NY Senate Passes Bill to Reverse School Worship Ban

The New York Senate passed a bill Monday to reverse the New York City school district's ban on worship services at its schools. Sponsored by Sen. Martin J. Golden, (R-Brooklyn), it passed 54-7.

During the voting process, Golden said that the bill was about equal access. "What this bill does is for the churches that are in school buildings to remain in those school buildings and to do their services in those buildings."

But the fight isn't over yet, as the bill still has to pass in the House where its future is less certain and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has added his own complications to the issue. He refused to hear the Senate bill on Monday, saying he was going to work on his own version. Keep reading.