A Spirutal View

It appears the Government is once again involved in a touchy situation. Billy Graham’s son was invited to speak at the Pentagon, but the outcry of protests want him out. Seems Franklin went over the line when he made comments he may have been better off keeping to himself.

“After the 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, Graham said Islam "is a very evil and wicked religion." In a later op-ed piece in The Wall Street Journal, Graham wrote that he did not believe Muslims were evil because of their faith, but "as a minister ... I believe it is my responsibility to speak out against the terrible deeds that are committed as a result of Islamic teaching."

Franklin Graham, the son of famed evangelist Billy Graham, may or may not appear at the Pentagon on May 6 — the National Day of Prayer.

Why all the hoop la? Well it seems the Military Religious Freedom Foundation is raising a bunch of objections because of Graham’s previous remarks about Islam. Those remarks offended many Muslim employees at the Pentagon. And they further remarked “it could put our troops endanger with the Muslim extremists.”

This is so confusing on so many levels. First we have a Christian fundamentalist accepting to speak at a Government facility “The Pentagon” where Muslims have been employed by the American Government yet this Christian, doesn’t find it offensive when he makes such degrading remarks about the Islam beliefs after the 2001 attack.

To top off this mind feast of opinions, the wife of Christian leader James Dobson, stated "Enough is enough," "We at the National Day of Prayer Task Force ask the American people to defend the right to pray in the Pentagon." (So pray! Do you need an audience? Can’t go within?)

I guess it’s ok for the Fundamentalist to scream foul. But other beliefs need to step back on their opinions. Sorry Mrs. Dobson, you are but one belief and the hundreds of others are going to surface because this is the United States of America. We have the right to believe in anything we choose. Each religion or belief has its good and bad. I suggest you look into the good of the Islam belief.
As I would say that they should look into the Christian Belief. They would find something good there as well, I am sure.

Mike Weinstein is the president of the Religious Freedom Foundation and is the forerunner in objecting to Graham’s appearance at this event.

Weinstein objected to the working relationship between the Pentagon chaplain's office and the task force, saying the chaplains have effectively endorsed the task force by using its materials and routinely inviting its honorary chairman to speak at the Pentagon.

What is interesting in this is that it seems the Pentagon and the Grahams have had an ongoing relationship for years. What happened to Church and State separation? Seems the Pentagon chaplain’s office has been showing favoritism toward the Graham’s for years.

Graham is president and CEO of both Samaritan’s Purse, a Christian international relief organization in Boone, N.C. and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association in Charlotte.

"Enough is enough," said Dobson, wife of conservative Christian leader James Dobson. "We at the National Day of Prayer Task Force ask the American people to defend the right to pray in the Pentagon."

You are so right Ms. Dobson, enough is enough! You do not have to have a vehicle to pray in. Look inward and you may find the peace you want for so many others that have already found it.