LeRoy Butler Tweeted Support of Jason Collins, and as a Result a Wisconsin Church Canceled His Upcoming Speaking Appearance

Congrats to Jason Collins
— leroy butler (@leap36) April 29, 2013

LeRoy Butler, the former All-Pro safety who played his entire 11-year career with the Green Bay Packers – he is credited with inventing the Lambeau Leap – tweeted his support of gay NBA free agent Jason Collins on Monday. This morning, Butler tweeted that a Wisconsin church wanted to cancel his upcoming speaking event because of his support for Collins.

Butler, who runs a foundation “dedicated to helping women going through breast cancer treatment obtain the assistance they need to focus on the job of healing verses the financial impact to their families,” was told that if he deleted the tweet and apologized, he could have the event. Butler turned down that opportunity.

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) May 1, 2013

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) May 1, 2013

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,
— leroy butler (@leap36) May 1, 2013

Only god can judge,
— leroy butler (@leap36) May 1, 2013

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