Evangelical preacher Franklin Graham has a dim view of America, stating it is “morally rotten” and needs to return to the Bible.
Graham spoke during Sunday’s “Rededicate 250” event in Washington, D.C.
The event was a day-long prayer rally at the National Mall that featured video clips from President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, as well as speakers like Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
During his time at the mic,
When Graham stepped to the mic, he warned America is speeding towards ruin.
“There is a downward moral decline spiraling ever deeper into the mire. Things that never would have been talked about publicly just 30 years ago, sinful behavior that should make us blush, is now celebrated and flaunted on Main Street America,” Graham said. “America has become morally rotten, completely sick with sin; transgenderism, same-sex marriage, opening women’s locker rooms to men, are just the tip of the iceberg.”
Graham placed blame on the Bible being “removed” from schools and from the public.
He said this has led to the country looking and acting much different than when it was founded.
“The spiritual climate of 2026 is vastly different than the country our Founding Fathers established in 1776,” he said. “The vast majority of Americans then had at least a basic understanding of the Bible.”
He also said Americans have an “insatiable appetite” for violence that is incited by video games and videos on YouTube.
Instead, Americans need to pray and read the Bible more.
“There can be no revival without prayer and repentance,” he said.
Graham, son of the late famous evangelist Billy Graham, has a close relationship with Trump.
He said the “hand of God”spared Trump after the latest assassination attempt against him at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner.
