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Ballot Boxing: Franklin Graham supports Donald Trump’s Muslim immigration ban (ha ha!)
worldmag.com ^ | Jamie Dean

Posted on 12/09/2015 1:21:11 PM PST by RoosterRedux

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump found at least one prominent evangelical ally in his call for banning Muslim immigration: Franklin Graham, who took to Facebook today saying he's agreed with Trump's idea "for some time."

Trump ignited a political firestorm on Monday when he said the United States should stop admitting Muslims into the country "until our representatives find out what's going on" with radical Islam. He hasn't said what that process should entail.

Graham of the Christian aid agency Samaritan's Purse defended Trump's position: "Muslim immigration into the United States should be stopped until we can properly vet them or until the war with Islam is over." Graham cited a poll of Muslims living in America released by the Center for Security Policy in June. The group reported that 29 percent of the 600 survey participants said they believed violence against those who insult Muhammad is acceptable.

Trump has cited the same research, but others have noted the poll was an online survey, and it's unclear whether its findings would apply to the broader swath of some 2.7 million Muslims living in the country.

Other GOP presidential contenders distanced themselves from Trump's proposal. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., called the statements "offensive and outlandish." Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said Trump was "unhinged." Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson called the plan "unconstitutional," adding, "It's just not who we are."

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KEYWORDS: elections; immigration; trump; trumpwasright
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1 posted on 12/09/2015 1:21:11 PM PST by RoosterRedux
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To: hoosiermama; onyx; Jane Long; V K Lee; conservativejoy; RitaOK; Black Agnes; nopardons; ...
Check this out!

Trump muslim ban gets an important endorsement.

2 posted on 12/09/2015 1:22:30 PM PST by RoosterRedux
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To: RoosterRedux

GOD bless Franklin Graham !


3 posted on 12/09/2015 1:26:01 PM PST by nopardons
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To: RoosterRedux

For way too long various Christian leaders have been at the forefront in condoning and even encouraging the illegal alien invasion, it is good to see that at least one of them have decided that at least the Muslim part of the alien invasion should be halted. I’m hoping that Graham also supports Trump’s plan to build a wall and deport illegals.


4 posted on 12/09/2015 1:26:27 PM PST by euram
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To: nopardons

Yes!


5 posted on 12/09/2015 1:28:31 PM PST by Duchess47 ("One day I will leave this world and dream myself to Reality" Crazy Horse)
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To: RoosterRedux

Surprise, surprise.


6 posted on 12/09/2015 1:29:29 PM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: Jim Robinson

Jim, check this out. Apparently, Jeb thinks Franklin Graham is also “unhinged.”


7 posted on 12/09/2015 1:32:04 PM PST by RoosterRedux
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To: RoosterRedux

Reverend Franklin Graham is a fearless Preacher of the Word, unafraid of anyone, one of the strongest proponents of the Lord Jesus Christ and he clearly sees and understands that we ARE in a war with Islam. We did not seek that war. Islam sought that war with US.

Other weak sisters of the various denominations should man up and follow Graham’s courageous example. I daresay that even Billy Graham would have sought to compromise in such matters, I continue to be mystified and confounded by his warm words for the despicable criminal Clintons, which makes absolutely no sense from the perspective of a man of God. Would the prophet Micaiah have praised the wicked King Ahab instead of warning him of his disobedience to God?

I think not.

Regardless of that, Franklin Graham is speaking the truth, just like Trump is.


8 posted on 12/09/2015 1:33:27 PM PST by mkjessup (This is OUR freakin' Country!! Close the borders to ALL Muslims!! Trump is RIGHT !!!!)
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To: mkjessup

My respect and regard for Franklin Graham grows every day.


9 posted on 12/09/2015 1:40:23 PM PST by Qiviut (Stand up for Jesus, ye soldiers of the cross; lift high his royal banner, it must not loss)
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To: RoosterRedux

Thought for sure he was going to say...

“Well, I’m not going to criticize him, but it’s not my plan.”

What a nice surprise, someone intelligent enough to to realize he didn’t need any reservations.

Kudos go out to Graham of the Christian aid agency Samaritan’s Purse, a man and an entity smarter than all but one presidential candidate.


10 posted on 12/09/2015 1:40:47 PM PST by DoughtyOne (I support President Pre-elect Donald J. Trump. Karl Rove, the GOPe, and Leftist's worst nightmare.)
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To: RoosterRedux

” Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., called the statements “offensive and outlandish.” Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., called the statements “offensive and outlandish.””

Long past time that we should have to hear a word out of this traitor. People have to know who owns Rubio...Cesar Conda, his chief of staff and Amnesty/Islam loving Grover Norquist. Rubio was handpicked to push bad trade and open borders....Along with Paul Ryan,btw, who was ushered into DC politics by Cesar Conda.

The Rubio Deception
http://klsouth.wordpress.com/2013/05/05/the-rubio-deception/#comment-7513


11 posted on 12/09/2015 1:42:11 PM PST by AuntB (Illegal immigration is simply more "share the wealth" socialism and a CRIME not a race!)
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To: RoosterRedux

May God bless rev. Graham - and his Dad


12 posted on 12/09/2015 1:43:38 PM PST by faithhopecharity (Brilliant, funny, and incisive Tagline coming to this space soon.....)
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To: DoughtyOne
I think this is a really big deal.

Trump has made the establishment candidates line up with Obama and now has Franklin Graham has put his great influence behind Trump.

You just know Jeb is going to really hate this.;-)

13 posted on 12/09/2015 1:44:12 PM PST by RoosterRedux
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To: RoosterRedux
"Muslim immigration into the United States should be stopped until we can properly vet them or until the war with Islam is over."

Both of the clauses on each side of the 'OR' are negatives.

One cannot properly vet someone who claims to follow a book that says they must destroy you and your Nation (and their other book also tells them it is 'OK' to lie to further their jihad), and Islam will always be at war with a world that will not follow their book.

14 posted on 12/09/2015 1:45:04 PM PST by El Cid (Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house...)
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To: El Cid
Well then, in that case it is

"Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition!!"
15 posted on 12/09/2015 1:48:04 PM PST by mkjessup (This is OUR freakin' Country!! Close the borders to ALL Muslims!! Trump is RIGHT !!!!)
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To: El Cid

Then that leaves the other option...”until the war with islam is over.”


16 posted on 12/09/2015 1:49:12 PM PST by RoosterRedux
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To: faithhopecharity

Amen!


17 posted on 12/09/2015 1:51:16 PM PST by V K Lee (u TRUMP TRUMP TRUMP to TRIUMPH Follow the lead MAKE AMERICA GREAT)
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To: RoosterRedux

Well, Graham and the public opinion polls are going to have the GOPe, the RNC, the DNC, the MSM, the Pundits, the Talking heads, the Blogosphere, and all too many discouraged FReepers crying into a bucket of their own bile this evening.

It is a very big deal.

I noticed that Graham didn’t have anything to say about Cruz.

I wonder why...


18 posted on 12/09/2015 1:54:21 PM PST by DoughtyOne (I support President Pre-elect Donald J. Trump. Karl Rove, the GOPe, and Leftist's worst nightmare.)
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To: RoosterRedux
anybody who disagrees with Trump's ban on muslim imports is a fool or are owned by the NWO establishment. Oh wait, that's redundant, sorry.
19 posted on 12/09/2015 1:59:03 PM PST by drypowder
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To: Duchess47
:-)

And I meant every word of that post!

As a tween, I sang in his father's choir, when he came to NYC.

20 posted on 12/09/2015 2:09:38 PM PST by nopardons
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