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Posted: August 30, 2010
Protesting the Empire State Bias – 8/27/10
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More than three thousand people took to the streets for a rally, organized by the Catholic League, to protest a decision by the building’s management to *not honor Mother Teresa. The League says the request was first denied without explanation – and when they appealed the decision – was told the building has a policy against honoring religious people and institutions. This despite the fact that Empire State Building has, in the past, honored Cardinal O’Connor, Pope John Paul, Martin Luther King Jr., and the Salvation Army. The rally outside the building brought out diverse group of protesters – and our cameras were there.

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