Ithaca District Demonstrates Need For Better School Board Members
Recent events in the Ithaca City School District illustrate the importance of parental engagement and involvement in public schools and on public school boards. A video posted on December 15, 2021 shows fifth graders at Ithaca’s Belle Sherman Elementary School making a presentation to the Board of Education about their successful efforts to bring “gender…
Take Action At NYCF’s Legislative Action Center
Once upon a time, and not so very long ago, the website of New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms did not include a feature that allowed voters to communicate directly with elected officials. In those days, when we wanted to encourage voters to e-mail their state legislators in opposition to same-sex “marriage,” we had to ask…
Hochul Wants Vaccine Mandate For School Attendance
Gov. Kathy Hochul angered many New Yorkers on December 10, 2021 when she announced that the New York State Department of Health had instituted a new statewide mask mandate for indoor public places. Undaunted, Gov. Hochul recently stated that she wants to go even further by imposing a statewide COVID-19 vaccine mandate in schools. In…
New York’s January Prayer Needs
New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms invites our friends and supporters to lift the following requests before the Lord in the month of January: That the Lord would protect the State of New York against the passage of unwise or evil laws in 2022, and that He would empower His people to speak out boldly for…
The 2021 Legislative Session In Review
As we look back at events affecting New York politics and policy in 2021, Christian New Yorkers have a great deal to be thankful for. While New Yorkers have experienced great difficulties during the COVID-19 pandemic, and while some of those difficulties were made worse by onerous government mandates, we can be thankful that the…
Manchin Says No To Biden’s Build Back Better
On December 19, 2021, following weeks of Capitol Hill negotiations, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) announced that he would not support the current version of the so-called Build Back Better Act (BBBA), President Joe Biden’s massive social spending and climate change bill. Because the BBBA has no Republican support, and because the Senate is split 50-50…
‘Draft Our Daughters’ Withdrawn From Defense Authorization Act
On December 7, 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives voted, 363 to 70, to pass the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2022. Thankfully, due to the outspokenness and steadfastness of some members of Congress, language requiring women to register for the Selective Service was stripped from the NDAA. Politico described this development…
Republican National Committee Embraces LGBT Pride
At a gala in early November, the Republican National Committee (RNC) announced the formation of an “RNC Pride Coalition.” According to Fox News, the Coalition will collaborate with the Log Cabin Republicans (LCR)—a national organization that pushes the Republican Party to support homosexuality and transgenderism—to “mobilize LGBTQ communities ahead of the 2022 midterm elections.” RNC…
Governor Signs Bill Sought By Transgender Activists
On November 16, 2021, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed Bill S.5325-Hoylman/A.6193-Gonzalez-Rojas into law. This misguided and unnecessary law, which was opposed by New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms, requires various utilities to use customers’ preferred names and pronouns upon request. Under this law, utilities, water works, telephone service providers, and municipalities must create mechanisms by which customers…
New York Just Won’t Leave New Hope Alone
There are new developments in the case of New Hope Family Services, the Syracuse-based Christian adoption and foster care agency that the State of New York is trying to shut down because it only places children “with couples consisting of a mother and father committed to each other in marriage.” While two federal courts have…
Suggested September Prayer Needs
New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms invites our friends and supporters to lift the following prayers to the Lord during the month of September: That students, faculty, staff and administrators returning to classrooms across the state would be protected from the spread of COVID-19 or any variants thereof; That as America marks twenty years since 9/11/2001…
Coalition Letter: Don’t Draft Our Daughters
New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms recently signed on to a coalition letter urging Congress to reject an effort to require women to register for a potential military draft. The text of the letter is as follows: Dear Senators and Representatives, We write to you united in serious concern about the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)…
Universal Plan For School Re-Opening Anticipated
On August 24, 2021, Gov. Kathy Hochul made a significant announcement that will affect school re-opening this fall for students, teachers, and other school personnel across New York. The Governor announced the release of “a new, comprehensive plan to help ensure a safe, productive return to schools this fall in the midst of rising COVID-19…
COVID Isolation And Transgender Glorification: An Unhealthy Mix
In a recent National Review article, author Ginny Gentles asserts that there is reason for special concern about the mental health and gender identification of teenaged girls in 2021. According to Gentles: “Teenage girls had enough to deal with as it was. They entered the pandemic with worrisome rates of depression and anxiety. After over…
Professor: Parents Get No Choice In Puberty-Blockers For Kids
As the false ideology of transgenderism grows in influence, that ideology comes into increasing conflict with parental rights. A British publication called the Journal of Medical Ethics recently published an article entitled “LGBT Testimony and the Limits of Trust.” In that article, Professor Maura Priest discussed the use of puberty-blocking drugs on persons who believe…
State Raises Marital Age From 17 To 18
On July 22, 2021, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed Bill S.3086-Salazar/A.3891-Ramos, which bars anyone under the age of 18 from getting married in the State of New York. The new law goes into effect 30 days after the date of passage. Before 2017, teens aged 14 and up were allowed to marry in the state of…