" Local Christian leaders band together to stop controversial evangelist from speaking in Vancouver [View all]

http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/british-columbia/leaders-launch-petition-against-franklin-graham-1.3991375

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Members of Vancouver's Christian community and city officials are furiously trying to stop a controversial Christian evangelist Franklin Graham from speaking to thousands of people at an event next week at Rogers Arena.

Graham is speaking at the Festival of Hope event that's being organized by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association.

"This is unusual for us to deal with in Vancouver — this kind of individual and this kind of hate rhetoric," said Vancouver City Councillor Tim Stevenson.

Graham is a polarizing figure who has drawn attention for comments that denigrate minorities. He's been quoted calling on the U.S. "to use weapons of mass destruction if need be" and referring to Islam as "a very evil and a very wicked religion."




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