Wisconsin church cancels former NFL player’s speech over tweet supporting gay NBA player

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http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/05/01/wisconsin-church-cancels-former-nfl-player-over-tweet-supporting-gay-nba-player/



Leroy Butler, the former Green Bay Packers player credited with inventing the Lambeau Leap touchdown celebration, says that he had a speaking event canceled by a Wisconsin church after the pastor learned that he had sent out a single tweet in support of gay NBA player Jason Collins.

Following a Monday column in Sports Illustrated where Collins revealed that he was gay, Butler had tweeted: “Congrats to Jason Collins.”

Early on Wednesday morning, the Super Bowl XXXI champion, who now uses his foundation to fight breast cancer, said that one church decided to cut him from the lineup.

leroy butler ✔ @leap36

Wow, I was schedule to speak at a church in WI, and a member said that the pastor wants to cancel my event, I said ok why?

leroy butler ✔ @leap36

Then I was told, because I said congrats to Jason Collins on twitter, I said really? we have a contract, he said check the moral cause,

leroy butler ✔ @leap36

FYI the fee was 8500$,then I was told if i removed the tweet, and apologize and ask god forgiveness, I can have the event, I said no,

[cleanhippie]

1. Another fine example of Christian values!

And God approved!

[edhopper]

2. Hey now

we know there is only a very small minority of Christians in this country that are bigoted morons. They have no effect on the political scheme of things. Or so we have been told.

[skepticscott]

3. That very small majority

sure does get around, don't they?