Gay activists call for review of National Lottery grants- Churches linked to online homophobia say lottery awards were used for community, not religious, purposes
Gay rights campaigners have criticised the awarding of national lottery grants to British faith groups with links to anti-gay literature online.Grants have regularly been handed to a range of Christian, Muslim, Jewish and other religious groups since lottery funding began almost 20 years ago, mainly to finance community projects working with young or vulnerable people.
Research by the Guardian shows, however, that several faith groups which have received money in recent years have links to controversial material. These groups include the Christ Apostolic church in Luton, run by Pastor Stephen Oluwasola, which won a £10,000 lottery grant to set up an after-school club for students to play music together in 2007.
From what it sounds like, I bet this kind of stuff has been going on for years without people knowing about it.
12 May 2013, 3:47 am
