Glasgow’s Destiny church launched a fundraising campaign in March to take legal action against Edinburgh City Council over the cancellation of its conference booking due to the church’s views on marriage.
Destiny Church had planned to hold its SURGE conference at the Usher Hall in June, with the Evangelical Alliance’s Gavin Calver and US preacher Larry Stockstill among the speakers. But the booking was cancelled by the city council after complaints were made about Stockstill’s views on same-sex relationships.
In a statement responding to the threat of legal action, a spokesperson for Edinburgh City Council said: ‘The event at the Usher Hall has been cancelled due to the keynote speaker’s publicly-stated views about same-sex relationships which are, in the Council’s opinion, offensive and discriminatory.’
Andrew Owen of Destiny Church said people of other faiths should support the campaign. ‘If they are locking us out, they will lock you out.’
