Cissie Graham Lynch Questioned on LGBT Stance, Vows to Protect All Faiths if Confirmed to Trump Admin. Post
Ryan Foley : Nov 13, 2026
Christian Post
[ChristianPost.com] Cissie Graham Lynch, President Donald Trump's nominee to serve as US ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom and granddaughter of the late evangelist Billy Graham, told members of Congress that she will "protect people of all faiths" if confirmed, as one lawmaker questioned her about her views on LGBT non-discrimination laws. Lynch appeared before the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee for a confirmation hearing Tuesday. She was one of several Trump nominees for diplomatic posts the committee questioned and considered. ... Lynch discussed visiting "mass graveyards in northern Iraq," talking with "displaced women in Sudan" who are forced to hide in the mountains, and meeting with "family members of the 21 Coptic Christians who have been beheaded by [the Islamic State] on the shores of Libya." Insisting that "they are not statistics" but rather "faces, names, and families," Lynch vowed that "I will carry their stories with me into this role."... Click Here to read. Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here