Franklin Graham dismisses backlash to Trump's AI Jesus meme: 'A lot to do about nothing'

Michie said:

Evangelist and Samaritan's Purse CEO Franklin Graham issued a statementThursday morning dismissing the backlash to President Donald Trump's since-deleted social media post depicting him as a robed, Christ-like figure with light emanating from his hands.

"I do not believe President Trump would knowingly depict himself as Jesus Christ — that would certainly be inappropriate," Graham said. "I'm thankful the President has made it very clear that this was not at all what he thought the AI-generated image was representing — he thought it was a doctor helping someone, and when he learned of the concerns, he immediately removed the post."


After deleting the Truth Social postMonday following pushback from many of his supporters and House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., Trump dismissed allegations that he was attempting to liken himself to Christ. He instead said he thought the AI-generated image of him in first-century Middle Eastern garb depicted him as "a doctor" who was healing people.

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Franklin Graham dismisses backlash to Trump's AI Jesus meme: 'A lot to do about nothing'

Evangelist and Samaritan s Purse CEO Franklin Graham issued a statement Thursday dismissing the backlash about President Donald Trump s since-deleted social media post depicting him as a robed,

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Servus said:

He didn't come up with the idea or create the thing. Nick Adams designed and created it. Trump just liked it and shared it. Of all the things for people to spend their energy on over things Trump does, a meme probably shouldn't be so high on the list.

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Tuur said:

That's right: He liked it. I'm sure the astronauts aboard the Artemis II liked the comment one made about showing what mankind can do, but I found it cringeworthy due to the shear hubris. That image was cringeworthy for the deity aspect, and Trump liked it. That's actually not surprising, and that's said without insult.

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Michie said:

Evangelist and Samaritan's Purse CEO Franklin Graham issued a statementThursday morning dismissing the backlash to President Donald Trump's since-deleted social media post depicting him as a robed, Christ-like figure with light emanating from his hands.

"I do not believe President Trump would knowingly depict himself as Jesus Christ — that would certainly be inappropriate," Graham said. "I'm thankful the President has made it very clear that this was not at all what he thought the AI-generated image was representing — he thought it was a doctor helping someone, and when he learned of the concerns, he immediately removed the post."


After deleting the Truth Social postMonday following pushback from many of his supporters and House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., Trump dismissed allegations that he was attempting to liken himself to Christ. He instead said he thought the AI-generated image of him in first-century Middle Eastern garb depicted him as "a doctor" who was healing people.

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Franklin Graham dismisses backlash to Trump's AI Jesus meme: 'A lot to do about nothing'

Evangelist and Samaritan s Purse CEO Franklin Graham issued a statement Thursday dismissing the backlash about President Donald Trump s since-deleted social media post depicting him as a robed,

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Michie said:

Evangelist and Samaritan's Purse CEO Franklin Graham issued a statementThursday morning dismissing the backlash to President Donald Trump's since-deleted social media post depicting him as a robed, Christ-like figure with light emanating from his hands.

"I do not believe President Trump would knowingly depict himself as Jesus Christ — that would certainly be inappropriate," Graham said. "I'm thankful the President has made it very clear that this was not at all what he thought the AI-generated image was representing — he thought it was a doctor helping someone, and when he learned of the concerns, he immediately removed the post."


After deleting the Truth Social postMonday following pushback from many of his supporters and House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., Trump dismissed allegations that he was attempting to liken himself to Christ. He instead said he thought the AI-generated image of him in first-century Middle Eastern garb depicted him as "a doctor" who was healing people.

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Franklin Graham dismisses backlash to Trump's AI Jesus meme: 'A lot to do about nothing'

Evangelist and Samaritan s Purse CEO Franklin Graham issued a statement Thursday dismissing the backlash about President Donald Trump s since-deleted social media post depicting him as a robed,

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Servus said:

How do you know with absolute certainty exactly what he was thinking at the time?

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Tuur said:

He saw it; he liked it; he ran it. This is not hard.

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FAITH-IN-HIM said:

You are correct—personal attacks are against the forum rules, and even if such rules didn’t exist, it’s still completely inappropriate to engage in personal attacks in a public space. However, I believe this forum seems outdated and reflects an era when personal attacks, provocative language, or targeting someone's appearance, gender, or beliefs were seen as unacceptable behavior in American society.

Today, we live in an American culture where even national leaders use derogatory names on public platforms—calling women “Miss Piggy” on national television, referring to senators as “Little Marco” or “Crooked Hillary,” openly criticizing religious figures like the Pope, boasting about inappropriate behavior towards women, and sharing AI-generated images of themselves as Jesus. Some even post on social media advocating ending five-thousands of years of civilization. I think we've moved past the time when personal attacks were unacceptable online, our political discourse at the highest levels has become so coarse that perhaps the terms of service should be updated to reflect modern realities.

This forum seeks to maintain the civility and charitable behavior reminiscent of a bygone era when civility was considered a virtue and blasphemy was regarded as a sin. Today, evangelicals embrace leaders who claim, "I never ask God's forgiveness because I haven't done anything wrong," and Catholic Americans believe the political figures they support have a better understanding of the Bible than the Pope himself. Therefore, these Terms of Service for the forum are absolutely useless and completely inadequate for the times we live in.

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FAITH-IN-HIM said:

You are correct—personal attacks are against the forum rules, and even if such rules didn’t exist, it’s still completely inappropriate to engage in personal attacks in a public space. However, I believe this forum seems outdated and reflects an era when personal attacks, provocative language, or targeting someone's appearance, gender, or beliefs were seen as unacceptable behavior in American society.

Today, we live in an American culture where even national leaders use derogatory names on public platforms—calling women “Miss Piggy” on national television, referring to senators as “Little Marco” or “Crooked Hillary,” openly criticizing religious figures like the Pope, boasting about inappropriate behavior towards women, and sharing AI-generated images of themselves as Jesus. Some even post on social media advocating ending five-thousands of years of civilization. I think we've moved past the time when personal attacks were unacceptable online, our political discourse at the highest levels has become so coarse that perhaps the terms of service should be updated to reflect modern realities.

This forum seeks to maintain the civility and charitable behavior reminiscent of a bygone era when civility was considered a virtue and blasphemy was regarded as a sin. Today, evangelicals embrace leaders who claim, "I never ask God's forgiveness because I haven't done anything wrong," and Catholic Americans believe the political figures they support have a better understanding of the Bible than the Pope himself. Therefore, these Terms of Service for the forum are absolutely useless and completely inadequate for the times we live in.

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FaithT said:

I think that when we have the POTUS, possibly the most famous and powerful person in the world lowering the bar with daily personal attacks against virtually everyone, personal attacks by others are to be expected. Trump and his followers have made it socially acceptable IMO.

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Servus said:

The problem with it is it derails the thread with Off Topic banter.

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FAITH-IN-HIM said:

Maybe you should ask the moderator to enforce the TOS. After all, we are a nation of rules and laws and should behave like good Christians!
or I could generate a picture with AI , pretend to be Jesus and post here.

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FAITH-IN-HIM said:

You are correct—personal attacks are against the forum rules, and even if such rules didn’t exist, it’s still completely inappropriate to engage in personal attacks in a public space. However, I believe this forum seems outdated and reflects an era when personal attacks, provocative language, or targeting someone's appearance, gender, or beliefs were seen as unacceptable behavior in American society.

Today, we live in an American culture where even national leaders use derogatory names on public platforms—calling women “Miss Piggy” on national television, referring to senators as “Little Marco” or “Crooked Hillary,” openly criticizing religious figures like the Pope, boasting about inappropriate behavior towards women, and sharing AI-generated images of themselves as Jesus. Some even post on social media advocating ending five-thousands of years of civilization. I think we've moved past the time when personal attacks were unacceptable online, our political discourse at the highest levels has become so coarse that perhaps the terms of service should be updated to reflect modern realities.

This forum seeks to maintain the civility and charitable behavior reminiscent of a bygone era when civility was considered a virtue and blasphemy was regarded as a sin. Today, evangelicals embrace leaders who claim, "I never ask God's forgiveness because I haven't done anything wrong," and Catholic Americans believe the political figures they support have a better understanding of the Bible than the Pope himself. Therefore, these Terms of Service for the forum are absolutely useless and completely inadequate for the times we live in.

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Servus said:

Like this? I'm wearing a white and red robe with glowing hands, so I must be pretending to be Jesus.

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