Samaritan’s Purse Rejected Me Because I’m Gay
COVID-19, Franklin Graham, and homophobia
I read a story online this morning that I didn’t believe
I read that Franklin Graham’s celebrated Samaritan’s Purse charity was setting up a tent hospital in New York City’s Central Park to care for overflow COVID-19 patients from Mt. Sinai and other overwhelmed facilities. I read that all volunteers, including medical professionals, would have to agree to a “statement of faith” condemning LGBTQ people if they wanted to work in the tent hospital.
I told myself the story was hype
I couldn’t believe any major charity in the face of a global crisis would reject qualified volunteers who are LGBTQ or who support LGBTQ people. I figured Samaritan’s Purse had a problem with old or inaccurate information on their website.