ReAwaken America Tour Perseveres Despite Political Attacks
The ReAwaken America Tour is heading to New York, unshaken by recent attempts to de-platform the event.
Initially planned for Rochester, the upcoming stop on the faith-fueled tour has been moved to Batavia after the original venue backed out of hosting the event.
In a July 18 statement, Main Street Armory owner Scott Donaldson explained his decision.
“(In response) to the outpour(ing) of concern from our community, both good and bad, I have decided after careful thought to cancel the ReAwaken America Tour that was scheduled in August 2022,” he said. “I have always appreciated the support from our city and I believe it is my turn to show my support back. I hope to see you all at future events here. (Apart from the ones who have threatened myself and staff, you are not welcome).”
The cancelation followed the circulation of an online petition to cancel the event, signed by more than 2,300 area residents, which alleged that those involved with the tour were “promoters of violence” and that the event was “likely to draw white supremacists and other members of hate groups.”
However, tour founder and organizer Clay Clark has asked people to hear him out on why such politicized claims are baseless.
“Five of the seven pastors that are on the tour regularly are black, so it’s hard to say that it’s a ‘racist, white supremacist event’,” he said. “As far as inciting violence, we’ve had candlelight services, we have baptisms at every event, and we encourage people to pray for our country. So nothing could be further from the truth.”
Nonetheless, according to Clark, venue cancelations are not a novel occurrence for the tour.
Host Clay Clark kicks off the weekend ReAwaken America Tour in San Diego, Calif., on March 11, 2022, with about 3,000 people
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