. . UNITED STATES: POLITICS: POLITICAL PARTIES: REPUBLICAN PARTY, TEA PARTY : INDUSTRIES: PETROLEUM : UNITED STATES: STATES: ARIZONA : LAW: LEGISLATION : HATE : GAY RIGHTS : RELIGION: CHRISTIAN: CONSERVATIVE PROTESTANT : BIGOTRY: Business Leaders Fear Religion Bill . . Business Leaders Fear Religion Bill Laurie Merrill and Russ Wiles February 22, 2014 7:12 PM The Leaf Chronicle http://www.theleafchronicle.com/article/20140222/NEWS01/302220015 . .PHOENIX - Business leaders are reacting with concern over a potentially discriminatory religion bill passed by the Arizona Legislature, saying it could damage the state's recovering economy even as it readies for the potential boost it will get from hosting next year's Super Bowl.
.The Greater Phoenix Economic Council on Friday urged Gov. Jan Brewer to veto the controversial legislation that would allow discrimination against gays, saying it could affect Super Bowl XLIX and have "profound, negative" economic effects for years to come.
.Another group, the Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce, said it has no official position on Senate Bill 1062 at this time. "But our review of the bill raises concerns about the uncertainties this would create for our member businesses," the group said in a statement.
.The controversy comes at a time when Arizona's economy was just starting to shift into higher gear. Now those upbeat predictions are coming into doubt.
. snip ."We're greatly concerned," said Kristen Jarnagin, senior vice president of the Arizona Lodging & Tourism Association. "We've already received countless phone calls and emails from people canceling trips or threatening not to return."
.Some critics already are calling for the NFL to move the big game to another state, she said.
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