Post by Logan on Feb 17, 2016 1:28:29 GMT -6
The owner of The Greenbrier resort said Tuesday that West Virginia lawmakers would be shooting themselves in the foot by passing the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, a bill that civil rights advocates fear could be used to allow businesses to turn away LGBT customers.
Jim Justice, a Democrat who is running for governor, pointed to the woes of Indiana, a state where a tourism official said they lost $60 million in revenue when convention organizers cited their religious freedom restoration act as a reason not to locate there.
“We shouldn’t shoot ourselves in the foot by turning away tourism and businesses; we need to be a welcoming state that can attract new jobs,” Justice said, according to a statement sent by campaign spokesman Grant Herring.
“Indiana lost $60 million in tourism alone — West Virginia does not need to head down that road. We would never turn anyone away at The Greenbrier.”
See more at: www.wvgazettemail.com/news/20160216/jim-justice-opposes-religious-freedom-bill
Jim Justice, a Democrat who is running for governor, pointed to the woes of Indiana, a state where a tourism official said they lost $60 million in revenue when convention organizers cited their religious freedom restoration act as a reason not to locate there.
“We shouldn’t shoot ourselves in the foot by turning away tourism and businesses; we need to be a welcoming state that can attract new jobs,” Justice said, according to a statement sent by campaign spokesman Grant Herring.
“Indiana lost $60 million in tourism alone — West Virginia does not need to head down that road. We would never turn anyone away at The Greenbrier.”
See more at: www.wvgazettemail.com/news/20160216/jim-justice-opposes-religious-freedom-bill