It’s no secret that Franklin Graham once described himself as the prodigal son—but why is an obscure pastor calling on the son of one of America’s most beloved evangelists to repent now?
“Graham is misleading Christians to vote against scripture for Mormon Mitt Romney,” says Steven Andrew, president of USA Christian Ministries. “God cannot bless us for betraying Jesus and voting for a non-Christian. No one comes to God except through Jesus—this includes the USA.”
Earlier this week, Graham told CBN Christians could vote for someone who is a Mormon. Andrew is calling on Graham to retract his statement.
“Yes, the fact that Mitt Romney is a Mormon doesn’t bother me at all,” Graham said. “You can have the nicest guy and he can be a Christian and just wonderful but have absolutely no clue as to how to run a country, you don’t want that … Mitt Romney is a very capable fellow, I know him. I know Newt Gingrich, another capable person. Michele Bachmann, a very capable lady. Rick Santorum, I like a lot, very gifted guy, a very sharp person and so there are some good candidates out there.”
But Andrew is calling him out, saying Graham overlooked Scriptures like Exodus 18:21 and 2 Samuel 23:3 when he made his statements.
“Mormonism is secretive, recognizes none others and adds to the Bible. We can’t have a president missing a true relationship with God. Do we want God to bless America?” Andrew asked. “We don’t want Franklin to stop standing for righteousness. We respect Franklin and others and will respect them more when they repent.”
Graham could not immediately be reached for comment.
