Christ First Forum

New York mayor bans prayer, clergy at 9/11 memorial service
Contact Mayor Bloomberg’s office today!
August 30, 2011


Dear Friend,

The tenth anniversary of the Islamic jihadist attacks on New York on 9/11 will soon be upon us. Faith in God sustained millions of Americans on that day and the days that followed. Americans looked to God and to their spiritual leaders for comfort and guidance.

But New York mayor Michael Bloomberg has banned all clergy and all prayer from the upcoming 9/11 memorial service planned to commemorate the tragic events of that day.

In times of crisis, America’s political leaders have always turned to prayer. This includes FDR, who himself prayed on national radio on June 6, 1944, as our troops launched the invasion of Normandy.

It’s time that Mayor Bloomberg hears from all of us that this deliberate insult to the faith of Americans, and indeed to God himself, is inexcusable. As Rudy Washington, deputy mayor under former Mayor Rudy Giuliani, said, “This is America, and to have a memorial service where there’s no prayer, this appears to be insanity to me. I feel like America has lost its way.”

There is no direct email contact for Mayor Bloomberg but you are urged to contact him directly through the web form on his website to urge him to rescind his ban on clergy and prayer in this year’s 9/11 ceremony.

http://www.nyc.gov/portal/site/nycgov/m ... mayor.html