Posted on 02/17/2020 8:08:07 PM PST by marshmallow
Pro-Trump preacher accused of homophobia and Islamophobia
LONDON (ChurchMilitant.com) - A leading traditionalist Catholic politician has robustly defended Franklin Graham's right to freedom of speech and freedom of religion after all seven venues booked by the preacher banned the evangelist from speaking during his forthcoming tour of the United Kingdom.
Liberal Anglican bishops had joined hands with anti-Christian secularists and gay activists in attempting to silence Graham by accusing him of peddling hate speech.
The Leader of Britain's House of Commons, Jacob Rees-Mogg, condemned Graham's "no-platforming" as a "particularly disagreeable modern trend" and stressed that freedom of speech was of "fundamental importance" for British society.
Speaking in Parliament on Thursday, Rees-Mogg warned that the service providers running the seven tour venues were in danger of discriminating against Graham "unlawfully on grounds of religion and belief."
"The U.K. has robust protections for freedom of speech and freedom of religion, and the price of living in a free, plural society is tolerating views and beliefs that we disagree with or are even offended by," Rees-Mogg told members of Parliament.
Alluding to liberal Anglican bishops who called for Christians to boycott Graham's evangelistic meetings, Rees-Mogg lamented the "sad truth that many people who tout themselves as being liberal are liberal only about what they like and are very intolerant of the views with which they disagree."
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I follow the British Parliament with some regularity and find Jacob Rees Mogg to be a truly amazing man.Anyone with some free time should search his name on youtube. Very,very impressive.
Is Rev. Graham still in England? I admire his zeal and dedication, but if he’s still in Britain, he should be careful. They have been jailing Christian clergy here recently, just for quoting passages of the Bible judged to be non-PC. You don’t want to end up like Tommy Robinson, the pro-Western Activist. In and out of jails for made up offenses.
Yes, he's terrific. Always on the right side of every important issue.
If that were to happen, Pompeo should summon the UK ambassador to the White House for a short meeting with Trump wherein they lay down the smack on what might happen if Graham were to be incarcerated.
I’d like to see what would happen if they attempted to put Rev. Graham in jail. Wouldn’t be good for them.
Mr Mogg seems to forget that it was not long ago that the UK was the central battle ground for religious intolerance.
The Tudor dynasty comes to mind, as do the Stuarts.
Matter of fact, N Ireland STILL has an intolerant view of opposing religions and neighborhoods are STILL separated by walls-a prime example where walls do work, sadly in that case.
So, the UK is still intolerant to this day.
I wonder what the Auld Steelies have to say these days as to the abomination of homosexual activities. The Auld Steelies are one of the offshoots of the Presbyterian Church.
It’s not about religion. It’s about Communism.
The Marxists have Britain in their death grip. The way they did it in Britain is not that far away for them to do it in America.
I’m with you guys. Jacob R-M is wonderful. A real mensch.
And he’s got a terrific sense of humor, too. Case in point:
“We shall have to take our business elsewhere.”
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