Swinney says he will not attend Palmetto Family Council event<\/p>\n
Position: Head Coach<\/p>\n
Clemson coach Dabo SwinneyDabo SwinneyHead CoachView Full Profile will not attend the Palmetto Family Council event this coming Tuesday (June 2nd).
\nThe fundraising dinner was to “honor Dabo Swinney and South Carolina Defenders of Religious Liberty.” Swinney was to accept an award but was not scheduled to speak at the event.
\nThe Palmetto Family Council is a conservative advocacy group that opposes same-sex marriage and abortion.
\nThe Palmetto Family Council\u2019s website states, \u201cOver the years we have been involved in South Carolina\u2019s Partial Birth Abortion Ban, the defeat of Video Poker, preserving marriage as between one man and one woman, defending religious liberties, and many other issues.”<\/p>\n
Statement from Dabo Swinney on Family Council Event: “It is in the best interests of all
\ninvolved that I not attend the event on June 2.”
\n\u2014 Bill Bender (@BillBender92) May 27, 2015<\/p>\n
Clemson coach Dabo Swinney says he will not attend the Palmetto Family Council event on June 2.
\n\u2014 Jared Shanker (@JShankerESPN) May 27, 2015<\/p>\n