He responded by saying, “Don’t tell me there is no wall of separation between the church and the state.” “The state represents the body. The church is at the centre. If you remove the heart from the body, it will eventually expire.
Being an elected official makes it impossible for me to separate my beliefs from my work. When I walk, I walk with God.
When I speak, I have conversations with God. As I put policies into effect, I do it with an attitude that is akin to that of God towards those policies. That best describes who I am.”
In addition to this, Adams declared that he enacts policies “with a God-like attitude” and that the mayor of New York City is “a servant of God.” Adams also indicated that prayer is the solution to the problem of gun violence.
New York City Mayor Dismisses Need For Separation Of Church And State
During a speech given at an interfaith brunch on February 28, New York City Mayor Eric Adams refuted the notion that there should be a wall separating church and state.
He responded by saying, “Don’t tell me there is no wall of separation between the church and the state.” “The state represents the body. The church is at the centre. If you remove the heart from the body, it will eventually expire.
Being an elected official makes it impossible for me to separate my beliefs from my work. When I walk, I walk with God. When I speak, I have conversations with God. As I put policies into effect, I do it with an attitude that is akin to that of God towards those policies. That best describes who I am.”
In addition to this, Adams declared that he enacts policies “with a God-like attitude” and that the mayor of New York City is “a servant of God.” Adams also indicated that prayer is the solution to the problem of gun violence.
Adams is a Democrat who took his oath of office exactly one year ago today. He is a retired police captain from New York and a native of the state. Throughout his life, he has endured a variety of adversities, and now he shares a message of encouragement with people who feel ignored.
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During the interfaith breakfast, the mayor converted the podium into a pulpit, which did not sit well with many who fight for a traditional concept of church-state separation.
The following statement was published by Rachel Laser, President and Chief Executive Officer of Americans United for the Separation of Church and State in reaction to the remarks made by the mayor.
According to Rachel Laser, president of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, “the comments made by Mayor Adams disregarding our country’s founding concept of separation of church and state are stunning and dangerous.”
“The United States of America’s dedication to keeping church and state distinct is the bedrock upon which our democracy, equality, and rights are built. Contrary to what Mayor Adams seems to imply, such separation is not in any way anti-religious. Instead, it is what safeguards the free exercise of religion for all people.
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Laser expressed her disappointment with what she referred to as the mayor’s “right-wing, Christian nationalist talking themes about prayer being the solution to gun violence.”
Not only is the statement that prayer alone will put an end to school shootings completely false, but his statements also ignore the fact that children are permitted to pray in public schools on their own volition due to the separation of church and state.
She continued by saying, “The separation of church and state ensures that Mayor Adams is free to have any personal religious convictions he chooses.” But because he is an elected politician, whenever he is operating in his official capacity as mayor, he is obligated to serve all of New York City’s residents as a mayor.
In New York City, which is the largest and most religiously diverse metropolis in the United States, and where one quarter of the population identifies as nonreligious, the separation of church and state is an essential shield to defend everyone’s ability to live as themselves and believe as they wish.
“These words from Mayor Adams are highly concerning,” said Amanda Tyler, executive director of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty.
It is reasonable for us to anticipate that our elected officials will govern without regard to religion and will honour the structural separation of church and state, which guarantees religious liberty for all individuals.
When it came to raising concerns about the mayor’s address, Laser and Tyler were not the only ones doing so. Reactions on social media lit up, many of which used standard street vocabulary from New York City that is not printed by BNG.
“I firmly think, with all of my heart, that God said, ‘I’m going to take the person who is the most broken, and I’m going to elevate him to the point of becoming the mayor of the most powerful city on the globe.'”
It was within his power to appoint me as the mayor of Topeka, Kansas. He had the power to appoint me as the mayor of a hamlet, town, or other community somewhere.
He made the following declaration: “‘I’m going to take this broken child, this individual who is the pinnacle of the faults a human being can do in a lifetime, and I’m going to elevate him to the most significant city in the country.'”
According to what he said, others should take hope in the knowledge.
“Let me be the living example that God has set in front of us to understand that even if you have dyslexia, if you have been arrested, if you have been rejected, you still have a chance of being elected and being the Mayor of New York City.
Only God can do that. Not a man would do that. Only God can do that. As a result, we are making the proclamation today that this city, New York City, is one in which the mayor of New York is a servant of God.
