Colorado Cake Baker Still Subject To State Harassment
In 2018, Jack Phillips—the Christian Colorado baker who was punished due to his unwillingness to bake a custom cake for a same-sex “wedding”—won his case at the U.S. Supreme Court. Unfortunately, the Left is not done trying to punish him for living out his Christian beliefs. According to Fox Carolina, Phllips is “suing to try…
Governor Andrew Cuomo Lays Out A Liberal Agenda For New Legislative Session
On Monday, December 17, Gov. Andrew Cuomo gave a speech at the New York City Bar Association setting forth his legislative priorities for the New Year and declaring “independence” from the policies of the federal government under President Donald Trump. To put it mildly, some of the Governor’s priorities need adjusting. According to the Democrat…
New York Needs Prayer As We Face A New Year
As we look ahead to January 2019, it is quite possible that New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms has never needed prayer as urgently as we do now. To put it simply, the dramatic power shift in the New York State Senate that occurred on Election Day means that the many legislative victories with which the…
United States Comes To The Aid of Persecuted Middle Eastern People
“For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper. He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy. He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight” (Psalm 72:12-14). The United…
New Hope Files Federal Challenge To Protect Its Religious Freedom Rights
Earlier this year, New Hope Family Services—a Christian nonprofit adoption provider, foster care placement agency, and pregnancy center based in Syracuse—received a letter from the New York State Office of Children and Family Services stating that New Hope would be required to change its adoption policies or stop providing adoptions altogether. The policy that OCFS…
Single-Payer Health Care: Another Big Government Proposal
According to State Sen. Gustavo Rivera (D-Bronx), a self-described “downstate lefty” who is the ranking Democratic Member of the Senate Health Committee, an amended version of a single-payer health care bill is coming soon. Sen. Rivera is the Senate sponsor of the proposed the New York Health Act, a disastrous proposal which provides for a…
‘Boy Erased’ is Movie Misleading
“But I am afraid that as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, your thoughts will be led astray from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ” (II Corinthians 11:3). The secular left’s ongoing campaign to reshape the United States in its image is conducted on multiple fronts, including politics, the courts, education, and the…
Coming Up: Bring Your Bible to School Day
Christian students across the country have a special opportunity to share their faith at school next month. Thursday, October 4 is Bring Your Bible to School Day! On Bring Your Bible to School Day, students “celebrate religious freedom and share God’s love with their friends.” Sponsored by Focus on the Family, the event empowers students…
Left Offers No Tolerance For Those Who Proclaim That Change Is Possible
The Left’s denial of the possibility of sexual orientation change has become so intense that Democratic candidates are now attacked for being seen in public with anyone who is known to have experienced such change. Last month, New York City Public Advocate Letitia “Tish” James—who is currently seeking the Democratic nomination for New York State…
Same-Sex ‘Marriage’ Shuts Down Some Adoption and Foster Care Services
For nearly 95 years, Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Buffalo has provided adoption and foster care services in western New York. On August 23, 2018, those services were discontinued when Catholic Charities announced that it could not, in good conscience, abide by a state requirement that “contracting agencies [allow] same-sex couples to foster and…
California Same-Sex Counseling Bill Surprisingly Pulled
Friends of New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms (NYCF) know that we have been fighting the Counselor Coercion Bill for several years. The bill (Bill S.263-Hoylman/A.3977-Glick) would bar licensed mental health professionals from assisting minor clients in resolving unwanted same-sex (homosexual) attraction. On April 30, 2018, the Assembly passed the Counselor Coercion Bill for the fifth…
Colorado Again Comes After Christian Cakebaker
Matthew 5:10-12: “Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for…
New Study Rebuts Leftist Dogma About Sexual Orientation
Both in New York and throughout the country, there is a determined movement to make it illegal to assist minors in overcoming unwanted same-sex (homosexual) attraction. Unfortunately, advocates have succeeded in banning this type of counseling for minor clients in Albany and Erie Counties and in New York City. The eventual goal of this movement…
Queens Pro-Life Counselors Win in Court
Late last month, pro-life sidewalk counselors won an important court battle before a federal judge. WORLD Magazine reports that then-Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, an ardent supporter of Planned Parenthood who resigned his post earlier this year amidst allegations of domestic violence and sexual assault, filed a lawsuit in June 2017 against 13 pro-life individuals who…
Government Employees Have A Choice
Back in June, the Supreme Court of the United States decided the case of Janus v. AFSCME. In Janus, the Court “barred public-sector labor unions from forcing non-members to pay agency fees.” The decision was a win for social conservatives because it will deprive public-sector labor unions of a significant amount of funds; given that…
Gay “Marriage” Takes Root, Threatens Religious Liberty
The Daily Gazette has reported that on July 30, 2018, two men were unable to obtain a same-sex “marriage” license from Laurel “Sherrie” Eriksen, the Town Clerk in the Town of Root, New York. Root’s town attorney, Robert Subik, told the Gazette that Eriksen denied the men’s request “‘because they failed to make an appointment…