Win for Religious Freedom: A Supreme Rebuke of Gov
The verdict is in: Houses of worship defeated the New York dictator, 5-4 (“Oh, Lord! Forgive governor his spins,” Nov. 27).
If there’s any time for religious freedom, it’s now. Faith and hope live on regardless of Gov. Cuomo’s attempt to put a halt in restricting our constitutional right to pray. Now we can all pray that Cuomo will soon leave New York.
Ron Zajicek
Cortlandt
Cuomo once again proves his intense mendacity by claiming the Supreme Court ruling is irrelevant since the houses of worship in question are no longer located in the arbitrary red or orange zones he created. The ruling clearly prevents him from reimposing the color-coded attendance restrictions if pandemic conditions so warrant.
Meanwhile, left unchecked is Cuomo’s right to keep movie theaters,
concert halls and playhouses closed indefinitely, keeping thousands unemployed and damaging the city’s economy. The Supreme Court ruling is not a victory for religious freedom, but for religious privilege. Dennis Middlebrooks
Brooklyn
Kudos to Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio and Jewish leaders for their victory against Cuomo’s unnec
essary and discriminatory lockdown of houses of worship.
Cuomo’s reaction was predictable — a childish tantrum to try to minimize and ridicule the significance of the decision.
He can spin it all he wants, but it’s high time religious leaders stood up to power-drunk politicians who think they can take away our religious freedom under cover of a health emergency. Robert DiNardo
Farmingdale
It’s mostly older, conservative people who still trust the church and synagogues and attend services and are forcing their religious beliefs down the throats of the rest of us.
The Supreme Court’s decision will ensure superspreaders galore. Perhaps all religions are secretly a doomsday cult? Janice Amato
Manhattan