword or any other method, like it or not. It most definitely is not a "peaceful" religion. Ask the Copts, ask the Bahai's, ask the Zoroastrians, ask the Sudanese or Nigerian Christians, ask the Philippine Christians, ask the Hindus and Sikhs. They have all experienced the "peace" of Islam - first hand.

[Dengar01]

BUMP for Franklin Graham. I respect him and his father, Franklin Graham does know what he's talking about. I know Billy Graham tried to seem moderate at the Prayer Service but I think he will completely agree with his son.

[Fulbright]

Amazing. This man has some real stones.

[Cold Heat]

Go for it Franklin!

[Bellanorma]

That's spreading hatred," said Akber. "It is the same God. We just don't worship the same way. We all believe in God and charity and worshipping and not doing any evil." Yes. ALL Muslims believe in not doing any evil. That's why so many Americans were killed Sept 11. Christ taught that any religion not accepting Him as the son of God was a false religion....Graham is a Christian. He believes in the teachings of Christ. How is this spreading hatred?

[VOYAGER]

Re: #39 My total misreading of Franklin Graham's views on Islam brings forth my apology to all Freepers who were offended by my erroneous, misinformed and destructive outburst but especially to Franklin Graham!!

No message beyond the above request for forgiveness by all!!

[BenR2]

Franklin Graham is something our culture cannot stand: a principled, genuine Christian who will not water down his beliefs to please the crowd.

I will not be surprised if in a few years he will be thrown to the lions in a stadium packed with roaring pagans. (See the life of Paul the Apostle, John the Baptist, Abel, etc).

The success of Harry Potter shows that this nation is rapidly descending into the grips of Satanic darkness. (Witchcraft if for KIDS, now!)

[GussiedUp]

"It is the same God. We just don't worship the same way. We all believe in God and charity and worshipping and not doing any evil."

Uh, NO, in fact "it" is not the "same" God. I've yet to see Christians fly planes into buildings, beat, burn, and shoot women, beat men for having a "too short beard" and most appaling to me: female butchering (aka circumcision). Islam is a mental illness.