Franklin Graham and the Muslims

The son of evangelist Billy Graham has ticked off some folks because of his remarks about Islam:

The Army is considering whether to rescind a speaking invitation to evangelist Franklin Graham to appear at the Pentagon amid complaints from Muslim members of the U.S. military who have not forgiven him for his description of Islam as evil.

Graham, the son of famed evangelist Billy Graham, was to appear at the Pentagon on May 6 -- the National Day of Prayer.

He said he will be a guest of the Pentagon and would speak only if he's still invited.

Army spokesman Gary Tallman told Fox News that Graham's "presence at the event may be taken by some as inappropriate for a government agency."

"As the executive agent of the Pentagon chaplain's office, Army leadership determined it needed further review," he said.

The Military Religious Freedom Foundation raised the objection to the appearance, citing Graham's past remarks about Islam, in a letter sent Monday to Defense Secretary Robert Gates.

Mikey Weinstein, president of the foundation, said the invitation offended Muslim employees at the Pentagon because Graham never retracted or apologized for his description of Islam and even defended his statements as recently as December, in an interview with CNN. Weinstein said the invitation would endanger American troops by stirring up Muslim extremists.

Army Col. Tom Collins said the invitation wasn't from the Pentagon but from the Colorado-based National Day of Prayer Task Force, which works with the Pentagon chaplain's office on the prayer event.

I find it more than a little bit funny that the guy defending the Muslims is named "Mikey Weinstein". Chances are if that guy was in a Muslim country his life expectancy would be slightly less than that of a fruit fly.