Posted on 10/28/2024 8:18:40 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
The granddaughter of the late Rev. Billy Graham recently penned an op-ed in Newsweek endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris and accusing former President Donald Trump of being "a megalomaniac."
"As someone who enjoyed the privilege of growing up around the revered minister Dr. Billy Graham — or as we grandchildren knew him, 'Daddy Bill' — I recognize very little in former President Donald Trump of the Christian faith that has inspired my life," wrote Jerushah Duford, whose mother, Virginia "Gigi" Graham Tchividjian, is Graham's eldest daughter.
Duford's op-ed drew kudos on X from figures such as Kellyanne Conway's husband, George Conway, who is the co-founder of The Lincoln Project. John Weaver, who also founded the anti-Trump organization, stepped down in 2021 after 21 men accused him of online sexual harassment, according to The New York Times.
Duford, whose website describes her as an "LGBTQ+ friendly" licensed professional counselor in Greenville, South Carolina, also has ties to The Lincoln Project and has been outspoken against Trump for years.
“Trump's words and actions are fundamentally incompatible with evangelical principles," Duford also wrote in Newsweek. "Contrary to some who claim he has been anointed by God to lead; Trump cannot return the U.S. to faithfulness."
"Sadly, by embracing such a megalomaniac, Christians have been turning away those who are curious about the Lord. We lose credibility when we say God is love, but then rally, and sometimes even riot, in support of an individual whose entire worldview centers on himself," she said.
In an op-ed in 2020, she endorsed President Joe Biden and urged Christian women to reject him, claiming "the church honors Trump before God."
She also made headlines in August when she appeared in a pre-recorded message on an "Evangelicals for Harris" Zoom call, during which she quoted Scripture to imply that Trump supporters are under divine judgment and turning people away from Christianity.
"Voting Kamala, for me, is so much greater than policies," Duford said during the Zoom call for the political action committee. "It’s a vote against another four years of faith leaders justifying the actions of a man who destroys the message Jesus came to spread."
Though she made no mention of him in her Newsweek op-ed, Duford's political stance is in stark contrast to her uncle Franklin Graham, who is Billy Graham's eldest son and has been an outspoken Trump supporter.
Duford publicly accused Graham earlier this month of abandoning his older sister in western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene so that he could meet with Trump to survey storm damage in Valdosta, Georgia.
"I'm glad he had the time and resources to fly to Georgia just so he could stand next to Trump. While his 79 yr old sister, my mom, is stranded with no food or water," Duford wrote in an Oct. 1 post on X.
Gigi Graham has another home in Florida.
Days after meeting with Trump in Georgia, Franklin Graham spoke to CP from western North Carolina, where he said his own home in Boone remained without electricity and was relying on a generator.
pimp yo’ dead granddaddy
Kamala is a better Christian? How do you figure?
Jerushah Dufus
Yeah, everyone knows that her grandfather, Billy Graham, was all about them dead babies just like KumAllah.....
And yet Billy Graham’s son endorses Trump and does so as the torch bearer for his father’s legacy
Prodigal granddaughter.
Every family has one.
For “someone’s granddaughter” to arrogate herself to sit in judgment of another person’s Christian faith is truly beyond the pale.
Rooting for those who stole a Presidential election, sure as hell isn’t going to return the nation to righteousness.
Lawlessness and just us isn’t a winning combo, deary.
But bless your heart
I recognize very little in former President Donald Trump of the Christian faith that has inspired my life,”
I bet she endorses abortion as well.
Yes? Kammla really is a great example to follow, Urrrgh!
Jerusha Duford, the young lady referred to here,
reminds me of Mary Trump. Someone who choose to make a minor celebrity of herself by becoming the contrarian voice of the family. Someone eager to air all ‘dirty laundry’ in full view of the public. She has a personal grudge against somebody in the family. Probably against Franklin Graham, for some reason.
Poor thing...she’s probably getting back at the family for naming her Jerusha!
So you support an actual *EVIL* party who want to do actually *EVIL* things?
No. You are no Christian, you are a handmaiden of *EVIL* yourself.
No honest Christian can claim Kamala is a better choice than Trump. To dare say such a thing just makes you out to be a liar and an advocate for evil.
This woman bleats about destroying the message of Jesus, yet is "LGBTQ+ friendly."
I think she is a little confused.
AFA Graham is concerned, he is always on site after natural disasters or wars, etc. I mean *always*.
Graham walks the walk.
Is kalalamamala a “better christian” when she’s, oc,ing up black pot smokers, then keeping them beyond their release date so she can get free work out of them? When she is using a filthy foul-mouthed tyrsid agaisnt her people? When she is lambasting israel for daring to defend themselves? When she is using foul language in her interviews? When she is lambasting those who work for her?
Spare us the lies darling Virginia- you are blind as a bat and highly partisan to boot. your grand daddy would likely be astonished at your naivety!
Billy Graham would NEVER have supported PP or the people involved in murdering little innocent babies...... SHAME ON HER!
“Trump’s words and actions are fundamentally incompatible with evangelical principles,”
I suppose the idiot thinks Harris is more comaptible to evangelical principles when she told the guy he was at the wrong rally when he said: “Jesus is Lord.”
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