Al, i disagreed with vin garbutt views of abortion but i respect the fact he has a right to freedom of speech.
i would not have had a problem booking him, people can vote with their feet and he still drew audiences.
I once made some off the cuff, humourous, uncomplimentary remarks about mrs thatcher at a gig, an organiser [who was a rabid tory] from a different club was there and would not book me, it took 30years and the organisers death, before i played the club