Progressives snap at Obama for tweet honoring the Rev. Billy Graham

Faithful progressives lashed out at President Barack Obama after he honored the life and legacy of the Rev. Billy Graham in a tweet on Wednesday.

 

Billy Graham was a humble servant who prayed for so many - and who, with wisdom and grace, gave hope and guidance to generations of Americans.

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) February 21, 2018

 

Mr. Graham died Wednesday of natural causes at the age of 99.

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Responding to Mr. Obama’s tweet, liberals chiefly took issue with the evangelist’s stance on homosexuality.

Some also accused Mr. Graham of racism, despite the evangelist’s demand that churches racially integrate his services in the early 1950s, bucking the Ku Klux Klan and other segregationists.

 

Wasn’t really feeling the love and guidance… He may have done well by many people, but the man also hurt countless individuals in the LGBT and other communities. We don’t need to celebrate his death, the same as we don’t need to celebrate his life.

Ex.https://t.co/goVFKdTtPF

— Christian Carter (@WineInTheCARTer) February 21, 2018

Delete this.

— Calvin (@calvinstowell) February 21, 2018

Is Obama aware he’s not running for office? He can be honest on this one

— Peter Wood (@notPeterWood) February 21, 2018

You are kind Mr. President. Especially since Billy Graham, motivated by racism, broke rank with his long tradition of never endorsing a candidate for president to support Mitt Romney in order to keep you from being reelected. Yet, you show great class and dignity by honoring him.

— Bishop Talbert Swan (@TalbertSwan) February 21, 2018

why

— KT NELSON (@KrangTNelson) February 21, 2018

nah

— Questlove Gomez (@questlove) February 21, 2018

You’re not running for anything again, you don’t have to say that

— David Klion (@DavidKlion) February 21, 2018

Nope. He spent decades demonizing my religion and directing hatred at us as well as the LGBTQ community. He gave hope and guidance to horrible people on how to be more horrible and bilked poor people to enrich himself, and taught his kids that too.

— Kaylara’s Bringing You Cold Cases (@KaylaraOwl) February 21, 2018

no he wasn’t. He was a manipulative bigot who lied and cheated his way to riches while oppressing the LGBT+ community among others. He deserves no eulogy.

— Brian (@Lafond66) February 21, 2018