The city of Edinburgh canceled a Christian conference after complaints that Larry Stockstill, a preacher from Louisiana, would be the keynote speaker.
According to Premier Christian News, Stockstill, a preacher, author and pastors’ mentor who also runs the church planting network Surge Project, was supposed to speak at the Surge Conference in June 2020. The conference is meant to help churches learn ways to grow.
Stockstill’s keynote address was titled “The Purpose and Privilege of Pastoring.”
Edinburgh received complaints about Stockstill, who has described same-sex relationships as “offensive”, “repulsive” and “deeply grievous.”
Stockstill preaches at Bethany Church in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
The group heading the conference, Destiny Ministries and Destiny Church Glasgow will need to find another location for the conference if the group wants Stockstill to speak.
In 2018, the Church of Scotland banned Destiny Ministries from using its buildings because of the group’s “fundamentalist doctrines.”
The cancellation comes after Franklin Graham was banned from the arena and conference center Liverpool ACC.
ACC Liverpool said Graham’s scheduled stop on his UK tour was making a “divisive impact” on the city. He was scheduled to speak on June 12.
Graham, however, said in a statement, “The Gospel is inclusive. I’m not coming out of hate, I’m coming out of love.”
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