Watain concert was cancelled due to 'mainstream, widespread' Christian objections: Shanmugam Parliament Singapore
Even though the Watain concert was initially granted a restricted license, it was eventually cancelled as many Christians found the band “deeply offensive and denigrating”, said Home Affairs and Law Minister K Shanmugam in Parliament on Monday .
Controversy erupted when Watain’s concert at the Ebenex Live Space on 7 March was cancelled on the day of the performance due to “security concerns” raised by the Ministry of Home Affairs . It followed a petition raised on the Change.org website the day before, calling for Watain and Swedish death metal band Soilwork to be banned from performing in Singapore.
These included an R classification, removal of potentially sensitive songs, no religious symbols used during the event, and the concert should not denigrate any faith or promote any cult practice, nor advocate or promote violence in any way. The decision was then left to IMDA, which issued a restricted license on 5 March.
Story continuesAbout 86 per cent of respondents who were Christians affirmed the decision, as did 70 per cent of Buddhist and Muslim respondents. Conversely, 28 per cent thought it should not have been cancelled.
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