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Florida College Cancels Concert Over Gay Singer, Drawing Backlash

  • The King’s Singers, a renowned British a cappella ensemble, looked forward to its appearance last week at Pensacola Christian College in Florida, the final stop on the group’s four-city tour of the United States.
  • Instead, the college informed the ensemble two hours before the concert was to begin on Saturday that it was being canceled because of concerns about what it called the lifestyle of a singer, who is gay.
  • Students, parents and staff members had complained to the administration, saying that hosting the group would run counter to the college’s Baptist values.
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