Bill de Blasio, New York’s new ‘spiritual but not religious’ mayor

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http://www.religionnews.com/2014/01/06/coming-faith-bill-de-blasio-navigate-new-yorks-religious-life/

Sarah Pulliam Bailey | Jan 6, 2014 |


Bill de Blasio courtesy Bill de Blasio's official website

NEW YORK (RNS) From its historic black churches to large Jewish enclaves to landmark Catholic and Protestant churches, New York City is the ultimate religious melting pot. And now, overseeing it all is a new mayor whose only religious identity seems to be “spiritual but not religious.”

Mayor Bill de Blasio is now perhaps the nation’s most visible “none,” an icon of one of the nation’s fastest-growing religious groups — those without any formal religious identification.

His election could reflect a new kind of American politician — one who is shaped by religion and religious values but is not expected to talk about or bow to religion as in years past, said Jennifer Jones Austin, co-chairwoman of de Blasio’s transition team and the daughter of a pastor.

“What drives him are his fundamental beliefs about liberation theology when it comes to social justice, our responsibility to care for all who are on this earth,” Jones Austin said. “I heard him on several occasions say ‘Amen’ when he felt very strongly about something.”

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[hrmjustin]

1. Proudly voted for him.

[cbayer]

2. He's looking good, isn't he?

And not declaring a religion is a very positive move, imo.