UK council apologizes for censoring Franklin Graham event ads; pays over $150K in damages - Christian Post

By Michael Gryboski, Christian Post Reporter The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association has been awarded a financial settlement and received a public apology from a British council that censored the Christan group's ads.

Along with issuing an apology last week for pulling the ads because they opposed the evangelical group’s conservative views on LGBT issues, the Blackpool Council in Lancashire also agreed to pay damages of over $150,200 (£109,000). 

Councillor Lynn Williams, head of the Blackpool Council, explained in the apology that the council accepts “that the advertisements were not in themselves offensive.”

“We further accept that in removing the advertisements we did not take into account the fact that this might cause offense to other members of the public and suggest that some voices should not be heard,” Williams added.

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 Webmaster220 Bible Study Blog  also notice that it was discussed two days ago in this blog post

Here are some quotes and thoughts I would like to share:

When anyone anywhere in the world feels persecuted for having spoken about Jesus Christ, they can always turn to this scripture: Rev 6:9–11

And when he opened the fifth seal I saw under the altar the souls of those who were slain because of the word of God and because of the testimony which they were maintaining. And they cried with a great voice, saying, How long, O Master, the holy One and the dependable One, are you not judging and exacting vengeance for our blood from those who dwell upon the earth? And there was given to each one of them a white robe. And it was told them that they should rest yet for a little time until there shall also be fulfilled [the martyrdom] of their fellow bondslaves and their brethren who were destined to be killed as they themselves also were killed.

Wuest, K. S. (1961). The New Testament: an expanded translation (Re 6:9–11). Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans.

Rev 6:9–11
10. How long—Greek, “Until when?” As in the parable the woman (symbol of the Church) cries day and night to the unjust judge for justice against her adversary who is always oppressing her (compare below, Rev 12:10); so the elect (not only on earth, but under Christ’s covering, and in His presence in Paradise) cry day and night to God, who will assuredly, in His own time, avenge His and their cause, “though He bear long with them.” These passages need not be restricted to some particular martyrdoms, but have been, and are receiving, and shall receive partial fulfilments, until their last exhaustive fulfilment before Christ’s coming. So as to the other events foretold here. The glory even of those in Paradise will only be complete when Christ’s and the Church’s foes are cast out, and the earth will become Christ’s kingdom at His coming to raise the sleeping saints.

Jamieson, R., Fausset, A. R., & Brown, D. (1997). Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (Vol. 2, p. 568). Oak Harbor, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc.

We Christians certainly do need to say something when someone persecutes us. But if we never say anything about persecution we still know what the book of Revelation says about it. - Webmaster220.