Washington, April 27: Franklin Graham denied on Tuesday that he raised doubts about President Obama’s U.S. citizenship or his religious faith, saying that he personally believes Obama is qualified to be president and that he is a Christian.
But Graham added that under shariah (Islamic) law, Obama is still considered a Muslim because his father is a Muslim.
“That’s why [Muammar al-Gaddafi] calls him ‘my son,’” he noted. “To the Muslim world that’s under sharia law, which we’re not, they see him (Obama) as a lost son. They see him as a wayward child.”
“It goes by birth in the Islamic world. You’re considered a Muslim if your father is a Muslim.”
Franklin Graham Denies Raising Obama’s Birth, Muslim Issues
Graham also clarified in the interview that he never said that he believes Obama is a Muslim, as some media outlets have reported.
“I do not believe for an instant that Obama is a Muslim. He has said he’s not a Muslim. I take him at his word,” said the evangelical leader, who has a history of providing media fodder with his controversial remarks. “I’m not saying the president is Muslim, never said he’s a Muslim. He says he’s a Christian.”