Has Billy Graham lost his Integrity?

In Matthew 10:16 Jesus says, “I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.” NIV
 

Billy Graham has been a great servant of Jesus Christ around the world. But the decision to take an article off the Billy Graham foundation website saying that Mormonism is a cult shortly after Mitt Romney visited Billy Graham seems unfortunate. Clearly Billy Graham and others associated with him believe that Mitt Romney is the preferred candidate from a Biblical point of view. Many Christians would disagree with this assessment based on Romney’s declared policy to increase the already huge US defence budget amongst a number of questionable policies. But whatever decision you come to concerning who will be the best next US president we need to be clear about Mormonism.

Billy Graham’s son says he has no problem with the fact that Mitt Romney is a Mormon. That seems to be a shame as endorsing Romney and voting for him would seem to risk legitimising the beliefs of Mormonism which from a biblical point of view are blasphemous (denying the deity of Jesus) and leading people away from the truth. Would it not have been better to stick with the truth that Mormonism is a cult even if you decide that Romney would make a better candidate than Obama?

It is certainly right for Christians to be involved in politics, that is part of our God given mission but we need to be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves because politics can be a very dirty business.

Lord give us great wisdom as we consider political issues.