{"id":14181,"date":"2020-08-17T13:26:25","date_gmt":"2020-08-17T17:26:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/news\/?p=14181"},"modified":"2020-09-17T11:40:57","modified_gmt":"2020-09-17T15:40:57","slug":"franklin-graham-warns-biden-harris-ticket-should-be-a-great-concern-to-all-christians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/news\/2020\/08\/franklin-graham-warns-biden-harris-ticket-should-be-a-great-concern-to-all-christians","title":{"rendered":"Franklin Graham Warns Biden-Harris Ticket \u2018Should Be a Great Concern to All Christians\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_14040\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14040\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/140\/2020\/07\/48548344661_fc994b0c25_c-e1595263468243.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14040\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/140\/2020\/07\/48548344661_fc994b0c25_c-e1595263468243.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14040\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gage Skidmore, \/Flickr.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Evangelist Franklin Graham is urging believers to take a close look at what a Biden-Harris would look like, warning Christians of their extreme abortion views.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cJoe Biden &amp; Kamala Harris are labeled as the most pro-abortion presidential ticket in the history of our nation,\u201d Franklin wrote on Twitter on Wednesday. \u201cThis should be a great concern to all Christians. As a follower of Jesus Christ, I am pro-life &amp; believe every life is precious to God.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The son of the late Rev. Billy Graham, who has also been a prominent evangelical supporter of the president, included a link to a Breitbart article where several pro-life leaders warned of Biden and Harris\u2019 extreme stance on abortion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKamala Harris is an extremist who supports abortion on demand through birth, paid for by taxpayers, and even infanticide \u2014 an agenda rejected by the overwhelming majority of Americans, including millions of Independents and rank-and-file Democrats,\u201d Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of the Susan B. Anthony List, said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf elected, it is clear Biden and Harris will immediately begin rolling back President [Donald] Trump\u2019s pro-life gains, as well as longstanding policies like the Hyde Amendment,\u201d Dannenfelser said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTogether Biden and Harris constitute the most pro-abortion presidential candidate in American history\u201d Dannenfelser added.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Like Joe Biden himself, Kamala Harris favors radical abortion policies including late-term abortion paid for by taxpayers, as well as forcing Catholic religious orders like the Little Sisters of the Poor to provide abortion drugs in their healthcare plans,&#8221; said Brian Burch, president of CatholicVote, in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In November 2018, Harris ruthlessly criticized Brian Buescher, a Catholic federal district court nominee from Nebraska, about his affiliation with the Knights of Columbus. It is clear that a Biden-Harris ticket threatens the values Catholics in this country hold most dear,&#8221; the statement continued.<\/p>\n<p>When Harris campaigned for the Democratic presidential nomination last year, she suggested that local and state governments with restrictive abortion laws should be required to seek federal approval before changing laws relative to women\u2019s reproductive health, the Washington Examiner reports.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we look at a law like what\u2019s happening in Alabama and they\u2019re saying they\u2019re going to sentence a doctor to 99 years, as a prosecutor, let me tell you, I got a real problem with that,\u201d Harris said during a cable news town hall in May 2019. &#8220;We cannot tolerate a perspective that is about going backward and not understanding women have agency, women have value, women have authority to make decisions about their own lives and their own bodies.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Planned Parenthood congratulated Harris in a statement following Biden\u2019s announcement that she would be his running mate.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Throughout her career, she has been a steadfast champion for reproductive rights and health care. With this selection, Joe Biden has made it clear that he is deeply committed to not only protecting reproductive rights but also advancing and expanding them,&#8221; the organization said. &#8220;There is no doubt that Kamala will electrify the ticket and play a vital role in defeating Donald Trump.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Trump pledged support for the anti-abortion movement during his first term in office. He was also the first siting president to speak at the national March for Life in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Together, we are the voice for the voiceless,&#8221; Trump said at the rally. &#8220;When it comes to abortion, Democrats is a \u2014 and you know this, you\u2019ve seen what\u2019s happened \u2014 Democrats have embraced the most radical and extreme positions taken and seen in this country for years, and decades \u2014 and you can even say for centuries.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Evangelist Franklin Graham is urging believers to take a close look at what a Biden-Harris would look like, warning Christians of their extreme abortion views. \u201cJoe Biden &amp; Kamala Harris are labeled as the most pro-abortion presidential ticket in the history of our nation,\u201d Franklin wrote on Twitter on Wednesday. \u201cThis should be a 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