Graham Invitation Irks Muslims at Pentagon (washingtonpost.com) Muslim employees of the Defense Department are protesting plans for the Rev. Franklin Graham, who has called Islam an evil religion, to lead Good Friday prayers at the Pentagon.

In letters to the Pentagon chaplain's office, Muslim office workers said they were dismayed by the choice of Graham and urged officials to find "a more inclusive and honorable Christian clergyman" to lead the April 18 service.

Graham's statements about Islam "have been very controversial and divisive," said Zadil Ansari, lay leader of the Muslim community at the Pentagon.