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Franklin Graham conducts services at Pentagon - Apr. 18, 2003
(CNN.com, April 18, 2003)
Christian minister Franklin Graham delivered a Good Friday message at the Pentagon over objections from some Muslim employees who complained about his earlier description of Islam as "a very evil and wicked religion." . . . Graham, son of evangelist Billy Graham, thanked God for "the principles on which this nation was built and what it stands for" and "for our president and all those who are in authority over us." He made no mention of Muslims. . . . The Pentagon's chaplain office invited Graham to conduct the services and refused to rescind the invitation after hearing the concerns of three Muslim employees, a Pentagon source told CNN. . . . He said he is not against Islam, pointing out that his relief group has supplied goods to Islamic countries. "But as a minister, not a politician, I believe it is my responsibility to speak out against the terrible deeds that are committed as a result of Islamic teaching," he said. . . . "We're not attacking Islam but Islam has attacked us," NBC News quoted Graham saying at the dedication of a North Carolina chapel in October. "The God of Islam is not the same God. He's not the son of God of the Christian or Judeo-Christian faith. It's a different God, and I believe it is a very evil and wicked religion." . . . When NBC asked him to clarify his statements, he said, "It wasn't Methodists flying into those buildings, it wasn't Lutherans. It was an attack on this country by people of the Islamic faith." . . . Muslims also have accused Graham and other Christian groups of hoping to convert Muslims in Iraq under the guise of doing humanitarian work there.

posted by LoZo 2:26 PM