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George Demos, the Conservative Republican candidate for US Congress in New York’s First District released the following statement today:

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Perhaps the most troubling development at Ground Zero has been systematic exclusion of God from Ground Zero. As the Port Authority continues to fight against rebuilding the 9/11 Church, Mayor Bloomberg is sending precisely the wrong message: People of faith are not welcome at the new World Trade Center site.

Why are politicians invited to grandstand, but the event that caused more people to turn their eyes to heaven than any in recent history now attempts to exclude God from this sacred space?

First, the Port Authority has blocked the reconstruction of St. Nicholas, the only house of worship destroyed on September 11. Next, atheists sued to remove the steel cross found in the rubble of the great towers. Now, the City government is pandering to atheists again: Telling our religious leaders and heroic first responders to KEEP OUT.

“Those who lecture us that we must be tolerant even of radical imams at Ground Zero,” said George Demos, Republican candidate for New York’s first Congressional district, “would do well to remember that on that day 10 years ago, Americans of all backgrounds not only died together and cried together, they prayed together.”

It’s way past time our political leaders began respecting our Judeo-Christian values, authorize the rebuilding of the 9/11 Church, invite our hero first responders, and allow religious leaders to participate in the commemoration.

“Never Forget” may just be a slogan to politicians like Michael Bloomberg, but it’s a solemn pledge to Americans.