Posted on 07/19/2022 8:50:56 AM PDT by lowbridge
The scheduled "ReAwaken America" tour stop in Rochester, New York, was canceled on Monday.
The owner of Main Street Armory said he'd heard a deluge of concern from local residents.
"ReAwaken America" has been described as a promoter of Christian nationalism and white supremacy.
The owner of an upstate New York venue that was set to host the controversial "ReAwaken America" tour in August canceled the event after it received widespread backlash from locals.
Main Street Armory's owner, Scott Donaldson, wrote in an email on Monday that he made his decision after "careful thought" and in response to an outpouring "of concern from our community, both good and bad," several local media outlets reported.
"I'd like to say that the Main Street Armory is an equal opportunity and non-political venue," Donaldson's statement read, according to Spectrum News. "We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender expression, age, national origin, disability, etc."
"I believe everyone has the right to their own opinions and beliefs," he continued.
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Organized by Clay Clark, a conservative podcast host, the events have been described as a hotbed for far-right extremist groups such as QAnon. High-profile Christian leaders have said it promotes Christian nationalism that pushes "anti-democratic, pro-violence and Q-Anon-inspired ideology," Baptist News Global reported.
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An online petition created by New York residents urged Main Street Armory to withdraw from hosting the tour, saying the event is "likely to draw white supremacists and other members of hate groups from around the northeast to our community."
It also warned that the event's dates, August 12 and 13, fall on the anniversary of a demonstration by white supremacists in Charlottesville that turned violent.
The petition has received more than 2,000 signatures.
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Main Street Armory is now our enemy.
Shootings about every night, carjackings, even in Pittsford. I am very careful where I go and how I get there.
Protest by public school teachers I bet. The are well known for this crap.
“I’d like to say that the Main Street Armory is an equal opportunity and non-political venue.”
But that would be a damned lie.
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Best to stay clear of Rotcrotcher New yawk.
Its New York. What more needs to be said?
More anti-free-speech cowards.
Leftist threats and other pressure will intensify against conservatives’ expression on all topics now that the Supreme Court has found that infanticide is not a right under the US Constitution.
1 killed, 2 injured in triple shooting on N. Clinton Ave. in Rochester
White supremacy isn't the real problem, is it...
And another shooting...
Rd later.
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