People are up in arms over controversial pastor Steven Anderson's visit to South Africa in September. The Human Rights Commission has received a number of complaints about the pastor, who is accused of being homophobic, anti-Muslim and anti-Semitic.The complainants want the commission to take steps to prevent Anderson from entering South Africa.He and 21 others from the US and Canada intend coming to Johannesburg to hold a "soul-winning marathon", says a Facebook page set up for the visit.The commission said it was concerned by reports of statements allegedly made by the pastor about members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex groups and Muslim and Jewish communities.It wrote to Minister of Home Affairs Malusi Gigaba to inquire if he or the director-general had made a decision under sections of the Immigration Act that empower them to prohibit certain foreigners and prevent them from entering the country."The Human Rights Commission is constitutionally mandated to monitor the observance of human rights in the country and as such is extremely concerned by reports of statements allegedly made by pastor Anderson about members of the LGBTI community, as well as members of the Jewish and Muslim communities," said spokesman Gail Smith.Service providers such as OR Tambo Premier Hotel, Spur and Wimpy have declined to offer their services to Anderson and his congregation after pressure from the public against his visit.Home Affairs spokesman Mayihlome Tshwete said: "We called the SAHRC to the table to see how best we could resolve this situation and not the other way around. We sympathise with the LGBT community and do not agree with the pastor's stance on Muslim and Jewish communities. Our legal teams are working to see how best we can deal with this situation."..