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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo

Cuomo’s latest embargoes on religious communities are being strongly challenged by both Orthodox Jews and Roman Catholics.

By Michael Haynes, LifeSiteNews, Oct. 9, 2020

NEW YORK, October 9, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued a strong attack on religious communities that are seeing their liberties crushed in the wake of new COVID-19 restrictions

Appearing on CNN, Cuomo proclaimed that religious liberty must be subject to the laws of the state. “This is not a matter of religious freedom, right? I don’t care if you’re a Roman Catholic, you’re Jewish, you’re Muslim, you’re an atheist, you have to follow the rules of the state, the laws of the state, he said.

The governor blamed religious communities for a rise in COVID cases, declaring, “They are not following the rules. We know what happens when you don’t follow the rules: the infection rate goes up.” He especially targeted an “ultraorthodox” community for what he called a “cluster” of new cases.   …