What do feminists and Franklin Graham have in common? At least one feminist shares Rev. Graham’s concern for Islam’s oppressive treatment of women, and even applauds his strong stance on the issue, a position that yielded his being disinvited to the Pentagon for the National Day of Prayer Service today. ACT! for America member and feminist Danielle Avel wrote a commentary about Graham and Islam on Andrew Breitbart’s “Big Government” website , saying:

“Graham may have been silenced by Islamic apologists at the Pentagon but he did not lose his public forum because he is “attacking Islam” — he lost his forum simply because he is telling the truth about Islam .”

Avel and Graham share a like concern for the women in Islam. But they couldn’t be more different in other ways. While Rev. Graham, son of legendary evangelist Billy Graham, is a conservative Christian who views homosexuality through the lens of Scripture, Avel views it through the eyes of a gay woman.

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Does the Manhattan Declaration unite or divide Christians? This question I posed last week prompted several thoughtful comments. I will address just one of them today, and more in the days to come. This discussion warrants continuation.

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The Manhattan Declaration may be called the Manhattan Division if Christians don’t get their act together. The document released last week called for unity among Christians on three distinct issues: life, traditional marriage, and religious liberty. Over 200,000 people have added their names to the 152 original signers, but many others have not.

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