City and church officials in Vancouver, Canada are worried about an upcoming visit by Franklin Graham because of his past comments denouncing Islam and LGBTQ people, the Vancouver Sun is reporting.
There's even a petition circulating, the newspaper reported, asking organizers of Graham's three-day Festival of Hope next month to replace the North Carolina-based evangelist with someone else.
The growing concern among Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson, Catholic Archbishop Michael Miller and some other Christian leaders comes just weeks after a lone gunman was charged with murdering six Muslims in a mosque in Quebec.
“The mayor is concerned about safety,” said Vancouver City councilman Tim Stevenson, who arranged a meeting of the mayor and 14 Christian leaders to discuss their worries about the visit. “The kind of statements Graham makes about Muslims and gays can really inflame the situation.”
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