Here is the FULL PAGE ad that Billy Graham placed in 14 newspapers over the weekend (Both days). I wonder how much good the money spent would have done to really serve the needy in NC? Extra beds in homeless shelters; more food in soup kitchens, etc. Everyone is entitled to their personal beliefs, but when they are used to deny others of basic protections and equality under the law that is unacceptable. Everyone is entitled to fair and equal protection, regardless of their personal beliefs. When the personal belief system of a select group is used to deny the rights and protections of another group with a different set of personal beliefs, then we have embarked on a dangerous journey of decline. Just look around the world to see what it looks like. People everywhere being denied BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS because their personal belief system does not correspond to the belief system of another larger more powerful group. Anytime religion enters into the political arena, people are going to suffer. In this country there is a very troubling trend to allow religion to enter into political discussion. The separation of Church and State should be absolute. There is just too much opportunity for total cognitive dissonance when that happens. Facts become secondary a emotions prevent rational decision making to occur.
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