U.S. Evangelist Franklin Graham Hits Back at MPs Trying to Ban Him from UK: ‘I Preach What the Bible Says’

Jan 31, 2018 by Jill

by Victoria Friedman, Breitbart:

U.S. evangelist Frankin Graham has hit back at lawmakers who want to ban him from entering the UK on grounds that his preaching allegedly breaks British hate speech laws.

“I’m coming to preach what the Bible says, what God says – I’m not coming with my own message,” Reverand Graham told Premier Christian Radio ahead of his appearance at the Lancashire Festival of Hope in Blackpool in September.

MPs, including Conservative MP Paul Maynard, far-left Corbynite MP Cat Smith, and Labour MP Afzal Khan are amongst lawmakers calling for Home Secretary Amber Rudd to prohibit the evangelist’s entry.

Activists object to his statements on Islam, such as that politicians should stop calling Islam a “religion of peace” and his recent comments to the Daily Mail that “the war we have been in since 9/11 has been with Islam, whether it’s ISIS or Al Qaeda or whatever you want to call it. And that war continues. And that’s just a fact.”

Rev. Graham, who gave a reading at U.S. President Donald J. Trump’s inauguration, has also been criticised for his rejection of the LGBT agenda – notably, for preaching that marriage is between a man and a woman.

Asked by Premier Christian Radio if he thought his message of Christian love “gets lost with your comments on Islam and homosexuality”, Rev. Graham said:

“I think it’s important that pastors understand that we cannot compromise on the truth. God made marriage between a man and a woman.”

“And as it relates to Islam,” he added, “If you think that’s offensive, Jesus was offensive. He said that ‘I am the way, the truth, and the life. No man comes to the father but by me.’ He offended many people.”

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