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Churches to Lose Use of School Space After a Legal Push Fails

By Sharon Otterman
Posted: December 7, 2011.
Published: December 5, 2011.

Print: The New York Times

A small Bronx evangelical church on Monday lost the final round of its 16-year legal battle to force New York City to permit religious worship services in public schools, setting the stage for the city to eject dozens of churches and religious organizations that have been using schools for prayer.

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1. Julian Maytum

Hallelujah raspberry

posted on December 7, 2011
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The Pastor is quoted saying “I would love to know who at the Board of Education is theologically capable of making those decisions” in reference to the Board of Education’s determination that the church’s meeting was a prayer session as opposed to a community group meeting that involves prayer. 

I would like to know what’s involved in becoming sufficiently credentialed to make “theological” decisions?  Do you have to be sufficiently marinated in bullsh*& before you can claim to have “theological” capabilities that exceed the ordinary civilian?

posted on December 8, 2011
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How obvious it should seem that no cults should be performing indoctrination in places of inquiry and education. Hopefully it will one day seem as alien as seperate drinking fountains for people whose skin hues somewhat differently..

posted on December 8, 2011
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