Franklin Graham said in an interview that his father's mind remains sharp even as his body continues to fail. But the preacher who has counseled every president beginning with Eisenhower is not in line to mentor Obama.
Graham's views of the world are still respected in White House circles.
Though never partisan in his preaching, Billy Graham is a registered (old tyme conservative) Democrat. His son expressed concern about Obama's views on abortion and gay marriage—an issue Franklin Graham raised in a meeting with the Illinois senator—saying that he and is father are conservatives who believe the Bible speaks clearly on those issues.
"President-elect Obama heard our position," Franklin Graham said. "And I told him that this was very difficult for us and hard for us. It's a moral issue that we just can't back down on."
"But he's our president-elect, and those positions that he holds that are contrary to Biblical teaching, I hope that God will change his heart," said Graham, who now heads the Charlotte-based Billy Graham Evangelistic Association.
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