The largest Muslim organization in the U.K. is urging the government to ban evangelist and preacher Franklin Graham from making an appearance in Britain later this month.
The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB), an umbrella organization for hundreds of Muslim groups, has offered its support to calls from three parliament members and extensive public outcry to deny the preacher a visa for spreading, what they are calling, “hate speech.”
Opponents are accusing Graham of inciting hatred toward Muslims and the LGBTQ community and are urging the government not to allow him into the country.
In a statement to The Guardian, MCB said,“In the past the government has banned individuals whom they claim are ‘not conducive to the public good’. Mr Graham’s remarks are on record and clearly demonstrate a hatred for Muslims and other minorities.”
The MCB continues, “We would expect the government to apply its criteria here. If it does not, it will send a clear message that it is not consistent in challenging all forms of bigotry.”
Opponents are citing instances when Graham described Islam as “evil” and a “religion of war,” and when he supported Russian leader Vladimir Putin for opposing the “homosexual agenda.”
Members of the public have started an online petition which, according to Newsweek, has more than 8,000 signatures on it calling for the…
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