Posted on 03/30/2015 4:44:10 PM PDT by bagadonutz
Wilco Cancels Upcoming Show In Indianapolis Because Of Anti-Gay 'Religious Freedom' Law
Chicago-based rock band Wilco has canceled a show planned for May 7 in Indianapolis, Indiana, because of the anti-gay "religious freedom" bill signed into law by Gov. Mike Pence (R) last week.
The band tweeted Monday that they wouldn't perform in the state, saying the Religious Freedom Restoration Act "feels like thinly disguised legal discrimination":
The band is not the first group to speak out against the law, which would allow any individual or corporation to cite its religious beliefs as a defense when sued by a private party. Both the NCAA -- which is holding its men's basketball championship games in Indianapolis -- and the NBA have spoken out in favor of "inclusion" since Pence signed the bill into law. Several college presidents have also raised concerns over the law.
The mayors of both Seattle, and San Francisco, have said they won't allow taxpayer money to be used for city employees' trips to the state. On Monday, Connecticut Gov. Dan Malloy (D) said he would sign an executive order banning state-funded travel to Indiana because of the law.
Those who oppose the Religious Freedom Restoration Act have argued that it could hurt LGBT patrons by giving business owners who don't want to serve them legal protections to discriminate.
Spend money in Indiana if you can.
I seem to remember a boycott of a state being tried on Arizona, too ... LOL ... but that didn’t work out either!
Never heard of em.
How about spending money in Oklahoma?! We’ve already got a similar law! ... :-) ...
Hey Dan, what about the other 19 states that have religious freedom laws?
Shouldn't he signing an executive order banning his own RFRA?
Sooner
BUMP
Who are they?
“feels like thinly disguised legal discrimination”
Feels. Meaning they’ve never read the bill, nor do they have any real understanding of what the bill is and is not.
BTW, Illinois has its own RFRA laws on the books.
I really hope they refund all five tickets.
“I seem to remember a boycott of a state being tried on Arizona, too ... LOL ... but that didn’t work out either!”
Seems like it did work.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/26/politics/arizona-brewer-bill/index.html
I’m surprised Dan Malloy can write his name.
We have Wilco gas stations /truck stops in NC.
Never heard of them.
5.56mm
You must have forgotten about the Immigration hullaballo ... :-) ...
Will they refuse to play in all 20 states that have this law, including Illinois?
And instead the Chicago-based band will stay home ... in their state of Illinois ... which has a nearly identically worded religious freedom statue ... which was voted for by Illinois State Senator Barack Obama.
Actually, I hope the venue and promoter sue them for breach of contract.
“You must have forgotten about the Immigration hullaballo ... :-) ...”
I don’t know anything about that.
I see that she vetoed a law similar to the one that just passed in Indiana because she was worried about the economic fallout.
So in that sense the boycott did in fact work as designed.
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