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Gen Con Threatens To Leave Indianapolis Over Religious Freedom Bill

Posted by samzenpus on from the rolling-in-another-place dept.

Grymalkin writes A controversial religious freedom bill has passed the Indianapolis Senate and is now awaiting Governor Mike Pence's signature to become law. Supporters claim that this bill will protect business owners from excessive government control while opponents argue it is just a veiled attempt to allow those same business owners to deny services to individuals because of their sexual orientation. Now, Gen Con has released a statement saying this bill will influence their decision to keep the convention in Indiana. This announcement has tourism officials worried as Gen Con brings in roughly 50,000 visitors each year, contributing $50 million to the local economy. So far Gen Con's announcement has not swayed the Governor who says he is looking forward to signing the bill into law. Gen Con currently has a contract with the Indy Convention Center through 2020. No word yet as to exactly when the convention would be moved should the bill become law.

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  1. Indiana won't miss them... by Lead+Butthead · · Score: 2, Funny

    My guess is that the good governor thinks AD&D players are Satan worshipers anyways...

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    ELOI, ELOI, LAMA SABACHTHANI!?
  2. Re:Leave then by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    Homophobic derps: The most persecuted minority in America today.

  3. Re:Gen Con? by Minwee · · Score: 3, Funny

    That's okay. You can leave the shredded ashes of your Nerd Card in the bowl by the door.

  4. Re:Do It, it worked in AZ by Mysticalfruit · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm going to instruct my chain of burger joints to check ID's at the door... Anybody with a first name of "Ralph" will be turned away at the door. My holy book over here clearly states that "Ralph shall be name of the demon who will eat the world." I'm disinclined to have people named Ralph in my establishment who're likely to go into a demonic craze and start eating people. Also any "hussies" named "Roberta" or "Rebecca" they're just tricky sluts, they're not allowed in either.

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    Yes Francis, the world has gone crazy.
  5. Re:Do It, it worked in AZ by Mysticalfruit · · Score: 1, Funny

    Like all holy books, it's so vaguely worded you can twist to your means. In your sect of the great burger religion, your temples only allow people named Ralph. In my sect, they disallow Ralph.

    Obviously, I'm going to have to start a holy burger war to resolve whose right.

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    Yes Francis, the world has gone crazy.
  6. Re:Do It, it worked in AZ by magarity · · Score: 3, Funny

    Congrats, you win the Internet Reductio ad Absurdum prize for at least several weeks with that one.