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Ron Sachs-PoolÄozens of top replies of the more than 30,000 responses to Graham's Saturday Facebook post also applauded the State Department and Trump for pushing gay people, as one poster said, "to realize the sin that they are all doing and turn from the wicked ways!" State Department for helping deny embassies' requests to fly the rainbow flag during Pride Month. Prominent Evangelist Franklin Graham thanked President Donald Trump and the U.S. LGBTQ activists say the recent decision to reportedly deny embassies in Brazil, Germany, Latvia and Israel from flying the rainbow pride flag on official flag poles is just the latest affront to gay rights since Pompeo took over the State Department in April 2018. flag represents our nation-everyone-regardless of race, religion, or sexual orientation," the North Carolina native added. "The gay pride flag is offensive to Christians and millions of people of other faiths, not only in this country but around the world. That is the right decision," Graham, 66, wrote on Facebook over the weekend. Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for making the decision not to fly the gay flag over our embassies during June in recognition of gay pride month. State Department sources last week reportedly confirmed the agency had denied multiple diplomatic requests to fly the rainbow pride flag on official embassy flagpoles this month in honor of LGBT Pride Month.
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Thousands of his more than 7 million social media followers appeared to support Graham's claim that rainbow-adorned gay pride flags are "offensive" to Christians and much of the country. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for "making the decision not to fly the gay flag over our embassies" in June. evangelist Billy Graham and current president of the Samaritan's Purse took to Facebook Saturday to applaud Trump and U.S.