enough seats to form a majority government. now on bbc news: it s hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. the united states is a secular republic, there is no state religion. but many americans have nonetheless come to see their country as a beacon of muscular christian values. my guest today is franklin graham, a christian evangelist with a nationwide following and influence to match. his father, billy, was perhaps the most famous evangelist of them all, but franklin has taken the family ministry in a more political direction why? and from abortion to gay marriage, is he deepening america s divisions? franklin graham, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. your family name is synonymous with preaching, with evangelism. you ve been at it for, what, four decades and more. as you look at your own country, america, today. how do you feel about its moral and spiritual health? i think morally, no question, our nation is in great decline. the world is, mor
taken the family ministry in a more political direction why? and from abortion to gay marriage, is he deepening america s divisions? franklin graham, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. yourfamily name is synonymous with preaching, with evangelism. you ve been at it for, what, four decades and more. as you look at your own country, america, today. how do you feel about its moral and spiritual health? i think morally, no question, our nation is in great decline. the world is, morally. and it s one of these things that we see. but we don t we don t get discouraged. we keep preaching the truth. and the truth is that god loves us, that he cares for us, that he s sent his son from heaven to this earth to take our sins. he didn t come to condemn us, he came to save us. and this is a message that we preach to every generation. why are you so convinced that you are living through an era of moral decline? just watch the news, and you see the moral decline all around us. of course, churc
a field hospital in new york to help with the covid crisis back in the spring of 2020, insisted that every member of medical staff who worked in that clinic had to agree to the statement that marriage should only be between a biological man and a biological woman? we do this with staff that we deploy in field hospitals like that, because these are people that work in many different hospitals and clinics across the country. and we just want to make sure that everybody is on the same page. but this is about doctors what does it matter what doctors think about the validity of gay marriage? it s having a team of people that is united, and a team of people that are going the same direction. and so, yes, and we still do this. see, as we go through all of these different issues and they play out internationally, notjust in the united states, it is clear that your reputation has been damaged somewhat in some circles because of the things you say. you re on a tour of the uk,
i talk about christian values and there is no question that you, with your samaritan s purse charitable organisation, have done some amazing and wonderful humanitarian work, notjust in the united states, but across the world. but does it feel right to you that samaritan s purse, for example, when it set up a field hospital in new york to help with the covid crisis back in the spring of 2020, insisted that every member of medical staff who worked in that clinic had to agree to the statement that marriage should only be between a biological man and a biological woman? we do this with staff that we deploy in field hospitals like that, because these are people that work in many different hospitals and clinics across the country. and we just want to make sure that everybody is on the same page. but this is about doctors what does it matter what doctors think about the validity of gay marriage? it s having a team of people that is united and a team of people that are going the same direc
he was vice president to address, get, this the root causes of immigration. boy, does that sound familiar. i guess he never found the answer to that one because it s never been a real solution. joe biden had no problem calling the border a crisis back in 2014 but now that it s his mess, of course, he is nowhere to be found. my next guest has been down to the border watching this crisis unfold in realtime daily caller reporter jorge ventura joins me now. jorge, you have been there. you have been talking to people. you are on top of this story, when i ask this question where is everybody? does the administration know and doesn t want to say or do they really not know what s happening? well, pete, the administration is well aware so right now these family units are being processed at record numbers inside the united states. and when you are driving around del rio, you will actually find haitians waiting at either the airport or at these local gas