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Heartstrings

(7,349 posts)
Sun Aug 23, 2020, 07:10 PM Aug 2020

Copied from a friend's post, who said it better than I could....bravo!



Franklin Graham claims God was absent from the Democratic Convention. So I posted this comment on his Facebook page in response. "God was absent?
I saw God in a thirteen year old boy speaking out about how an act of kindness made him feel good about himself.
I heard God's voice in Gabby Gifford's re-learning to use hers.
I saw God in Senator Duckworth standing tall on artificial legs after losing her own in service for our country.
I saw God in the woman whose life of service was inspired by a mother who asked, "What are you going to do about making it better?"
I heard God in the voice of a man who has never lost his faith despite being sorely tested in many ways.
So no, Franklin you might not have heard the name God invoked as you will during the Republican convention, but God was not absent — you just had to be open minded enough to hear him."

This part IS mine.
Despite the false memes I have seen, they did not strike the words “under God” from the pledge of allegiance.

The message that Biden/Harris sent was one of compassion and decisive action to make things better for those most in need. That’s what I learned in my faith training.
They do not defend nor accept attacks on others based on birthplace, color, or ability. They believe that elected officials must consider all the country, not just the parts that voted for them, or those who can reward them economically.
I believe faith supports social and economic justice.
Franklin Graham comes up short in many measures, but I’m not his judge. As I recall, it was he without sin that may cast the first stone.

*Courtesy of my friend on Facebook
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Copied from a friend's post, who said it better than I could....bravo! (Original Post) Heartstrings Aug 2020 OP
Meh...I get the sentiment Hav Aug 2020 #1
Thanks, Hav! Heartstrings Aug 2020 #4
+1. SammyWinstonJack Aug 2020 #5
Bravo! 70sEraVet Aug 2020 #2
Both parts are beautiful MacKasey Aug 2020 #3
Very well done. Enterstageleft Aug 2020 #6
Satan will definitely be present at the GOP Convention Blue Owl Aug 2020 #7
K & R LiberalLovinLug Aug 2020 #8
K&R smirkymonkey Aug 2020 #9

Hav

(5,969 posts)
1. Meh...I get the sentiment
Sun Aug 23, 2020, 07:27 PM
Aug 2020

but none of the examples need the inclusion of god to take away from what the individual persons achieved all by themselves or in some cases together with other people. The act of kindness and its consequences, for instance, didn't come from god. Neither did Gifford's ability to talk again.

Your part was way better.

Enterstageleft

(3,396 posts)
6. Very well done.
Sun Aug 23, 2020, 08:01 PM
Aug 2020

My question to Franklin Graham, "do you really believe ANY god except Loki would ever support that cretin in our white house"?

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