Given that you're paraphrasing and assuming the clarification was genuine, I think the initial remark was very poorly worded and far too abrupt to convey his feelings on the issue. He's a candidate for president, communication is very important.
That being said, his clarification is spot on, imo. I think it's great that he gave the counter example of a theocratic Christian. Good on him.
edit: Even so, the assumption that any Muslim, and especially one who would stand as a candidate for POTUS, would support a Sharia based theocracy is a pretty big gaff in of of itself. I mean, I understand it to an extent-- this was a wide spread worry about Kennedy having a primary allegiance to the pope-- but we're in the information age, it's too easy to do a little research and realize that moderate Muslims who don't believe in a Sharia based theocracy are a significant minority in Islam.
edit2: But this was ffffffffffffffffar less egregious than Trump assuring that mouth breather that, "We'll be looking into that" when asked about Obama being Muslim or born in Kenya or whatever.
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