Rev. Graham reacts to Biden leaving 'God' out of prayer proclamation: 'There is no one else to pray to'
By: Charles Creitz
This is an interesting news story. Today is the national day of prayer. It is ridiculous that the administration could talk about the day without mentioning the God we pray to. Reverend Graham was right to come out and question this.
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Rev. Graham reacts to Biden leaving 'God' out of prayer proclamation: 'There is no one else to pray to'
'This is a National Day of Prayer. Of course we need to call on God,' Graham claims
Reverend Franklin Graham reacted on "Fox News Primetime" Thursday to President Biden being the first commander-in-chief to omit "God" from his address on the National Day of Prayer.
The holiday, first celebrated by Democrat Harry Truman and later formalized by Republican Ronald Reagan, is celebrated the first Thursday of May.
Biden, who identifies as a devout Roman Catholic, neglected to mention God during his formal Proclamation.
Graham, who now leads the Asheville, N.C.-based Billy Graham Evangelistic Association that his late father founded, told Fox News host Pete Hegseth he cannot figure out why Biden left the name of the Creator out of his proclamation.
"I'm not sure that [Biden] even knows. It was probably a staff person that wrote it and maybe not even ran it by him -- because I don't think Joe Biden would have approved that one," Graham said.
"This is a National Day of Prayer. Of course we need to call on God – and not just some generic ‘gods’ or some ‘power’ in the air – but on God himself, the Creator who made and created this Earth and who sent his Son, Jesus Christ from Heaven to this Earth to save mankind from sin by dying on a cross."
"There is no one else to pray to except to God," the 68-year-old Evangelist added.
Host Pete Hegseth noted that just prior to his interview, Graham separately opined on Facebook about the president leaving God out of his proclamation:
"Why would President Biden omit God? … I was deeply saddened to read that President Biden is the first president to omit the word "God" in his proclamation. That speaks volumes doesn’t it? It is hard to believe we have come this far," he wrote.
‘GOD’ LEFT OUT OF BIDEN'S NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER PROCLAMATION
On Fox News, Graham added that he is troubled by the decline in church attendance, but attributed much of the issue to governors in several states that have restricted congregational worship opportunities. He said that some churches later moved to online services and Mass – which he added helped many congregations mildly retain their attendance and tithing.
"No question, God answers prayer. He hears prayer. He listens to prayer. But we have got to approach God in the right way. We have to confess our sins and ask for His forgiveness," Graham offered in the spirit of the national holiday.
Graham later offered a prayer on the much-revered holiday:
"Father, we pray for our country, pray for the president. Father, we pray for all the folks there at Fox News.
Father, we thank you for them. And we just pray for Pete [Hegseth] and his family.
Thank you, Father, that You love us, You care for us, and that you sent your son, Jesus Christ from Heaven to this Earth to die for our sins and our place.
And, Father, it's my prayer that many people put their faith and trust in him in Jesus' name, we pray; Amen."
Both former Presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump mentioned "God" in their National Day of Prayer proclamations, but Biden's proclamation never mentioned God, only Americans' "many religions and belief systems" and the "power of prayer."
Trump's 2017 proclamation mentioned God five times, his 2018 proclamation mentioned God five times, his 2019 proclamation mentioned God seven times and his 2020 proclamation mentioned God 11 times.
While the proclamation itself didn't include "God," Biden's remarks for the occasion did say the vaccine was developed "by the grace of God."
Fox News' Evie Fordham contributed to this report .
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Franklin Graham made a fool out of himself. There are at least 20 million Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, tribal peoples, and Hindus in America, if Biden named the Lord Jesus Christ as the object of the nations prayers he would be insulting those 20 million people, and many more . There was no need to do that.
Obviously neither Graham or Cornhusker would be happy with a generic God, they wanted Jesus mentioned. Graham even says so.
This pointless whining is not a good look for the evangelicals.
Most believe the creator God that Christians worship is the same Being that Jews and Muslims also worship.
That's all they do. Pointless whining. Perpetual victims!
You want to hear someone talk about god? Go to church.
Conversely, if you don't want to hear about God, don't listen!
It was indeed.
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I invite the citizens of our Nation to give thanks, in accordance with their own faiths and consciences, for our many freedoms and blessings, and I join all people of faith in prayers for spiritual guidance, mercy, and protection.
America all inclusive. Many people from religions will argue but they were all included.
Amendment I
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
A national day of prayer to God establishes no particular denomination or religion and have been happening under our constitution from the 1st President to the present.
Then why does Graham believe Biden should have included "the Creator who made and created this Earth and who sent his Son, Jesus Christ from Heaven to this Earth to save mankind from sin by dying on a cross"? Sounds like Graham is trying to proclaim National Prayer Day "National Christian Prayer Day".
The creator God is the one at issue here that was excluded in the proclamation. The God that Christians. Jews, and Muslims all Pray to. Christians pray to God in Jesus’ name but the issue here was leaving God out of the national day of prayer proclamation.
XX, prepare for the onslaught from NT's atheist, to them mentioning God is more offensive than saying the N word.
Yep!
They get a double dose today. They will hate the one about the role of God and religion in the advancement of science even more!
They remind me of that guy on MSNBC who said that the GOP was more dangerous to America than all the foreign Muslim terrorist grouping combined. To them there is no greater threat than a believer expressing what we believe and why.
The right is more dangerous to American than all foreign terrorists. Why the fuck did you mention Muslims?
The danger to American is the right wing domestic terrorists. They are our greatest threat.
Why do you deny the truth XX or whoever you are?
There is no truth to the idea that conservatives are any kind of threat to America. It’s a blood libel against us to claim that.
Graham walks in The Shadow of The Deceiver.
Graham is a devout man of God. His theology is quite sound on most matters. He was right to comment about the absence of a mention of God in a proclamation about a national day of prayer.
If "The Deceiver" refers to the former Liar-in-Chief then its a pretty big shadow.
More pointless whining by evangelicals.
This is a direct quote from Biden's proclamation
Biden invites the citizens of the United States to pray to their own concept of God or the higher power ("in accordance with their own faiths...") , in other words Christians will pray as Christians pray, Jews will pray as Jews pray, Muslims will pray as Muslims pray, Hindus will pray as Hindus pray, Buddhists will pray as Buddhists pray, Native Americans will pray as Native Americans pray, etc
Is there something wrong with that?
Biden is well known to be a Catholic, thus he believes in God. But as the leader of ALL Americans , of all faiths or no faith, he decided to word the prayer proclamation in a more generic tone. Big fucking deal. He invited Americans to pray according to their own faiths. What more was he supposed to do?
Who doesn't believe Catholic doctrine. Biden is a CINO, Catholic in name only
Not me.
and he intends to use government to compel his churches doctors and hospitals to provide services to patients that violate their beliefs and to make them provide certain health insurance items against their beliefs.
What nonsense! Oh, are you babbling about birth control? Which the woman's insurance pays for?
You sound really judgmental for an alleged believer in god.
Not if MM says he isn't, didn't you hear, he gets to determine who is or isn't Christian or Catholic, you have to go to him to get your faith measured and Religious ID card issued. /s
Loads of people pick and chose what doctrine they will follow. He goes to church all the time. He makes confession. No priest has ever denied him the host. Who are you to call in a CINO?
Alright, then what 'shade of devout' is Trump as he wanders his golf courses?
Or more succinctly, what is the religious devotion of Trump no matter where he is?
Actually I was also talking about Biden appealing court decisions to allow doctors who really follow his faith and hospitals owned by his church to avoid doing procedures regarding sex change issues that violate their beliefs. Biden wants to compel Catholic doctors and hospitals to bend to his will and provide services knowing full well that doing so would violate his own churches doctrines.
Why not ask him and let him explain it to you?
You are MM's spokesperson now?
Fuck Graham.
I read that Graham is into young girl, in more ways than one.
What was the link the place you read that at that used to prove the allegation repeated here? Do you remember where it was that you read that? I’d like to see it.
I believe it Raven Wing. Graham is most likely a pedophile. Like most evangelicals.
gee, what a HUGE surprise that you didn't get an answer!
Aren't you just shocked?
/s
Can you speak english ?
He is asking for a link for the claim made, isn't that rather obvious?
Graham is an evangelist, so aside from being a con man it would be no surprise that he is also a pedophile.
FFS, any fool can CLAIM anything, but it certainly is a far different thing to actually be able to prove such nasty, stupid, ridiculous claims--as the left keeps proving over and over and over again.
If you have any evidence against Graham, now would be a good time to prove your crap.
Otherwise, it is all bullSHIT.
I bet he's got a lot of skeletons in his closet - including mistresses, pedophilia, abortions for mistresses - the list is long amongst these evangelicals. I mean they embraced the trumpturd probably because that POS reminds them of themselves and their deplorable twisted freak selves.
Thank you for the confirmation that it was all bullshit.
Not really! lol…
Just look at that giant set of sweeping generalizations! One is a Christian evangelist sooo….he must also be a con man and likely a pedophile as well. Thus the typical ranting post of some who dislike God with every fiber of their being, and dislike His believers even more.
Yes I asked for a link to the place she read that and s link to their sources. I expect neither.
I am left constantly amazed at what leftwingers always manage to "claim" they heard, but can never quite seem to remember where.
Indeed. And yet if it’s something to use slam or attack a Christian leader or the church itself the baseless accusations flow freely.
Self-congratulatory chat between Trump-true-believers is fascinating.
Self-congratulatory chat between Secularist true-believers is fascinating and happens here all the time.
You can't even be original when you invent insults...
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See, that is the problem. There are many people who don't believe that Jesus was god, so that is the issue here, right?
Last time I was nailed to a cross it was by a Vampirella who wanted me to die for her sins ... slowly.
Funny that far more people do not believe in Jesus than do. You would think if he and god loved everyone so much and wanted to save us all they would out forward just a liiiittle more effort into proving their existence.
Instead they rely on fuckers like Graham, it is almost like they don’t want anyone in heaven.
Why exactly do you feel it necessary for others to prove their beliefs to you?
He's not really saying "others" need to "prove their beliefs", he's saying the supposed deity, if it exists and belief in the right one is a potential matter of an eternity in peace or an eternity of torment, then perhaps it would want to put more effort into proving it's own existence other than giving a handful of visions to some bronze age shepherds several thousand years ago and apparently leaving it at that.
Thanks, but I really don't need you to liberal-plain what I read.
You're welcome.
And your services aren't needed
People will either believe by faith alone and be saved or they won’t. The bottom line.
actually Graham and believers want everyone to make the choices needed for them all to be in heaven.
But the Muslims and Jews who don’t believe Jesus is God both believe that the creator is. And the issue here was the omission of the word God, not Jesus.
Whine, whine, whine.
Let.It.Go
Still whining.
Let.It.Go