practiced in this country. you can't beat your wife. you cannot murder your children if you think they've committed adultery or something like that which they do practice in these other countries. >> reporter: graham later tried to temper his remarks saying he had muslim friends, but graham has a long history of remarks that worried the military. shortly after 9/11 he called islam, quote, a very evil and wicked religion. the army which overseas the national day of prayer at the pentagon was afraid if graham spoke, insurgents would put his remarks on the internet and fuel tensions in the islamic world. graham's supporters disagree. >> what are they afraid that franklin graham's going to say? i think again, we're getting to the part in the country where what i want to do is try to exclude everybody from speaking if i disagree with what they're going to say. >> reporter: a watchdog group, the military religious freedom foundation complained to defense secretary robert gates not only