Religious Right Complaints About 9/11 Commemoration Ring Hollow

[SecularMotion]

Another manufactured controversy from the Religious Right.

The 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks is approaching, and for some reason, Religious Right groups have decided to manufacture a new “culture war” controversy over a commemorative event that will take place in New York City.

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has decided that the focus of the day should be on the families who lost loved ones during the attacks. He hasn’t invited any clergy to speak at the event. Instead, family members will read short passages that are meaningful for them. President Barack Obama, President George W. Bush and some other political leaders will also make brief remarks, but Bloomberg has made it clear that political speeches are not welcome.

http://blog.au.org/2011/08/30/concocted-controversy-religious-right-complaints-about-911-commemoration-ring-hollow/

[no_hypocrisy]

1. If the Religious Right wants to "commemorate 9/11", they're welcome to join me

at the gravesight of Fr. Mychal Judge, in Totowa, NJ for a quiet service conducted by a friar of his Order on the morning of 9/11. If they're looking for God, they need go no further than that plot.

[hifiguy]

2. It sounds like Bloomberg is taking

an entirely appropriate, non-grandstanding approach to the event. Good for him.

[polmaven]

3. Well, not *entirely* appropriate...

As far as the clergy goes, yes..that is appropriate, but he has told firefighters, police officers and other first responders who were there that day that there is "no room for them". There was room for them at the WTC, but not at this ceremony? I find that particularly outrageous.