Franklin Graham on Donald Trump vs Hillary Clinton: Christians to vote for 'the less of two heathens'

Evangelist Franklin Graham, on Tuesday, urged thousands of people in Tennessee to vote and also to run for office to save America from sin and secularism.

"We're here today because our country is in trouble," he said, according to The Tennessean. "We're in trouble spiritually, racially, economically, politically, and I can tell you right now there's no one political party that's going to turn this around."

Graham led a midday prayer rally at the Legislative Plaza in Nashville, and he told the estimated 8,600 people present to be involved in the political process. He urged them to cast their vote come election time.

"Take your communities back. The devil's got them. Let's get them back," he said. "There's more of us than there is of them. We can just not afford to be silent anymore. We may not have another opportunity as a nation like this again, so you've got to vote."

While he reportedly does not intend to endorse a presidential candidate, the evangelist encouraged the people to pray for guidance as well as to educate themselves on which nominee to pick.

"You may have to go the polls and hold your nose and choose the less of the two heathens," he said. "OK. I don't know. I don't know who is going to end up being the nominees."

The prayer rally took place before Republican presidential hopeful Ted Cruz dropped out of the race, paving the way for business tycoon Donald Trump to become the presumptive Republican nominee in the presidential elections. It is still uncertain which candidate will represent the Democrats, as Bernie Sanders defeated opponent Hillary Clinton in Indiana.

America, Graham said in a prayer, has many sins, which include abortion, racism, and making same-sex marriage legal. He also said the the country is increasingly becoming secular, even comparing it to communism.

"Friends, we get this stuff because we don't vote," he said. "We stay home and I want you to vote. I'm not going to tell you who to vote for, but you vote. God will tell you who to vote for."

Nashville is the 20th stop in Graham's 50-state Decision America Tour 2016. He will be speaking in major cities to encourage Christians to be involved. From Charleston, West Virginia on May 5, he will be in Jefferson City, Missouri on May 17, then in Lincoln, Nebraska on May 18.