Social Justice

Racism, Reconciliation, and the Church’s Response

What does racial reconciliation look like from a Biblical perspective? How can the church respond to this issue that seems to permeate every aspect of today’s society? “We can’t ignore what’s happening in our culture, and we’re going to have to talk about it in the church,” Cissie Graham Lynch said on this week’s episode of …

A Historic First for Evangelistic Events in Vietnam

In a historic first, great strides were made for religious freedom in Vietnam. Earlier this week, Franklin Graham was welcomed to the country by government officials in Hanoi, who granted permission for this weekend’s Spring Love Festival in Ho Chi Minh City. This is the first time the Vietnamese government has given permission for an …

Glasgow Case Victory Upholds Religious Freedom in the United Kingdom

Photo above: Glasgow, United Kingdom A victory for believers and Christian organisations in the United Kingdom after Scottish court ruled in favour of Franklin Graham and religious freedom on Monday.  The definitive ruling affirms Christians with traditional religious views must be treated fairly and equally. Sheriff John McCormick ruled that Scottish Event Campus (SEC) were …

How the Love of Christ Overcomes Racial Divides

Photo above: Since 2017, Kevin Williams (left) and Ken Dunlap (right) have served together on the Rapid Response Team. Deploying to natural and man-made disasters, the ministry has responded to several communities with racial tension, including Ferguson, Missouri, where teenager Michael Brown Jr. was killed in a police shooting in August 2014. When Billy Graham …

Billy Graham on Racism

Where does racism come from? What can we do to fix it? Billy Graham explores the answers to those questions in this one-minute message.  

Franklin Graham on Racism and 5 Biblical Ways to Respond

As protests continue across the country following the death of George Floyd, conversations about racism and social justice are important for Christians to have right now. Floyd was an African American man who died in police custody on May 25 in Minneapolis. Video of the moments before his death sparked national outrage, and in a Facebook …

Rapid Response Team Ministering in Minneapolis Amid Protests

Photo above: Protestors demonstrate outside of a burning liquor store near the Minneapolis 3rd Police Precinct, Thursday, May 28, 2020, in Minneapolis. Protests over the death of George Floyd, a black man who died in police custody Monday, broke out in Minneapolis for a third straight night. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) Amid ongoing riots and protests …

Northern Ireland Pro-Life Protest Draws Tens of Thousands

Last week, nearly 20,000 pro-life supporters met at the steps of Northern Ireland’s government buildings for a “silent protest” in response to British Parliament legislation passed in July that orders Northern Ireland to implement the United Kingdom’s liberal abortion laws. Abortion is illegal in Northern Ireland, except when the mother’s life is in jeopardy. But …

‘They’re Hungry to Hear Hope’: Chaplains Ministering at the Mexico Border

The Billy Graham Rapid Response Team is ministering alongside Samaritan’s Purse at refugee centres in Del Rio and Laredo, Texas, to offer the love and compassion of Jesus Christ.  “If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, and one of you says to them, ‘Go in peace, be warmed and filled,’ without …