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Peter A Walker

SEC forced to pay almost £100,000 over preacher event cancellation

The Scottish Event Campus (SEC) has been ordered to pay almost £100,000 in damages to a US preacher after cancelling his event.

A judge at a civil hearing in Glasgow Sheriff Court ruled that the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) was discriminated against after Franklin Graham's Hydro planned appearance was scrapped following pressure from the city council and religious groups.

The son of the late evangelist Billy Graham - and president of the BGEA - has been criticised over remarks about homosexuality, Islam and Donald Trump.

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