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Mike Bloomberg and the End of Tolerance

Why New York's mayor says there's no room for religious leaders on 9/11.

August 30, 2011

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...

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