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Fifty years ago in the UK, there was widespread public support for Billy Graham\u2019s evangelistic crusades and his \u201cFestivals of Hope\u201d. The American preacher, known for his enthusiasm in proclaiming the message of Jesus Christ, drew thronging crowds of over 2 million eager listeners in 1954 at the Harringay Arena in London. 2.6 million people came to Glasgow the following year, and thousands more flocked to public venues until his last British crusade in 1989. He was famously invited for a private audience with the Queen and the media endorsed his mission favourably.<\/p>\n

If Billy was alive today, it seems unlikely that he would have the same opportunities. The courting of cancel-culture across the UK is now rapidly denying Christian preachers the opportunity to preach on the streets, make bookings at privately rented venues, and even be indirectly advertised in public. We\u2019re not just facing a free speech crisis. We\u2019re cancelling Christians.<\/p>\n

Continue reading \u201cCancelling Christians\u201d by Elizabeth Francis here (The Critic UK<\/a>).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Lizzie Troughton writes in The Critic about the recent Destiny Ministries case.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":23564,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"give_campaign_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[737],"tags":[898],"class_list":["post-21093","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-commentary","tag-uk-en-gb"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nCancelling Christians \u2013 by Elizabeth Francis writing for The Critic - ADF International<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/en-gb\/commentary\/cancelling-christians\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Cancelling Christians \u2013 by Elizabeth Francis writing for The Critic\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Global Day of Parents has highlighted how parental primacy in core areas of a child\u2019s best interests has gradually, but conspicuously, been eroded in practice.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/en-gb\/commentary\/cancelling-christians\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"ADF International\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/adfinternational\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-06-15T11:10:38+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-01-15T13:33:05+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/bigstock-NEW-YORK-JUNE-Rev-Billy-11996690Bannr.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"888\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Philipp Bues\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"Global Day of Parents has highlighted how parental primacy in core areas of a child\u2019s best interests has gradually, but conspicuously, been eroded in practice.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@adfintl\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@adfintl\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Philipp Bues\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/adfinternational.org\\\/en-gb\\\/commentary\\\/cancelling-christians#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/adfinternational.org\\\/en-gb\\\/commentary\\\/cancelling-christians\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Philipp Bues\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/adfinternational.org\\\/en-gb\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/6b776fc8535453c6aad8a6f9d78e6141\"},\"headline\":\"Cancelling Christians \u2013 by Elizabeth Francis writing for The Critic\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-06-15T11:10:38+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-01-15T13:33:05+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/adfinternational.org\\\/en-gb\\\/commentary\\\/cancelling-christians\"},\"wordCount\":171,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/adfinternational.org\\\/en-gb\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/adfinternational.org\\\/en-gb\\\/commentary\\\/cancelling-christians#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/adfinternational.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/06\\\/bigstock-NEW-YORK-JUNE-Rev-Billy-11996690Bannr.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"UK\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Commentary\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/adfinternational.org\\\/en-gb\\\/commentary\\\/cancelling-christians\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/adfinternational.org\\\/en-gb\\\/commentary\\\/cancelling-christians\",\"name\":\"Cancelling Christians \u2013 by Elizabeth Francis writing for The Critic - 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