New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson attacked Samaritan’s Purse, a Christian relief organization operating an “overflow” hospital for coronavirus patients who do not need intensive care, calling the group “bigoted” because it believes in the traditional definition of marriage, and demanding that the group be booted from New York City now that the coronavirus pandemic seems to be slowing.
Samaritan’s Purse, led by Rev. Franklin Graham, set up a field hospital in Central Park last month, pledging to assist New York hospitals overwhelmed by COVID-19 patients. The 60-bed assistance center, The Daily Wire reported at the time, was designed to provide care to those individuals who did not need ventilators or to spend time in respiratory ICUs.
LGBT activists and progressive New Yorkers immediately raised an alarm and demanded to know whether Samaritan’s Purse, which opposes abortion and same-sex marriage, would turn away openly gay patients. NYC blog Gothamist worried that there were “growing fears that some New Yorkers could face discrimination and substandard care from the religious organization.”
The furor became so aggressive that NYC mayor Bill de Blasio pledged to keep an eye on Samaritan’s Purse, and even made the organization sign an agreement assuring the city that no LGBT individuals would be turned away.
It does not appear that Samaritan’s Purse turned away any patient requesting treatment, but Johnson demanded the “discriminatory” organization be banished from NYC as soon as possible, regardless.
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2 comments:
Ny city is the modern day Sodom
And Fallwell doesn't care about helping people. This is about evangelizing. Taking advantage of a crisis for gain. This isn't about helping people in need, it's about proselytizing.
If it was actually about helping people, this group wouldn't require signed declarations on religious and political positions.
His intentions are a farce.
HOWEVER, the help should be allowed to be there. Censoring ideas and speech doesn't help. Recognizing intention and having honest open conversation does help.
They should be allowed to stay and help... but make no bones about it... this is not about helping people because it's the humane and right thing to do... this help comes with an agenda.
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