Rev Melvin Tinker, vicar of St John Newland in Hull, accepted an invitation by students at the CU but was later informed that the invitation had to be withdrawn as bosses at the cathedral would not permit him to speak.
He says he’s not heard anything from the cathedral itself and has only been informed via the CU.
Speaking to Premier, Rev Tinker, said: “I guess the implication was that I was going to say something rather dodgy or bring the cathedral into disrepute, but I think they’ve done a good job of that themselves, with some of the films they’ve been showing over the summer, which are rather dubious, and blocking me an Anglican priest in the church of England”
When asked what the cathedral might have taken issue with, Rev Tinker told Premier: “To be honest it’s very difficult not to cause upset in the Church of England now if one holds an orthodox line, just on the basic beliefs and basic Christian behaviour and discipleship.”
“It seems that basically the progressive agenda is one that is being bought into, and if you don’t buy into that, then by default you are excluded….I’m saddened and not surprised, because this is part of a bigger trend.
“With all the talk of radical inclusion in the Church of England by two Archbishops, it seems increasingly the only people not being included are orthodox or particularly evangelicals.”
Rev Tinker went on to say that the…
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