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Georgia Could Lose Super Bowl Bid over Anti-LGBT “Religious Liberty” Bill

HeadlineMar 22, 2016

Georgia could lose its bid to host the Super Bowl if Georgia Governor Nathan Deal signs a so-called religious liberty bill seen as allowing discrimination against LGBT people. The bill would let faith-based groups refuse to provide services that violate their religious beliefs; it specifies pastors can’t be forced to perform same-sex weddings, and individuals can’t be forced to attend them. Nearly 500 businesses, including Apple, have opposed the measure, and the NFL said Friday it could use its own anti-discrimination policies to “evaluate potential Super Bowl host sites.”

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