Renowned Musician Walks Off Stage After Pop Star Mocks Christmas Carol, America

Dorothy Cummings McLean : Dec 12, 2017
Lifesitenews.com

"The evening was already too snarky. It got incredibly self-indulgent. He's an angry dude that seems to have life all figured out, not the kind of guy we need to look to for philosophy." -Manny Laureano

(Minneapolis, MN)—[Lifesitenews.com] A classical musician walked off the stage after a pop singer mocked a Christmas carol and criticized Republicans in the U.S. Congress. (Photo: Rufus Wainwright sings at a concert in Italy in 2014/Shutterstock/via LifeSiteNews)

Manny Laureano, Principal Trumpet for the Minnesota Orchestra, made the silent protest during a Rufus Wainwright concert in Minneapolis' Orchestra Hall on the evening of December 2. Wainwright, who is in a same-sex "marriage" and is known for voicing his left-wing political opinions at shows, was complaining about the Republicans' tax plan, which had passed in Congress the night before.

The speech was part of Wainwright's introduction to his famous protest song "Going to a Town." The song contains the refrain "I'm so tired of America", and refers to Christian teachings concerning sexual sin:

Tell me, do you really think you go to Hell for having loved?

Tell me, and not for thinking everything that you've done is good.

I really need to know, after soaking the body of Jesus Christ in blood.

I'm so tired of America...

According to the Minneapolis Star Tribune, Wainwright told the audience that passage of the tax plan was "a call to arms", and that he and they had "to fight for this country."

In response, Laureano swung his arm in exasperation, put down his trumpet, and silently left the stage through a back exit. There was no reaction from the conductor or the rest of the orchestra, who continued the concert without him.

Laureano told a reporter that he was already annoyed with Wainright because the singer had "mocked" the performance of a Christmas carol...

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