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GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga.

A Gwinnett County artist said he is the victim of censorship after a library took down his exhibit featuring eight prominent televangelists.

The exhibit includes famous pastors Creflo Dollar, Joyce Meyer and Joel Osteen.

Lawrenceville artist Ralph Beach told Channel 2's Kerry Kavanaugh his work is an expression of his faith.

He said when the Grayson Public Library offered to display his pencil-sketched portraits, he jumped at the chance. Beach said the library was fully aware of what he would be hanging.

"I had emailed them several of the pictures," Beach said.

He said he hung the sketches on Saturday, July 7. Beach said they were to remain on display through Aug. 11, but in a matter of days he got a call telling him they needed to come down.

"You can do anything you want but you just can't say 'Jesus.' And in the Bible belt, that's ridiculous," he said.

Beach said the library told him a patron complained that they were offensive and non-inclusive. He said the collection had already been taken down when he went to retrieve them Saturday.

"Where does it stop? Where does censorship stop?" Beach said.

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Nixed televangelist exhibit upsets Gwinnett County artist