NEW YORK: Clergy prayer ban at 9/11 event faulted
NEW YORK: Clergy prayer ban at 9/11 event faulted
By RACHEL ZOLL
AP Religion Writer
http://news.yahoo.com/clergy-prayer-ban-9-11-event-faulted-181721908.html
Sept. 2, 2011
Christian conservatives are condemning Mayor Michael Bloomberg's decision to bar clergy-led prayer at the 10th anniversary commemoration of the terrorist attacks, calling the program an insult. Others wonder whether the mayor is trying to dodge the potentially thorny issue of including a Muslim representative.
The mayor's office says the annual event focuses on relatives of Sept. 11 victims and has never included clergy invocations. Bloomberg has said it would be impossible to include everyone who would like to participate.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
By RACHEL ZOLL
AP Religion Writer
http://news.yahoo.com/clergy-prayer-ban-9-11-event-faulted-181721908.html
Sept. 2, 2011
Christian conservatives are condemning Mayor Michael Bloomberg's decision to bar clergy-led prayer at the 10th anniversary commemoration of the terrorist attacks, calling the program an insult. Others wonder whether the mayor is trying to dodge the potentially thorny issue of including a Muslim representative.
The mayor's office says the annual event focuses on relatives of Sept. 11 victims and has never included clergy invocations. Bloomberg has said it would be impossible to include everyone who would like to participate.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
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