They either invited him or at least accepted a request from him to speak so this is simply rude.
Maybe the church did invite him. However, that doesn’t mean the members had to approve of him being there. After all, the article just said they were silent and turned their backs to him. Money doesn’t make the man.
I seriously doubt if those that actually turned their backs actually had anything at all to do with an assumed Bloomberg invitation or request.
If any organization I belonged to invited a person I strongly dislike in political terms, I would likely do the same.
It’s a soft way to tell management (in this case the clergy or others in charge of the church) it’s not acceptable and embarrassing them at the same time. Those that made the Bloomberg arrangements should have been aware of such consequences.
Rude? RUDE? Are you kidding me? What’s “rude” is mini mike bragging about sending cops into black neighborhoods because “that’s where the crime is”. What’s “rude” is Bloomberg thinking he can buy black votes. What’s “rude” is that pastor taking payment to allow this asswhole to speak at the pulpit.
Get a grip