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An executive from a large multinational corporation called the San Francisco Convention and Visitors Bureau and informed the bureau that the corporation he represents made a decision not to bring conventions utilizing 30,000 hotel rooms to the city because of the city's failure to protect the Hamilton Square Baptist Church.<ref>http://www.hamiltonsquare.net/articlesRiotsNov1993.htm</ref> In addition, after the riot Christian groups threatened to boycott San Francisco.<ref>The Las Vegas Review-Journal, November 9, 1993</ref>  A November 11, 1993 editorial in the San Francisco Chronicle stated the following: "The demonstrators at Hamilton Square Baptist Church endangered not only their own cause but the cause of freedom itself."<ref>San Francisco Chronicle, November 11, 1993</ref>

An executive from a large multinational corporation called the San Francisco Convention and Visitors Bureau and informed the bureau that the corporation he represents made a decision not to bring conventions utilizing 30,000 hotel rooms to the city because of the city's failure to protect the Hamilton Square Baptist Church.<ref>http://www.hamiltonsquare.net/articlesRiotsNov1993.htm</ref> In addition, after the riot Christian groups threatened to boycott San Francisco.<ref>The Las Vegas Review-Journal, November 9, 1993</ref>  A November 11, 1993 editorial in the San Francisco Chronicle stated the following: "The demonstrators at Hamilton Square Baptist Church endangered not only their own cause but the cause of freedom itself."<ref>San Francisco Chronicle, November 11, 1993</ref>

[[Image:AAC-2544.jpg|thumbnail|200px|right|Mayor [[Frank Jordan]]]

[[Image:AAC-2544.jpg|thumbnail|200px|right|Mayor [[Frank Jordan]]]]

Three days after the riot, Mayor Frank Jordan, the Chief of Police, and a representative from the District Attorney's office assured the church that a another event like the riot would not be permitted.<ref>http://www.hamiltonsquare.net/articlesRiotsNov1993.htm</ref> However,  

Three days after the riot, Mayor Frank Jordan, the Chief of Police, and a representative from the District Attorney's office assured the church that a another event like the riot would not be permitted.<ref>http://www.hamiltonsquare.net/articlesRiotsNov1993.htm</ref> However,  

according to Pastor Innes, "Meanwhile, the Board of Supervisors with one or two exceptions has to this day stonewalled, denying that anything illegal or inappropriate had ever happened." <ref>http://www.hamiltonsquare.net/articlesRiotsNov1993.htm</ref>  Thus, according to Pastor Innes, "To protest the Board of Supervisors denial of any wrongdoing as well as their approval and blessing upon those who rioted against the Church, a Freedom Rally was held on Monday, November 8." <ref>http://www.hamiltonsquare.net/articlesRiotsNov1993.htm</ref>  The Freedom Rally brought 400 plus pastors and laymen from across the United States and represented over sixty thousand churches.<ref>http://www.hamiltonsquare.net/articlesRiotsNov1993.htm</ref> According to Pastor Innes police protection was superb during the Freedom Rally.<ref>http://www.hamiltonsquare.net/articlesRiotsNov1993.htm</ref> The  major newspapers and news networks covered the Freedom Rally and according to Pastor Innes most of the coverage was favorable. <ref>http://www.hamiltonsquare.net/articlesRiotsNov1993.htm</ref>  

according to Pastor Innes, "Meanwhile, the Board of Supervisors with one or two exceptions has to this day stonewalled, denying that anything illegal or inappropriate had ever happened." <ref>http://www.hamiltonsquare.net/articlesRiotsNov1993.htm</ref>  Thus, according to Pastor Innes, "To protest the Board of Supervisors denial of any wrongdoing as well as their approval and blessing upon those who rioted against the Church, a Freedom Rally was held on Monday, November 8." <ref>http://www.hamiltonsquare.net/articlesRiotsNov1993.htm</ref>  The Freedom Rally brought 400 plus pastors and laymen from across the United States and represented over sixty thousand churches.<ref>http://www.hamiltonsquare.net/articlesRiotsNov1993.htm</ref> According to Pastor Innes police protection was superb during the Freedom Rally.<ref>http://www.hamiltonsquare.net/articlesRiotsNov1993.htm</ref> The  major newspapers and news networks covered the Freedom Rally and according to Pastor Innes most of the coverage was favorable. <ref>http://www.hamiltonsquare.net/articlesRiotsNov1993.htm</ref>