Graham Sorry for Doubting Obama's Faith

Franklin Graham has apologized for comments he made on MSNBC's Morning Joe last week in which he seemed evasive about whether he considered President Obama a Christian. "I regret any comments I have ever made which may have cast any doubt on the personal faith of our president, Mr. Obama," Graham said in a statement. He said that he does not support Obama for reelection, but that "his faith has nothing to do with my consideration of him as a candidate."

The evangelist had come under fire from a religious subgroup of the NAACP, which accused him of "bearing false witness," by implying Obama was a Muslim, the Religion News Service reports. When asked whether he believed Obama was a Christian, Graham replied, "You have to ask him," though he did say he accepted Obama's word that he was. Asked if he believed categorically that Obama was not a Muslim he said, "I can't say categorically, because Islam has gotten a free pass under Obama." By contrast, he said there was "no question" Rick Santorum was a Christian "because his values are so clear on moral issues." (More Franklin Graham stories.)