Appearing Friday on Fox News, Franklin
Graham warned that the Supreme Court's ruling striking down state
bans on gay marriage will lead to the persecution of Christians and
God's judgment on America.
Graham, the son of evangelist Billy
Graham and head of the Billy Graham Evangelist Association, denounced
the ruling, saying that “our government is recognizing sin.”
“I will never recognize it in my
heart,” Graham told host Todd Starnes, because “God gave us
marriage and God does not change his mind.”
“You better be ready and you better
be prepared,” Graham
warned Christians, “because it's coming. I think there will be
persecution of Christians for our stand.”
“Our nation has a spiritual problem.
And we need God's forgiveness. We need to repent of our sins and
turn from our sins, because I do believe God's judgment will come on
this nation. When we read in the Scripture, we see how God judged
Israel. … And I believe God could bring judgment on America.”