Counselor Coercion Bill Clears Assembly
On Monday, May 16, 2016, the New York State Assembly passed the Counselor Coercion Bill (Ban on Change Therapy for Minors) (A.4958 – Glick) by a vote of 117-27. The Assembly’s passage of the Counselor Coercion Bill is disappointing, but not surprising. For the past few years, the Assembly has ignored the available data on sexual…
Counselor Coercion Bill Clears Early Hurdle
In our ongoing efforts to protect religious liberty and parental rights in the State of New York, New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms has taken a leading role in opposing the passage of the Counselor Coercion Bill (Bill S.121 – Hoylman/A.4958 – Glick). The Counselor Coercion Bill would make it unlawful for mental health professionals to…
May We Ask You A Favor?
Friends, may we ask you a favor? If New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms is not on your prayer list, could you add us to it? NYCF does challenging work in a difficult environment. We stand for Christian principles within the halls of a state government where God is routinely disregarded or mocked. Many leaders enthusiastically…
New Effort Aims To Keep Pastors Informed
New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms is New York’s statewide evangelical Christian advocacy organization. We exist to influence legislation and legislators for the Lord Jesus Christ. Along with our affiliate organization, New Yorker’s Family Research Foundation, NYCF is sustained by the sacrificial gifts of churches, families, and individual Christians across the state. NYCF makes it a…
NDOP 2016: Wake Up America
Does the United States of America need prayer? Does the State of New York need prayer? You bet they do.
Prayer At Public Meetings
Prayer at public meetings has been a part of the fabric of American life throughout the history of the United States. Our nation has a tradition of commencing public proceedings with prayer; in fact, before the United States even existed, prayers were offered at meetings of the Continental Congress. Both the United States Senate and…
Stand With The Persecuted
Hebrews 13:3 says, “Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body.”
Southern Poverty Law Center Selects Next Target
Last year, Albany Update reported on the leftist attack on Jews Offering New Alternatives to Healing (JONAH). JONAH, a small New Jersey nonprofit, was successfully sued for consumer fraud and driven out of business for daring to offer help to persons seeking to resolve unwanted same-sex attraction. The driving force behind the lawsuit was the…
NYCF Stands With Homeschoolers
At New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms, we support educational choice. Regardless of family income or neighborhood, every student should have access to a quality education. While New York’s public schools, private schools, Christian schools, and charter schools all play important roles in children’s lives, some families opt out of institutional schooling and choose to educate…
The Liberty Ridge Farm Case Is Closed
Robert and Cynthia Gifford of Liberty Ridge Farm have chosen not to appeal a recent court decision punishing them for declining to host and coordinate same-sex “weddings” on their own property.
Cuomo Executive Actions Attack New Yorkers Experiencing Unwanted Same-Sex Attraction
Many readers and listeners may be familiar with the old phrase “another day, another dollar.” The way things are going in Albany, we may need to coin a new phrase: “Another day, another executive edict.”
Prescription Drug Bill Passes Assembly, Raises Religious Liberty Concerns
Albany Update has previously reported on the birth control mandate legislation introduced by pro-abortion New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman last year. Unfortunately, and despite opposition from New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms and other pro-life allies, that legislation—known as the Comprehensive Contraception Coverage Act (CCCA) (S.6013-A – Bonacic/A.8135-B – Cahill)—passed the New York State…
Liberty Ridge Farm Loses Appeal
Liberty Ridge Farm’s courageous stand for authentic marriage and religious freedom has gotten the small family farm in hot water—and an appellate court in New York has no problem with that.
President Obama Issues Promised Veto
Undeterred from his pursuits of government control of health care and unlimited abortion access, President Barack Obama has vetoed the partial Obamacare repeal/Planned Parenthood defunding bill that recently passed both Houses of Congress.
New York City Transgender Insanity
It’s no secret that New York City is a bastion of leftism in terms of culture and public policy. However, a recent action by the City’s Human Rights Commission is extreme even by New York City standards.
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