Mayor Bloomberg closes Manhattan worship services of 25 religious groups. The list.

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1. 

   Cameron on November 11, 2019 at 2:15 am

   Bloombeeg is DEAD MAN WALKING. Notice there are no mosques or liberal churches on this list???

2. 

   robert owen on November 9, 2019 at 6:29 pm

   So, this ISN’T The Onion?

3. 

   Spiro on November 9, 2019 at 8:42 am

   Where in the constitution is there a separation clause? That term was in a letter not the constitution,

   Renting space is not establishing anything. Of course, we’re dealing with the all knowing arrogant Bloomberg, a typical progressive Democrat with no understanding Islam or other religions.

4. 

   Kelly Kafir on June 27, 2013 at 10:43 pm

   Dhimmi Bloomberg isn’t closing down any mosques???? Well, surprise, surprise, surprise… I say these churches should meet anyway… then sue and take him to court.

5. 

   Wendy on February 13, 2012 at 7:58 pm

   Hmm… has anyone considered that Wicca is considered a religion in America…

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   Tony Carnes on February 13, 2012 at 7:24 pm

   At a press conference today, Monday, Mayor Bloomberg was adamant on his policy of excluding churches from using the public schools. His statement went much further than the federal courts and current city policy, which allow churches to use the schools for activities that are not “worship services.” It appears that if he could, the mayor wants to exclude religious groups completely from any municipal space that other community groups are allowed to use.

   He said:

   “You know, the Constitution seems to me to be pretty clear.

   I’ve always thought that one of the great things about America is that we keep a separation, and the more clear that separation is, the more those people who want to be able to practice their religion will have the opportunity to do so.

   For those that want to get rid of those separations, let me just point out: Someday the religion that’s practiced there may not be your religion, and you might in that sense look back and say let’s keep the two separate. It’s one of the basics of this country, and I will certainly support it.”

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   Henry W. on February 13, 2012 at 6:51 pm

   Thank you in particular for the excerpt from the mayor’s radio show. It is clear the mayor himself understands that a) it is firmly established in law that religious activities may take place in public schools, and b) to carve out an exception to this for worship services is highly questionable.

   He is absolutely correct in his conceptual understanding of the establishment clause – none of us wants to see the government establish a state religion to the detriment of others. But he seems absolutely confused in his application of the law – how does disallowing all religious speech in public facilities promote the establishment clause more effectively than allowing it on an equal basis to all religions (as was the case)?

   His actions seem rather to betray what Tony Carnes states above – he wants to exclude religion in general from the public square.

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   Bloomberg must go on February 13, 2012 at 12:55 pm

   He thinks he’s the king, above the law. When will you people realize this?

   Again, this is a civil rights issue that (if anyone had enough money to fight) would be ruled clearly in violation of our constitution, just like his anti-gun policies that put the residents of New York at risk every day.

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   Shirlene McGuire on February 12, 2012 at 7:35 pm

   These Churches are leasing the schools. They should have the right at least to be given notice of this action! I do not agree with kicking them out in the first place. What does renting a place have to do with the state? I have know many churches that have rented a school to get started but even if they rent for years, again, what does that have to do with the state? It is a sad day when the “state” can just kick the churches out of their place of worship when it is rented. So how long before the “state” kicks us out of the churches we have built.

10. 

    Marge Jones on February 12, 2012 at 7:22 pm

    Not a good trend…religious freedom is vital to our freedom…

11. 

    Rene De La Cruz on February 12, 2012 at 6:46 pm

    How many churches opened their doors to help the City’s Fire and Police heroes during 9/11?

12. 

    Tony Carnes on February 12, 2012 at 2:27 pm

    The mayor’s action undermines the postsecular public square and tends to through us back into the era of culture wars.

13. 

    John on February 12, 2012 at 2:24 pm

    So bizarre, esp. in light of the words of Mayor Bloomberg at previous times and cited in this article –
    “Mayor Bloomberg’s declaration 17 months ago haunts us. In defending the right of a mosque to build near Ground Zero, he said: “We in New York . . . are Americans, each with an equal right to worship and pray where we choose. There is nowhere in the five boroughs that is off-limits to any religion. By affirming that basic idea, we will honor America’s values, and we will keep New York the most open, diverse, tolerant and free city in the world.”

    “The mayor’s boasts from another occasion ring equally hollow: “Our doors are open to everyone . . . Of all our precious freedoms, the most important may be the freedom to worship as we wish. And it is a freedom that, even here in a city that is rooted in Dutch tolerance, was hard-won over many years.”…
    http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/sting-church-eviction-day-article-1.1020737

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