New York Governor Andrew Cuomo today signed legislation
requiring state issued permits for church pastors. According to the new law,
any person delivering a sermon to a group of five or more people must first
obtain a permit issued by the State Division of Human rights, a process that
requires applicants to undergo diversity and sexual harassment training. (continue reading)
3 comments:
Sounds like Big Brother's first step to control speech and thought.
couldn't find the press release.... don't know how accurate this is.
It was preaching without a license that caused the Puritans to go to the Netherlands. The license was a way of ensuring perfect dogma, but the Puritans and a couple other similar groups wanted their faith with less trappings. Faced with a never ending hassle from both the Crown and the COE, they folded camp and moved out.
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