Addressed to: Christine Quinn
We, the undersigned, urge that you support the effort to allow Churches and Religious Groups equal access to rent spaces from Public Schools. Non-religious groups are allowed to meet in schools for activities central to their missions and religious groups should be allowed to do the same. The exclusion of religious groups is discrimination against religious speech.
Houses of worship strengthens the community. It brings much needed revenue to the DOE and is most often the host of recovery groups, donation drives, food pantries, and many others. Refusing to rent out public spaces because of religion denies our American rights of equal access and is plainly unjust!
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we use the school for our pantry every week. kicks us out now and people will go hungry. real shame.
KEEP CHURCHES IN OUR SCHOOLS! It helps the community and keeps the buildings being used.
Religious groups do so much good work in the city. Renting these rooms back to us helps the DOE anyway. Makes zero sense to block it.
Schools belong to the people. If other groups can use them for events then churches should be welcome too. Period.
seems like a clear case of bias. everyone deserves the same access to public property.
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Addressed to: Christine Quinn
We, the undersigned, urge that you support the effort to allow Churches and Religious Groups equal access to rent spaces from Public Schools. Non-religious groups are allowed to meet in schools for activities central to their missions and religious groups should be allowed to do the same. The exclusion of religious groups is discrimination against religious speech.
Houses of worship strengthens the community. It brings much needed revenue to the DOE and is most often the host of recovery groups, donation drives, food pantries, and many others. Refusing to rent out public spaces because of religion denies our American rights of equal access and is plainly unjust!
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This is completely unfair. We need these spaces for our outreach programs and food pantries. Stop the discrimination.
we use the school for our pantry every week. kicks us out now and people will go hungry. real shame.
KEEP CHURCHES IN OUR SCHOOLS! It helps the community and keeps the buildings being used.
Religious groups do so much good work in the city. Renting these rooms back to us helps the DOE anyway. Makes zero sense to block it.
Schools belong to the people. If other groups can use them for events then churches should be welcome too. Period.
seems like a clear case of bias. everyone deserves the same access to public property.
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This is completely unfair. We need these spaces for our outreach programs and food pantries. Stop the discrimination.