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BumRushDaShow

(142,233 posts) Tue Oct 8, 2024, 07:18 PM Oct 8

Evangelicals for Harris to Trump's threatening religious mouthpiece: Bring it!

Source: NJ.com

Published: Oct. 08, 2024, 2:09 p.m.

The Evangelicals for Harris organization is not backing down despite legal threats from a conservative ally of former President Trump. The group said Tuesday on social media platform X that lawyers for Rev. Franklin Graham, a longtime supporter of Trump, sent cease-and-desist letters to Evangelicals for Harris over its ads supporting Vice President Harris. About 8 in 10 white evangelical voters voted for Trump in 2020, according to AP VoteCast.

“In response to our first ads, Franklin Graham went on a conservative media tour calling us names and telling Christian audiences to ignore the Scripture and Donald Trump’s own words in our ads. When that failed and tens of millions of Christian voters not only listened to but shared our ads, Franklin Graham turned to a page in the Trump playbook and is trying to silence us with threats of a long and costly court process,” the group wrote in a statement.

“Franklin is scared of our ads because we do not tell people what to do or think. We merely hold Trump’s own words up to the light of Scripture, the necessity of repentance, and Biblical warnings against leaders exactly like Trump,” the statement continued. Graham spoke during a Georgia campaign event with Trump last month, shortly after Hurricane Helene ripped through his home state of North Carolina as well as Florida, Georgia and Tennessee.

Some of the ads by Evangelicals for Harris feature sermons from Graham’s father, Billy Graham. Graham has accused the group of “trying to mislead” people by featuring his father in their ads. The Evangelicals for Harris group gave no indication that they would halt their ads despite Graham’s legal threats.

Read more: https://www.nj.com/politics/2024/10/evangelicals-for-harris-to-trumps-threatening-religious-mouthpiece-bring-it.html

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Evangelicals for Harris to Trump's threatening religious mouthpiece: Bring it! (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Oct 8 OP

Franklin Graham is a grifting nepo- charlatan who plays a revival huckster on tv. Fuck him. Comfortably_Numb Oct 8 #1

I never liked to listen to Billy Graham YessirAtsaFact Oct 8 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Oct 8 #9

There are Christians of faith and political Christians. keithbvadu2 Oct 8 #3

Go for it Franklin. TomSlick Oct 8 #4

I'm guessing the word "frivolous" might show up BaronChocula Oct 8 #5

In classic legal speak, the requirement of Rule 11 is that a pleading be "nonfrivolous." TomSlick Oct 8 #8

Jerusalem, I see you standing high... GreenWave Oct 8 #6

+1000 for John Denver. Beartracks Oct 9 #19

By what right does that Non Christian Frankie boy think he can silence Christian citizens ???? Trueblue1968 Oct 8 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Oct 8 #10

Fallwell Jr.? Qutzupalotl Oct 9 #20

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Oct 9 #21

On November 22, 1963, the day President Kennedy was killed spike jones Oct 8 #11

Billy Graham was an asshole fraudster. HUAJIAO Oct 8 #14

To my understanding, Rev. Graham and JFK oasis Oct 8 #17

Found this link with their ads, they BittyJenkins Oct 8 #12

Good ads.. bagimin Oct 8 #13

Baptists For Sinners? czarjak Oct 8 #15

Obviously, It Is Not Just Trump at Issue Here, But Graham Himself The Roux Comes First Oct 8 #16

On what possible basis does this grifter think he has standing Ruby the Liberal Oct 9 #18

Comfortably_Numb

(4,109 posts)

1. Franklin Graham is a grifting nepo- charlatan who plays a revival huckster on tv. Fuck him.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Tue Oct 8, 2024, 07:26 PM

Oct 8

YessirAtsaFact

(2,112 posts)

2. I never liked to listen to Billy Graham

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Tue Oct 8, 2024, 07:30 PM

Oct 8

But I believe that he was actually a Christian.

Franklin Graham is just as much a con artist as Trump.

He just scams from the pulpit.

Response to YessirAtsaFact (Reply #2)

Chin music This message was self-deleted by its author.

keithbvadu2

(40,092 posts)

3. There are Christians of faith and political Christians.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Tue Oct 8, 2024, 07:32 PM

Oct 8

Trump's Christians are the public face of Christianity in America today.

TomSlick

(11,885 posts)

4. Go for it Franklin.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Tue Oct 8, 2024, 07:34 PM

Oct 8

However, I recommend a discussion with your attorneys about Rule 11.

BaronChocula

(2,517 posts)

5. I'm guessing the word "frivolous" might show up

Reply to TomSlick (Reply #4)

Tue Oct 8, 2024, 07:55 PM

Oct 8

in one form or another in rule 11.

TomSlick

(11,885 posts)

8. In classic legal speak, the requirement of Rule 11 is that a pleading be "nonfrivolous."

Reply to BaronChocula (Reply #5)

Tue Oct 8, 2024, 08:04 PM

Oct 8

By presenting to the court a pleading, written motion, or other paper—whether by signing, filing, submitting, or later advocating it—an attorney or unrepresented party certifies that to the best of the person's knowledge, information, and belief, formed after an inquiry reasonable under the circumstances:
. . .
(2) the claims, defenses, and other legal contentions are warranted by existing law or by a nonfrivolous argument for extending, modifying, or reversing existing law or for establishing new law....

So yeah, filing a frivolous lawsuit can lead to sanctions.

GreenWave

(9,167 posts)

6. Jerusalem, I see you standing high...

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Tue Oct 8, 2024, 08:00 PM

Oct 8

But if you lose your salvation, there'll be no tears left to cry
Now some men worship a golden calf,
while others are bought and sold
and if we live like that,
brother we'll pay the toll.

John Denver

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Perhaps Evangelicals should take a listen?

Beartracks

(13,564 posts)

19. +1000 for John Denver.

Reply to GreenWave (Reply #6)

Wed Oct 9, 2024, 10:10 AM

Oct 9

Trueblue1968

(18,112 posts)

7. By what right does that Non Christian Frankie boy think he can silence Christian citizens ????

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Tue Oct 8, 2024, 08:02 PM

Oct 8

Piece of dog poop is what he is. His dad is rolling o er in his grsve.

Response to Trueblue1968 (Reply #7)

Chin music This message was self-deleted by its author.

Qutzupalotl

(15,146 posts)

20. Fallwell Jr.?

Reply to Chin music (Reply #10)

Wed Oct 9, 2024, 10:50 AM

Oct 9

Response to Qutzupalotl (Reply #20)

Chin music This message was self-deleted by its author.

spike jones

(1,776 posts)

11. On November 22, 1963, the day President Kennedy was killed

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Tue Oct 8, 2024, 09:17 PM

Oct 8

Billy Graham was interviewed and among other things said he thought this was a "wonderful opportunity." He said it twice. Something to the effect that people who haven't been to church in years will be in them now, and we can bring them to the Lord. I thought, “why you damn asshole, the whole world is crying and all you can say is that it is a wonderful opportunity.”

HUAJIAO

(2,587 posts)

14. Billy Graham was an asshole fraudster.

Reply to spike jones (Reply #11)

Tue Oct 8, 2024, 09:51 PM

Oct 8

oasis

(51,703 posts)

17. To my understanding, Rev. Graham and JFK

Reply to spike jones (Reply #11)

Tue Oct 8, 2024, 11:44 PM

Oct 8

had a friendly relationship, played golf and kept in touch.
Graham and Kennedy were to have a further discussion concerning the Christian faith. The meeting never happened because the President was shot.
Upon learning of JFK’s assassination, Graham lamented, “as followers of Christ we dare not be satisfied until we take every opportunity to share the love of Christ”.
A missed “opportunity”.

BittyJenkins

(587 posts)

12. Found this link with their ads, they

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Tue Oct 8, 2024, 09:25 PM

Oct 8

are great ads. Glad Frankie is mad.

]https://www.evangelicalsforharris.com/ads

bagimin

(1,457 posts)

13. Good ads..

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Tue Oct 8, 2024, 09:51 PM

Oct 8

especially "Keep Clear"!

czarjak

(12,404 posts)

15. Baptists For Sinners?

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Tue Oct 8, 2024, 10:03 PM

Oct 8

New rules, Franklin?

The Roux Comes First

(1,561 posts)

16. Obviously, It Is Not Just Trump at Issue Here, But Graham Himself

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Tue Oct 8, 2024, 10:48 PM

Oct 8

These cheesy faux-Christians have been working the marks (and markets) for years of course (brains knew this), but it is a great Revelation (!) to have the smartest and sparkiest few break out and wonder what life is like out there with reality!

Welcome to Oxygen!

Ruby the Liberal

(26,312 posts)

18. On what possible basis does this grifter think he has standing

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed Oct 9, 2024, 06:32 AM

Oct 9

Nothing but hateful threats and egomaniacal bluster

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