Mikey Weinstein, whose Military Religious Freedom Foundation originated the protest over Franklin Graham’s involvement in the Pentagon event, said his group doesn’t get involved in issues beyond the armed forces. But he called it an “extremely huge mistake” for any branch of government to put its imprimatur on Franklin Graham, whom he calls an “Islamophobe, an anti-Muslim bigot and an international representative of the scourge of fundamentalist Christian supremacy.” As for Obama’s reported promise to “look into” the Pentagon’s decision, Weinstein said: “Our strongest hope is he was saying it the same way that somebody smiles and says, ‘Yes,’ to crazy Aunt Bertha in the attic, ‘Of course, we’ll bring up milk and cookies for the Martians who visit you each night.’ ” Full article.
