By msnbc.com staff
The Rev. Franklin Graham joins Morning Joe to discuss if the president is or is not a Christian.
The Rev. Franklin Graham, the son of evangelist Billy Graham, on Tuesday apologized to President Barack Obama for questioning his Christian faith, Religion News Service reported.
"I regret any comments I have ever made which may have cast any doubt on the personal faith of our president, Mr. Obama," Graham said in a statement, according to Religion News Service.
"I apologize to him and to any I have offended for not better articulating my reason for not supporting him in this election -- for his faith has nothing to do with my consideration of him as a candidate."
Graham, a prominent evangelical leader in his own right and CEO of the international relief organization Samaritan?s Purse,?had taken heat from black religious leaders and others for saying he did not know whether Obama is a Christian.
On a panel on MSNBC?s ?Morning Joe? show on Feb. 21, Graham was asked if he believes Obama is a Christian.
?I think you have to ask President Obama,? Graham responded.
?You have to ask him. I cannot answer that question for anybody. All I know is that I?m a sinner, and that God has forgiven me of my sins because I?ve put my faith in ? Jesus Christ," Graham said.
He added that because Obama's father was a Muslim, "under Islamic law, the Muslim world sees Barack Obama as a Muslim." And he said that he was confident that Republican?Rick Santorum is a Christian.
The NAACP accused Graham of trying to ?use faith as a political weapon.?
?Rev. Graham also seemed to imply that the president may be a Muslim, despite the fact that the president has repeatedly expressed his faith and belief in Jesus Christ,? the NAACP said. ?By his statements, Rev. Graham seems to be aligning himself with those who use faith as a weapon of political division. These kinds of comments could have enormous negative effects for America and are especially harmful to the Christian witness."
You can read the full Religion News Service story here.?And our previous story on Graham's comments on Obama is here.
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