Franklin Graham peppered Obama about ties to Islam - Candidate confronted on Christian faith, asked whether he accepts Jesus as savior

JERUSALEM – At a meeting with Christian leaders last month, Sen. Barack Obama reportedly was peppered with questions by Franklin Graham – son of evangelist Billy Graham – about the presidential candidate’s ties to Islam, his Christian baptism and whether he accepts Jesus as his savior, it has emerged.The new accounts, published by the Religion News Service and by the left-leaning magazine The Nation, contrast with major media reports describing Obama’s closed-door meeting June 10 with Christian A-listers as friendly.

“I can confirm Rev. Graham did indeed ask Obama about his personal faith. Because it was a private meeting, it is up to Obama if he wants to release any more information,” Graham’s spokesman, Jeremy Blume, told WND.

Obama’s meeting with about 30 Christian leaders took place at a downtown Chicago law office. According to The Nation’s Max Blumenthal, quoting sources inside the meeting, Graham, who serves as chief of the Christian aid organization Samaritan’s Purse, sat next to Obama…