Why is the body of unofficial "preacher to the presidents" Billy Graham to lie in honor at the US Capitol?
It's a slap in the face of every non-Christian in America.
Back in the Bad Old Days, when the United States could still pretend to be a Protestant country, Billy Graham had the ear of the White House for decades on end: a battering of separation which, frankly, can only be described as a national disgrace.
This homophobic anti-Semite had one sole agenda: to capture souls for his greedy god.
That the body of such a man should receive one of the highest honors available to any American—last accorded Rosa Parks, one of the preeminent heroes of the struggle for Civil Rights—is utterly reprehensible.
For Graham, to put it baldly, was no hero. Graham was nothing short of a spiritual imperialist.
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Thank you, Steven. Many of our local community members are really angry about this. And why yes, we *are* on the job here in DC
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P.S. Keep up the Washington witching. Gods know we need it!
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Thanks and a tip of the black pointy hat, Caroline. I've updated the post accordingly. May the finger of shame be pointed at them
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This is not "Washington's" fault. This is the fault of our overlords, the GOP. Many Washingtonians are deeply offended for exa