"In September 2018, the Blackpool Borough Council and Blackpool Transport Services Limited removed bus advertisements."
"However, the court concluded that the ads themselves were inoffensive and the transportation company had actually violated the UK's Equality Act 2010. The law forbids discrimination against anyone because of religion or belief. Judge Evans ruled "overwhelmingly in favor" of the Lancashire Festival of (Christian) Hope, pointing out that Blackpool "had a wholesale disregard" for the Festival's right to freedom of speech. At the same time, it prioritized the rights and opinions of members of the LGBT community."
Blackpool Council and Blackpool Transport Services Limited:
"We accept the findings of the Court that we discriminated against Lancashire Festival of Hope because of the religious beliefs of Franklin Graham and in doing so interfered with Lancashire Festival of Hope's right to freedom of speech. We sincerely apologize to the organizers of the event for the upset and inconvenience caused," the statement continued."
The Billy Graham Association will receive a financial award totaling £109,000 or $150,300 in U.S. dollars.
**CBN NEWS excerpts, full CBN story link here:https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/world/2021/july/an-important-moment-for-religious-freedom-in-the-uk-blackpool-settles-franklin-graham-discrimination-case-issues-public-apology
"The secret power of lawlessness against the Church is already at work in the world; but the Holy Spirit who now holds this lawlessness back will continue to do so until the Holy Spirit is taken out of the way by God The Father. Then the man of lawlessness (The Antichrist) will himself be allowed to be revealed, but the Lord Jesus will slay him with the Word of his mouth and destroy him with the splendor of His second coming. 2 Thessalonians 7/8
