Mike Bloomberg and the End of Tolerance
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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111904332804576538923426350218.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEADTop Why New York's mayor says there's no room for religious leaders on 9/11. BY WILLIAM MCGURN Wasn't it only a year ago that New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg was unburdening himself of near daily sermons warning about our right to religious freedom? What had aroused the mayor was the growing public... [more]
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111904332804576538923426350218.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEADTop Why New York's mayor says there's no room for religious leaders on 9/11. BY WILLIAM MCGURN Wasn't it only a year ago that New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg was unburdening himself of near daily sermons warning about our right to religious freedom? What had aroused the mayor was the growing public opposition to a proposed Islamic Center two blocks from Ground Zero. So everywhere he went, he preached the cause of tolerance. In a dramatic speech on Governors Island—against a backdrop of supporting clergy—Mr. Bloomberg asserted "there is no neighborhood in this city that is off limits to God's love and mercy, as the religious leaders here with us today can attest." [less]
Have any religious leaders joined the protesters downtown lately ?