The Rev. Franklin Graham has come out in praise of the new law
signed by North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory which says that transgender
people must use the bathroom which corresponds to their biological
identity.
Charisma News reports that the new law reverses the city of Charlotte’s
transgender bathroom ordinance which allowed transgender people to use
the bathroom corresponding to the gender with which they identified.
"They did the right thing in killing that bill," Graham wrote on
Facebook Friday evening. "Charlotte's mayor and City Council voted to
allow people to use a restroom or locker room that did not match their
biological identity. We all know that's ridiculous—and dangerous. I'm
glad North Carolina has a governor who will stand up for what is right
and protect our children.”
"Now he's facing harsh criticism by LGBT orchestrated voices,” Graham
continued. “He's facing threats of backlash by big business, and of
course his political opponents want to use this to their advantage. We
can't bow down to economic threats that risk the protection of our
citizens and go against common sense and morality. Government should not
mandate men being able to use a women's public restroom based on their
felt 'gender identity' of the day.”
Graham, who was born and raised in North Carolina and lives there
still, likely felt a particular call to comment on the North Carolina
law.
In response to San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee’s statement that he is
banning all San Francisco city employees from job-related travel to
North Carolina in protest of the new bill, Graham stated, "I think Mayor
Lee needs to focus on the problems of San Francisco—which are many—and
leave NC to our governor to manage. He and others who are threatening NC
with all kinds of boycotts really need to get their facts straight
rather than believing the misinformation promoted by the Progressive
Left.”
"The measure just passed doesn't allow discrimination at all,” he
continued… "I'm so thankful NC has a governor and a majority of
legislators at the capitol who have some backbone and aren't being
pushed around by the dangerous whims of LGBT activists. I hope every
pastor in every church across this country will pray for Gov. McCrory
and these issues in their services tomorrow—and that they will stand
against the onslaught on morality and God's truth in our nation."
Photo courtesy: Religion News Service
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