An evangelical pastor who thinks Islam is evil is set to deliver prayers on Friday at the inauguration ceremony for a president-elect who thinks Islam hates us.

Rev. Franklin Graham is among six faith leaders chosen by Donald Trump to offer their prayers, benedictions or other statements during Trumps swearing-in on Jan. 20.

Graham is president of the Christian relief organization Samaritans Purse and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. He is also one of Americas more prolific anti-Muslim bigots, and his inclusion in Fridays ceremony has saddened, but not necessarily surprised, American Muslim groups.

[Trump] ran a campaign riddled with Islamophobia, so its no surprise that the person he brings in at inauguration is the pastor with the longest track record of anti-Islam bigotry in the U.S. said Imraan Siddiqi, executive director at the Arizona chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, or CAIR.

Extremist voices like Graham are given legitimacy by highlighting him on a national platform, therefore his inclusion on this docket seems to be an endorsement of his highly offensive views, Siddiqi said.

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