| − | '''Kathleen Courtney Hochul''' is the current authoritarian governor of [[New York]], serving since August 24th 2021. She became governor after [[Andrew Cuomo]] resigned in [[sexual harassment]] scandal. She probably also will be up for election in 2022. Hochul claims the [[coronavirus]] vaccine is from [[God]] and that people aren’t listening to God,<ref>[https://healthimpactnews.com/2021/n-y-governor-kathy-hochuls-god-is-satan-preaches-at-nyc-church-and-proudly-displays-the-mark-of-the-beast/ N.Y. Governor Kathy Hochul’s “God” is Satan – Preaches at NYC Church and Proudly Displays the “Mark of the Beast”], by Brian Shilhavy, Health Impact News, September 28, 2021,</ref> so she needs them to be her ‘[[apostle]]s’ to go out and spread the [[covid vaccine]].<ref>https://therightscoop.com/ny-gov-vaccine-comes-from-god-and-i-need-you-to-be-my-apostles/</ref> Hochul frequently invokes her [[Roman Catholic]] faith in public addresses.<ref>https://www.newsday.com/news/nation/hochul-catholic-faith-new-york-1.50434533</ref> | + | '''Kathleen Courtney Hochul''' is the current authoritarian governor of [[New York]], serving since August 24th 2021. She became governor after [[Andrew Cuomo]] resigned in [[sexual harassment]] scandal. She is up for election in 2022. Hochul claims the [[coronavirus]] vaccine is from [[God]] and that people aren’t listening to God,<ref>[https://healthimpactnews.com/2021/n-y-governor-kathy-hochuls-god-is-satan-preaches-at-nyc-church-and-proudly-displays-the-mark-of-the-beast/ N.Y. Governor Kathy Hochul’s “God” is Satan – Preaches at NYC Church and Proudly Displays the “Mark of the Beast”], by Brian Shilhavy, Health Impact News, September 28, 2021,</ref> so she needs them to be her ‘[[apostle]]s’ to go out and spread the [[covid vaccine]].<ref>https://therightscoop.com/ny-gov-vaccine-comes-from-god-and-i-need-you-to-be-my-apostles/</ref> Hochul frequently invokes her [[Roman Catholic]] faith in public addresses.<ref>https://www.newsday.com/news/nation/hochul-catholic-faith-new-york-1.50434533</ref> |
| | Four medical professionals who work for a Catholic hospital filed a federal lawsuit challenging the state's vaccination mandate for health care workers on the grounds it does not include a religious exemption. The arguments by the plaintiffs include that they believe their Roman Catholic faith prevents them from "committing a grave sin" by taking [[COVID-19 vaccines]] that may have used fetal stem cell tissues as part of their research and development. "The governor has declared open war against those who oppose vaccination on [[religious]] grounds because these religious beliefs are in conflict with her own," the complaint states. "Gov. Hochul repeatedly claims that religious beliefs in opposition to vaccination are illegitimate and invalid."<ref>https://www.timesunion.com/state/article/New-challenge-of-vaccine-mandate-cites-Hochul-s-16509151.php</ref> | | Four medical professionals who work for a Catholic hospital filed a federal lawsuit challenging the state's vaccination mandate for health care workers on the grounds it does not include a religious exemption. The arguments by the plaintiffs include that they believe their Roman Catholic faith prevents them from "committing a grave sin" by taking [[COVID-19 vaccines]] that may have used fetal stem cell tissues as part of their research and development. "The governor has declared open war against those who oppose vaccination on [[religious]] grounds because these religious beliefs are in conflict with her own," the complaint states. "Gov. Hochul repeatedly claims that religious beliefs in opposition to vaccination are illegitimate and invalid."<ref>https://www.timesunion.com/state/article/New-challenge-of-vaccine-mandate-cites-Hochul-s-16509151.php</ref> |