A planned UK tour by US evangelist Franklin Graham is in question after every venue booked by the preacher canceled planned appearances following an outcry over his homophobic and Islamophobic comments.
Graham -- the son of preacher Billy Graham -- has called Islam"evil," attacked laws increasing rights for transgender people, and told his followers that the legalization of same-sex marriage was orchestrated by Satan.Now, every venue booked by Graham as part of a lengthy summer tour of the UK has told him not to come. An arena in Newcastle upon Tyne became the seventh and final venue to cancel his scheduled appearance on Wednesday.
"In April Graham was also condemned for writing that Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg's homosexuality is"something to be repentant of, not something to be flaunted, praised or politicized."A petition calling for Newcastle's Utilita Arena to drop Graham had been signed more than 5,000 times, and the venue told CNN they made the decision"following talks with our partners and relevant stakeholders.
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