Palin condemns cancellation of invitation to Franklin Graham

Sarah Palin offers her thoughts on the US Army’s decision towithdraw its invitation to right-wing evangelist Franklin Graham for the National Day of Prayer at the Pentagon because of his bigoted statements about Islam:

My, have things changed. I was honored to have Rev. Franklin Graham speak at my Governor’s Prayer Breakfasts. His good work in Alaska’s Native villages and his charitable efforts all over the world stem from his servant’s heart. In my years of knowing him, I’ve never found his tempered and biblically-based comments to be offensive – in fact his words have been encouraging and full of real hope.

It’s truly a sad day when such a fine patriotic man, whose son is serving on his fourth deployment in Afghanistan to protect our freedom of speech and religion, is dis-invited from speaking at the Pentagon’s National Day of Prayer service. His comments in 2001 were aimed at those who are so radical that they would kill innocent people and subjugate women in the name of religion.

Are we really so hyper-politically correct that we can’t abide a Christian minister who expresses his views on matters of faith? What a shame. Yes, things have changed.

Via Ben Smith at Politico, 23 April 2010

See also Daily Kos, 23 April 2010