Franklin Graham
Samaritan’s Purse field hospitals much in demand as COVID case counts rise
By Yonat Shimron — January 11, 2021
LENOIR, N.C. (RNS) — The evangelical humanitarian relief organization has trained healthcare workers or treated COVID-19 patients in 30 countries. Its latest field hospital is in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Samaritan’s Purse to open a North Carolina field hospital for COVID-19 patients
By Yonat Shimron — December 31, 2020
(RNS) — The evangelical humanitarian relief organization headed by Franklin Graham will open a 30-bed field hospital to help five small hospitals in the western part of the state.
As Election Day looms, Christian pastors make bold political appeals
By Yonat Shimron, Emily McFarlan Miller, and Jack Jenkins — November 1, 2020
(RNS) — Prominent clergy on both sides urged their flocks to vote, even as they defended the propriety of addressing politics from the pulpit.
‘Well known pastor’ arrested on flight not a pastor, says Charlotte church
By Bob Smietana — October 27, 2020
(RNS) — The wife of a North Carolina pastor accused of disorderly conduct during a flight from Las Vegas to Detroit says he had a bad reaction to sleeping medication.
Trump, confirmed a Presbyterian, now identifies as ‘non-denominational Christian’
By Jack Jenkins and Maina Mwaura — October 23, 2020
WASHINGTON (RNS) — A rare exchange about religion-related matters with a president who, while allying closely with evangelical Christian leaders, has spoken little about his own faith.
Samaritan’s Purse to set up coronavirus field hospital in the Bahamas
By Yonat Shimron — October 15, 2020
(RNS) — The humanitarian relief organization run by Franklin Graham will open a field hospital in Nassau, where hospital facilities are overwhelmed with people suffering from COVID-19.
Trump taxes report highlights nearly $400,000 payment from Billy Graham group
By Jack Jenkins — September 28, 2020
WASHINGTON (RNS) — A new report from The New York Times citing Trump’s tax information raises questions about the potential conflicts of interest in making money off his religious allies while in office.
Franklin Graham borrows a tactic from the left with his Saturday prayer march
By Yonat Shimron — September 25, 2020
(RNS) — He insists the march is not an effort to encourage voting or to rally evangelicals to the polls ahead of the Nov. 3 election. But his choice of speakers suggests otherwise.
His RNC prayer was neutral, but Franklin Graham says the choice for president is not
By Yonat Shimron — August 28, 2020
(RNS) — Graham said the choice in November is clear: Democrats will steer the country toward the socialism of Venezuela or Cuba.
Republican National Convention to include several conservative Christian speakers
By Emily McFarlan Miller — August 24, 2020
(RNS) — Two relatives of the late evangelist Billy Graham, the head of an anti-abortion ministry, and the cofounder of Liberty University's Falkirk Center are among the conservative Christian leaders scheduled to speak this week at the Republican National Convention.
Billy Graham statue to replace that of white supremacist in US Capitol
By Yonat Shimron — August 3, 2020
(RNS) — The 10-foot, 10-inch-tall statue of the renowned evangelist will replace a statue of Charles Aycock that both the state of North Carolina and the US House want removed.
‘We’ve got to move on’: Q&A with Franklin Graham
By Elana Schor — May 12, 2020
NEW YORK (AP) — Franklin Graham talks about his Christian relief charity’s Central Park field hospital and reopening the country.
Samaritan’s Purse Central Park field hospital to close as virus cases drop in NYC
By Yonat Shimron — May 4, 2020
(RNS) — The group's medical staff, many of whom are experts in communicable diseases, will remain in New York City for a few more weeks to help out at Mount Sinai Hospital.
Under fire from many, Samaritan’s Purse finds an unlikely champion
By Yonat Shimron — April 21, 2020
(RNS) — In this time of growing polarization and identity politics, Whitney Tilson has stood his ground defending the work of the evangelical disaster relief organization, even as it has cost him some friendships.
Opposition to Samaritan’s Purse Central Park field hospital grows
By Yonat Shimron — April 14, 2020
(RNS) — LGBTQ activists stood several yards away from Samaritan Purse’s field hospital on the East Meadow lawn on Tuesday (April 14) and blasted city and state officials and Mount Sinai Hospital for partnering with the evangelical humanitarian relief organization.
