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US evangelist Franklin Graham claims ‘persecution’ as UK venues cancel preaching tour bookings
IN 1984, charismatic preacher Billy Graham came to Liverpool at the invitation of local churches as part of a six-date tour called Mission England. This June, his son Franklin intends to come to the city, though the venue has withdrawn the booking, as have all seven of the other UK venues on his planned tour. So what’s going on? Our Coordinator Kieran responds: