LGBT activists and protesters displayed rainbow flags in the city of Blackpool to protest American evangelist Franklin Graham and the three-day “Festival of Hope.”
“I’m glad to be in Blackpool, England, to preach the Gospel at the invitation of 200 area churches. This morning I went down to the historic Blackpool Tower where my father Billy Graham stood back in 1982 when he came here to preach,” Graham wrote on Facebook Thursday, ahead of the first day of the evangelistic event.
“Will you pray this weekend, that many will turn to Jesus Christ and find the hope and peace that only He can give?” he asked.
Some LGBT and Muslims groups, along with a few Christian churches and local politicians in Blackpool, have spoken out against Graham this past year, arguing that he has preached messages on same-sex marriage and Islam that they find offensive.
The Guardian reported that the Blackpool Tower, mentioned by Graham, will be lit up in rainbow colors and will fly an LGBT flag in opposition to the conservative Christian evangelist.
“The council is a strong supporter of all equalities issues and we use the rainbow flag and its derivatives on a regular basis to…
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