Franklin Graham

=== Islam ===
Graham came under criticism for comments he made about [[Islam]] in the wake of the [[September 11 attacks|September 11, 2001 attacks]] when he referred to Islam as "a very evil and wicked religion."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/evangelist-s-views-on-islam-draw-critics-in-winnipeg-1.589396 |title=Evangelist's views on Islam draw critics in Winnipeg |publisher=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]] |date=October 22, 2006 |access-date=May 31, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090312005525/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/evangelist-s-views-on-islam-draw-critics-in-winnipeg-1.589396 |archive-date=March 12, 2009 }}</ref> Further criticism came on April 18, 2003, when he preached at a [[Good Friday]] service at the [[The Pentagon|Pentagon]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.commondreams.org/headlines03/0416-07.htm |title=Muslims at Pentagon Incensed Over Invitation to Evangelist |publisher=Commondreams.org |access-date=May 31, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130530095017/http://www.commondreams.org/headlines03/0416-07.htm |archive-date=May 30, 2013  }}</ref> Graham has made controversial remarks against Islam saying, "True Islam cannot be practiced in this country," to [[CNN]]'s Campbell Brown in December 2009. "You can't beat your wife. You cannot murder your children if you think they've committed adultery or something like that, which they do practice in these other countries."<ref name="CNNprayer">CNN: [http://articles.cnn.com/2010-04-23/us/graham.islam.controversy_1_wicked-religion-mr-graham-national-day?_s=PM:US Graham disinvited from prayer event over Islam comments. April 23, 2010.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307013410/http://articles.cnn.com/2010-04-23/us/graham.islam.controversy_1_wicked-religion-mr-graham-national-day?_s=PM:US |date=March 7, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/04/26/iftikhar.south.park/index.html?hpt=C2 | publisher=[[CNN]]| title=No-name radicals vs. 'South Park' just a distraction – CNN.com | access-date=May 2, 2010 | date=April 26, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/04/16/national/main549684.shtml | work=[[CBS News]]| title=Pentagon's Preacher Irks Muslims | date=April 16, 2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://edition.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/04/18/graham.pentagon/ | publisher=[[CNN]]| title=Franklin Graham conducts services at Pentagon | date=April 18, 2003 | access-date=May 2, 2010}}</ref> On April 22, 2010, after objections from the [[Military Religious Freedom Foundation]] and the Muslim group [[Council on American–Islamic Relations]] (CAIR), the Pentagon rescinded his invitation from the Christian conservative [[National Day of Prayer Task Force]] to speak at a Pentagon [[National Day of Prayer]] event.<ref name="CNNprayer"/>

In the August 30, 2010, issue of ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine, "Does America Hate Islam?" Graham reportedly said that Islam "is a religion of hatred. It's a religion of war." Building [[Park51|the cultural center near Ground Zero]], he says, means Muslims "will claim now that the World Trade Center property...is Islamic land."<ref>{{cite news| url=http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2011936-3,00.html | title=Islamophobia. Does America have a Muslim problem? | date=August 30, 2010 | access-date=December 2, 2018 | first=Bobby | last=Ghosh}}</ref>

In September 2010, Graham stated on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s ''[[This Week (ABC TV series)|This Week]]'' with [[Christiane Amanpour]] that building [[Church (building)|churches]] and [[synagogue]]s is forbidden in most countries in the [[Muslim world|Islamic world]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2010/oct/06/franklin-graham/rev-franklin-graham-says-churches-and-synagogues-a/ |title=Rev. Franklin Graham says churches and synagogues are forbidden in most Muslim countries |work=[[PolitiFact]]|access-date=November 29, 2013}}</ref>
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