Atlanta could lose Super Bowl bid because of ‘religious liberty’ bill

Posted by | March 19, 2016 10:44 | Filed under: News Behaving Badly Politics Religion

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Those who try to legislate “religious liberty” are often doing just the opposite.

If Georgia chooses to turn the “religious liberty” bill into law, be prepared: Atlanta may not get a Super Bowl.

That was the suggestion from the NFL on Friday when the league released a statement in response to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s question about whether the league had any position on Georgia House Bill 757.

The statement from league spokesman Brian McCarthy reads, “NFL policies emphasize tolerance and inclusiveness, and prohibit discrimination based on age, gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, or any other improper standard. Whether the laws and regulations of a state and local community are consistent with these policies would be one of many factors NFL owners may use to evaluate potential Super Bowl host sites.”

 

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10 responses to Atlanta could lose Super Bowl bid because of ‘religious liberty’ bill

  1. Roctuna March 19th, 2016 at 11:13

    Hit those religious bigots in the spot the love the most, their wallets.

    • Obewon March 19th, 2016 at 14:30

      Georgia’s bible banger minimum wage is $5.15/hr That’s $10K annually Fulltime! -50% less than real united states minimum wages of $7.25 to $10/hr. GA Total Gross Domestic Product for Georgia 2014: $476 B-Federal Reserve Bank. https://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/series/GANGSP

      The Georgia state minimum wage is $5.15. Employees covered under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act are subject to the federal minimum wage of $7.25, but those not covered under the FLSA may be paid the state minimum wage of $5.15.Jan 1, 2016. http://www.ncsl.org/research/labor-and-employment/state-minimum-wage-chart.aspx

      • whatthe46 March 19th, 2016 at 14:46

        that’s terrible. how in the hell is one suppose to live off that? they should be eligible for food stamps!

        • Red Mann March 19th, 2016 at 16:22

          Fode stamps is fer them lazy no gud takers!!!111!!!

    • Mensa Member March 19th, 2016 at 15:20

      And make no mistake, football is also their religion.

  2. Larry Schmitt March 19th, 2016 at 11:16

    They did the same thing to Phoenix when Arizona didn’t recognize MLK Day. They got their first Super Bowl ® a couple years later than originally planned.

  3. KABoink_after_wingnut_hacker March 19th, 2016 at 11:54

    I think the NFL should relocate the Super Bowl now just because these asshats have already proven their bigotry through considering this heinous legislation.

  4. rg9rts March 19th, 2016 at 13:25

    Once again the southern gopee never thinks things through to their logical conclusion

    • Budda March 19th, 2016 at 16:11

      Critical word there is ‘thinks’.

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