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The New York Daily News reports:
Mayor Adams on Tuesday dismissed the notion that there should be a separation between church and state in American society, drawing ire from fellow Democrats and civil rights advocates who contended his line of argument runs counter to deep-rooted U.S. values.
The tone was set by Ingrid Lewis-Martin, Adams’ chief adviser in City Hall, who introduced him at the event by declaring that the mayor’s administration “does not believe” it must “separate church from state.”
“Ingrid was so right,” Adams said once he took the stage. “Don’t tell me about no separation of church and state. State is the body, church is the heart. You take the heart out of the body, the body dies. I can’t separate my beliefs because I’m an elected official.”
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Mayor Adams dismisses the separation of church and state, declares himself “a servant of God”
“State is the body, church is the heart. You take the heart out of the body, the body dies,” he said during an interfaith breakfast event.https://t.co/wxnpGI1upv
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) February 28, 2023
This is appalling. @NYCMayor, you lead one of the most diverse cities in the nation, including literally millions of atheists and nonreligious people. Church-state separation protects us all, atheist and believer alike. You should clarify and apologize. https://t.co/XCAUE1iRtb
— Nick Fish (@nicholasrfish) February 28, 2023
“When we took prayers out of schools, guns came into schools.”
— NYC Mayor Eric Adams (D) speaking at the New York Public Library interfaith breakfast pic.twitter.com/2GkxKCB5bX
— The Recount (@therecount) February 28, 2023
Americans United for Separation of Church and State President and CEO Rachel Laser issued the following statement in response to the New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ remarks today that dismissed the importance of church-state separation:https://t.co/J18baGbnJQ pic.twitter.com/sCGbLle0Be
— Americans United (@americansunited) February 28, 2023
Jewish progressives criticizing Adams?for saying he doesn’t believe in separation of church and state.
“I can’t separate my belief because I’m an elected official,” he said this am. “When I put policies in place, I put them in with a God-like approach to them. That’s who I am.” https://t.co/XTEqYeNddx
— Jacob N. Kornbluh (@jacobkornbluh) February 28, 2023