Disgruntled Nick Littlemore responds to Empire Of The Sun’s Billy Graham tribute
Nick Littlemore has distanced himself from a puzzling post on Empire Of The Sun’s socials paying tribute to divisive Christian evangelist Billy Graham.
The post appeared on the band’s Instagram, Twitter and Facebook pages yesterday, along with the caption, “God bless the great Billy Graham.”
Graham, who died yesterday at age 99,was an American evangelical Christian and Baptist minister,with a reputationas one of the most influential preachers of the 20th century.
He was alsoknown for his anti-gay views, condemning same sex relationships and as an advocate of conversion therapy.
Littlemore commented on theInstagram post from his own personal account; “Not all of us are interested in celebrating the life of a bigot #fyi”.
The comment prompted a mixed range of responses from fans on the post, with some questioning whether the page had been hacked, to others praising Littlemore for not being tied to a view that was not his own.
“Tell Luke sometimes as a public figure personal opinions need to stay hidden,” said one. “You guys don’t strike me as that type of ignorant,” wrote another.
Other fans praised the band for “expressing what they believe” in putting together the tribute in the first place.
Whatever this case may be, this almost certainly won’t be the last we hear about this awkward in-fighting within the band.