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His spokesman said so<\/a><\/strong> on Friday:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg<\/a> will not reconsider his decision to exclude clergy from the ceremony marking 10 years since the Sept. 11 attacks, a spokesman said Friday.<\/p>\n

The statement comes despite increased pressure from religious and conservative leaders who say that even though the mayor has not allowed clergy at other services, he should make an exception this time.<\/p>\n

Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council, said Americans \u201cturned to God for solace\u201d after the 2001 attacks, and clergy were intimately involved in helping the nation heal.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnfortunately, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg would have us look the other way,\u201d Perkins said in a statement. \u201cAt a Ground Zero commemoration for the families of victims, Mayor Bloomberg is allowing the presence of politicians and presidents, but no pastors or prayer. The mayor of course will be there, but politicians weren\u2019t then \u2014 and are not now \u2014 nearly enough.\u201d<\/p>\n

Perkins is gathering signatures for a petition in opposition to the decision.<\/p>\n

City Councilman Fernando Cabrera, who is a pastor in the Bronx, has also launched a petition on his website urging Bloomberg to \u201callow prayer to be included in the 9\/11 ceremony.\u201d<\/p>\n

But Bloomberg spokesman Marc LaVorgna told FoxNews.com the mayor is not reconsidering. LaVorgna noted none of the other nine services included clergy. Bloomberg\u2019s office has argued the service should stay focused on the families of the victims.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s an awful lot of people who would like to participate and you just can\u2019t do that \u2026 so the argument here is elected officials and those who were there at the time,\u201d Bloomberg said in a radio interview late last month.\u00a0<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

His spokesman said so on Friday: New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg will not reconsider his decision to exclude clergy from the ceremony marking 10 years since the Sept. 11 attacks, a spokesman said Friday. 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