During a press conference, the mayor said his words about not believing in the separation of church and state were just his own beliefs.
. “Don’t tell me about no separation of church and state,” he said, referring to school prayer and the role religion should play in government. “State is the body. Church is the heart. You take the heart out of the body, the body dies.”
Reaction to Adams’s words came swiftly. Donna Lieberman, the executive director of the New York Civil Liberties Union, issued a“On matters of faith, the Mayor is entitled to his own beliefs. On the Constitution, he must uphold his oath,” she said.on Thursday, Adams seemed to make light of the situation, taking a moment to bow his head before taking questions from the media. “Just wanted to say a silent prayer so God can give me the patience to answer these questions,” he said with a laugh.
“I didn’t talk about prayers in school. There are clear rules about prayers in school. I don’t have the power to change that. I just gave you my belief. My belief,” he said, suggesting that children in the city could benefit from the introduction of some form of spirituality into their lives.
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