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February 12, 2012, 9:15 am EST
Mayor Bloomberg closes Manhattan worship services of 25 religious groups. The list.
In a move with no precedent in New York City history Mayor Michael Bloomberg will shut down after today the worship services of scores of what he calls “these religious groups.” At least 55 churches and synagogues are affected.
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EmailFacebookTwitterBufferShareIn a move with no precedent in New York City history Mayor Michael Bloomberg will shut down after today the worship services of scores of what he calls “these religious groups.” At least 57 churches and synagogues are affected.
On his weekly radio program Bloomberg was adamant.
“Separation of church and state is one of the basics of our country...The more religious you are, I think the more you should want to keep the separation because someday the religion that the state picks as the ‘state religion’ might not be yours. The way to solve that is to not have a state religion,” said the mayor.
Bloomberg also said he dismissed religious freedom concerns by legislators in Albany. “I don’t know what’s going to happen in Albany. I can just tell you what’s happening here. This is the last Sunday that these religious organizations will be able to have worship services in the schools. We’re not trying to take away their ability to use public property for other kinds of activities. But where they have services, and a cynic would say, ‘How would you define what a service is,’ but that not withstanding, the courts have ruled...that there are real constitutional concerns here. I have real concerns,” he said.
List of religious groups affected by Bloomberg’s closings.
Note: some religious groups have services at multiple-sites. This list is incomplete. If you have others to add to the list, please email: editor@nycreligion.info
At least 57 churches and synagogues are affected.