US evangelist Franklin Graham undergoes heart surgery at Mayo Clinic
Boome, North Carolina, USAP Evangelist Franklin Graham successfully underwent a specialised heart surgery on Monday to treat a condition which had developed in recent months, a spokesman said. In this 7th May, 2020, file photo, the Rev. Franklin Graham, president and CEO of Samaritan’s Purse, sits for a portrait at his group’s field hospital in […]
Biden again defends US pullout, West struggles with Afghanistan chaos; Franklin Graham calls for day of prayer
Kabul, Afghanistan/Washington DC, USReuters Western nations struggled on Friday to ramp up the pace ofevacuations from Afghanistan after reports of Taliban reprisals, as US President Joe Biden insisted that the chaos following the American troop withdrawal had not diminished Washington’s international credibility. Facing a torrent of criticism at home and abroad for his handling of the […]
British borough apologises for removing bus ads promoting Franklin Graham festival
RNS A British borough council and its transportation provider publicly apologised on their websites for removing bus ads promoting a 2018 event with evangelist Franklin Graham in the English seaside town of Blackpool. The apology follows a court finding that the actions of the borough council and its transportation provider “discriminated on the ground of […]
In the US, Franklin Graham urges evangelicals to get vaccinated before it’s “too late”
RNS Franklin Graham pleaded with evangelical Christians to get vaccinated against COVID-19 in an interview with Axios that appeared over the weekend on HBO, saying, “I want people to know that COVID-19 can kill you.” “But we have a vaccine out there that could possibly save your life. And if you wait, it could be too late,” […]
UK judge: Council discriminated in removing bus ads promoting Franklin Graham festival
RNS A British judge has ruled a borough council and its transportation provider discriminated against Christians by removing bus ads promoting an event with evangelist Franklin Graham in the English seaside town of Blackpool. The ads, which were briefly placed on public buses prior to Graham’s 2018 Lancashire Festival of Hope, were taken down after […]
In the US, Franklin Graham unfazed after evangelical base blasts him for encouraging vaccines
RNS As Facebook posts go, it was pretty straightforward. “ I have…been asked if Jesus were physically walking on earth now, would He be an advocate for vaccines,” wrote Franklin Graham in a Facebook post. Graham’s answer? “I would have to say – yes, I think Jesus Christ would advocate for people using vaccines and medicines […]
Rush Limbaugh, who shaped conservative Christian politics on the radio, has died
RNS Rush Limbaugh, the bombastic and popular radio host who shaped conservative politics for decades, has died. Limbaugh, who received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2020, was 70. This 5th November, 2018 file photo shows radio personality Rush Limbaugh introducing President Donald Trump at the start of a campaign rally in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Limbaugh, the talk radio […]
Fighting COVID: Samaritan’s Purse field hospitals much in demand as US coronavirus case counts rise
YONAT SHIMRON, of Religion News Service, reports from North Carolina where Samaritan’s Purse have set up a field hospital in response to the growing coronavirus crisis in the US…
Updated: Faith leaders, including Trump allies, condemn Capitol riot
Updated: 3pm (AEDT)Washington DC, USAP Religious leaders across the political spectrum, including several staunch supporters of President Donald Trump, strongly condemned the storming of the US Capitol by pro-Trump rioters. The violence “is an assault on democracy and representative government”, tweeted Ralph Reed, a longtime political conservative strategist who heads the Faith and Freedom Coalition. […]
In the US, Samaritan’s Purse to open a North Carolina field hospital for COVID-19 patients
RNS Seven months after closing its COVID-19 field hospital in New York City’s Central Park, Samaritan’s Purse is opening another one to treat overflow patients suffering from the coronavirus in western North Carolina. The evangelical humanitarian relief organisation headed by Franklin Graham will open a scaled-down 30-bed field hospital to help five small hospitals in […]