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With all the cases of COVID-19 in New York City, Samaritan’s Purse, an evangelical Christian humanitarian aid organization that provides aid to people in physical need, is funding and erecting a Field Hospital in Central Park to handle all those people who need care.
Nice, but … Samaritan’s Purse run by Faux-Christian bigot, homophobe, asshat, fuckmonkey Franklin Graham makes all workers, including health care providers “read and adhere” to a statement of faith that says gay people will burn in Hell.
You know, because when you’re caring for the sick you want god to know who should burn in Hell.
A City Hall spokesperson said the field hospital will operate as a Mount Sinai facility, and must adhere to the hospital’s policy against discrimination. But I guess they still have to read about Hate and agree that The Gays should burn in Hell.
New York state Senator Brad Hoylman, the only openly gay member of the New York State Senate, put the group on notice:
“Graham has a long history of homophobic and transphobic remarks. He’s called LGBTQ activists ‘immoral,’ said being gay or trans is ‘detestable,’ and even claimed Satan is behind the fight for equal rights … LGBTQ New Yorkers already experience health disparities compared to the general population, including higher rates of HIV, cancer and respiratory health issues. This means many LGBTQ New Yorkers have weaker immune systems or pre-existing conditions that make them more vulnerable to COVID-19. COVID-19 doesn’t discriminate, and neither should Franklin Graham. It’s unacceptable that a New Yorker infected with COVID-19 could be subjected to discriminatory treatment from an organization whose leader calls us ‘immoral’ and ‘detestable.’ Today I’m calling on Franklin Graham to publicly assure LGBTQ New Yorkers that they will receive the same treatment as anyone else at the Central Park field hospital. The City of New York and the Mount Sinai hospital network must monitor conditions closely at Graham’s facility and ensure every single LGBTQ patient is treated fairly. We cannot abandon our moral compass in the middle of a pandemic. Sadly, beggars can’t be choosers: New York needs every ventilator we can get. But homophobic pastor Franklin Graham and his field hospital operation in Central Park must guarantee all LGBTQ patients with COVID-19 are treated with dignity and respect. We’ll be watching.”
Bravo, sir, although the idea that Franklin Graham has a “moral compass” is laughable.
I hope the volunteers at that hospital step up, and away, from the kind of “Christian” Franklin Graham represents.
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Poor deluded man.
ReplyDeleteStay safe! xoxo :-)
Ugh, that horrible bigot.
ReplyDeleteGraham is the absolute worst person in the world.
ReplyDeleteSuch despicable "Christians" need to have Karma come and bite them right in the proverbial ass. (Maybe caught with a dick in their mouths for good measure.)
ReplyDeletefuck franklin, fuck his sister anne, fuck his father, fuck his mother.
ReplyDeleteFranklin Graham and his ilk are the exact reason I refuse to give to the Salvation Army whose UK head also believes that gays are destined for the everlasting fires of hell - perhaps these people need to practice Christianity in its purest form; i.e as written out in the new testament.
ReplyDelete"read and adhere” to a statement of faith that says gay people will burn in Hell." Anyone with common sense would have turned away. So many, many, many, other places to help and volunteer. I would have said Well, I hate your rules and Franklin Graham so can I work here?
ReplyDeleteThings like this have to be nipped right away. With this pandemic there are no times for these games or discrimation. Or they did to tend to just their own kind. ignorant assholes.
Don't hold back Anne Marie...…..
ReplyDeleteI read about that the other day and it made me so angry and upset I had to stop reading or watching the news. It also made me sad. What kind of vile religion would abandon the admonition to "care for the sick" or "judge not" or forget about the pharisees and choose instead to be hypocrites?
ReplyDelete@TDM
ReplyDeleteThinks God is hate. She's not.
@Debra
And that he cloaks himself in 'faith'is repugnant.
@Professor
And these days that's saying a lot!
@whkattk
I believe his is a faux-Christian, hiding hate behind the Bible.
@AM
A few more fucks are in order!
@Helen
We don't give to Salvation Army here for that same reason!
@MM
Luckily, the Senator is watching, and the hospital has to operate under the rules of Mt Sinai, so there is a plus side.
@Frank
Ti suggest to people who are there to help the sick and dying that they first have to read a Hate Manual and adhere to it is sickening.
This thing is going to cut through the Evangelicals like a sharp scythe through late summer wheat and we're the ones who are going to have to clean up the chaff.
ReplyDeleteThe Talibangelicals really get off on their bigotry. And they make people sign off their humanity to ‘help’.
ReplyDeleteGraham and Falwell can go straight to hell, as far as I am concerned. Ugh.
Their reading of the Bible is an abomination.
XoXo
I thought the government was putting up those tents. UGH! Good luck finding doctors in New York who will sign such a repugnant and discriminatory statement.
ReplyDeletegraham cracker's mother should have had an abortion...or swallowed.
ReplyDeleteWell, I hate Franklin Graham. Does THAT help?
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