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Saturday, May 7, 2022

‘It’s Murder’: Franklin Graham Opposes Biden’s Use of ‘God’ to Defend Abortion Rights

05-05-2022 CBN News Billy Hallowell, Faithwire

President Joe Biden was torched by conservatives and Christians this week when he defended abortion and railed against attempts to thwart it, in part, by noting he is a “child of God.”

The Rev. Franklin Graham was among those who took issue with Biden’s comments, with the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association president calling abortion a “sin” and likening it to “murder.”

“Biden said that the right to an abortion comes from being a ‘child of God.’ Mr. President, that is just not true,” Graham tweeted. “Being a child of God does not give you the right to take the lives of the innocent. Abortion is a sin— simply put, it‘s murder.”Related

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Biden made his controversial remarks Wednesday while lambasting a draft Supreme Court opinion indicating the justices could overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 case that ushered in nationalized abortion protections.

“As I said when this hit…this is about a lot more than abortion,” the president said. “I hadn’t read the whole opinion at that time.”

Biden then spoke about the origination of rights, stating such liberties don’t come from the government but originate as a result of being a “child of God.” He referred to a past debate with the late Robert Bork, a judge whose nomination to the Supreme Court was rejected, to make his point.

“This reminds me of the debate I had with Robert Bork. Bork believed the only reason you had any inherent rights is because the government gave them to you,” Biden claimed. “I said, ‘I believe I have the rights that I have not because the government gave them to me, which you believe, but because I’m just a child of God, I exist.’”

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He then pivoted to decry the notion that there is “no right to privacy” and launched into wild speculation about what could happen next if the Supreme Court does, indeed, overturn Roe.

“What happens if you have [a state change] the law saying that children who are LGBTQ can’t be in classrooms with other children. Is that legit under the way the decision’s written?” Biden asked. “What are the next things that are going to be attacked because this MAGA crowd is really the most extreme political organization that’s existed in history, in recent American history.”

Biden’s comments drew rebuke on a variety of fronts. From his insult of former President Donald Trump supporters to his pondering about LGBTQ issues, reactions were swift.

But it was the “child of God” comment that triggered some of the most stunned reactions. Political fundraiser Beth Baumann joined Graham and others in their rebuke, tweeting, “Biden literally just made the case against abortion.”

Her point, of course, is that Biden is using language about human value — the same language pro-lifers use to explain why killing unborn babies — made in God’s image — is immoral.

Others, like Twitter user @Bergfeld24, noted Biden’s oft-times heralded Catholic faith and pondered how it mixed with these comments about abortion.

“Invoking God to justify your reason for supporting abortion seems a little off to me,” @Bergfeld24 wrote. “Especially when Biden claims to be a Catholic and the Catholic faith believes life begins at conception.”

As Faithwire previously reported, Biden drew similar ire of conservatives and Christians last month, when he said transgender people are “made in the image of God” and proclaimed one of the best ways parents can keep transgender children “safe and healthy” is to affirm their “child’s identity.”

“To parents of transgender children, affirming your child’s identity is one of the most powerful things you can do to keep them safe and healthy,” Biden said in an official White House video.

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Wednesday, May 17, 2017

How the Prisoner Who Spoke in Tongues Before Execution Came to Know Christ - JESSILYN JUSTICE CHARISMA NEWS

Kenneth Williams (Reuters/Arkansas Dept. Corrections)

How the Prisoner Who Spoke in Tongues Before Execution Came to Know Christ

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He went into prison as a murderer. He left as Minister Kenneth D. Williams, child of God.

Williams was executed in late April in Arkansas' string of executions before one of the drugs used for the lethal injection cocktail expired.

Before his death, he found the peace and love of Jesus Christ while in prison. But the seeds were planted while he was on trial for killing cheerleader Dominique Hurd.

"Mrs. Williams (No relation to me) but the mother of the late 19-year-old Dominique Hurd, whom I senselessly murdered, took the stand having suffered great loss, and she shared these words: 'I forgive Kenneth Williams. My daughter Dominique 'Nikki' Hurd was a forgiven person.' She said, 'I do not wish for him to be put to death. His death won't bring my daughter back.' She went on to say, 'I pray that before Kenneth Williams leaves this world he will give his heart to Jesus,'" Williams wrote before his death.

The post, and dozens more, is shared on a public Facebook page dedicated to remembering Williams.

At the time of his death, Williams completed multiple courses through Crossroads Bible Institute, including a Master's degree in Religion from Universal Life Church.

"That marvelous light that shined forth that day out of Mrs.Williams acted as a planted seed into the soil of my life. Years later, it would yield something special and God's bread," Williams said.

In the weeks leading up to his execution, Williams sat on death row and rifled through handwritten notes begging him to come to Jesus. Little did the senders know, he already did.

"I've been stabilized and sustained by the inner peace and forgiveness I've received through a relationship with Jesus Christ," Williams wrote as part of the Marshall Project.

He continues:

Oh boy, do the letters come pouring in after an execution date has been set! During mail call, I receive more mail than ever before about the well-being of my soul. Do you know God? Have you accepted Jesus Christ as lord of your life? If you don't repent before you die you will go to hell. They send typed letters, handwritten letters, cards, books, etc.
Most of these materials are destined for the trash. Where were they all those years, when I was sitting on death row, when I might have embraced what they had to offer? I see them as opportunists, who want to brag to their friends about how they tried to win my soul.

At this point, an individual has already made his peace with God, or hasn't.

On the day of his clemency hearing, Williams apologized to his victims' families and explained how Jesus changed his life. After more than a decade in prison, Williams was an ordained minister.

"I don't invoke the name of God and Jesus to get out of a death sentence," Williams said. "Again, not to sound arrogant, but whether or not you grant me clemency is fine with me."

He continued: "A good tree cannot bear bad fruit. From the day of my conversion to my present day, please judge me by my fruit. Are they good, or are they bad?"

The board denied his clemency, and Williams was later put to death.

But not before he decided to let his final words be a prayer, said through speaking in tongues.

"Tongues are made mention of in the Bible: 1 Corinthians chapter 14. If it be my fate to die on an execution table shaped like a crucifixion cross, my last words here on earth will be spoken to God above while the ADC and the State of Arkansas work to put my body to death beneath," Williams said

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