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Pastor Bhim Biswa of Syracuse Nepali Church in New York decided to turn his church basement into a soccer field. Now in its second year of operation, the church's indoor soccer field has gained a considerable foothold in the community.

Bishop Lamor Miller Whitehead, who, along with his wife, was robbed of about $1 million in valuables by three armed people on July 24, wants church leaders to be permitted to carry guns. The Brooklyn pastor held a press conference five days after the theft to urge action by politicians.

Lawmakers held a special legislative session Thursday that Gov. Kathy Hochul called primarily to pass an emergency overhaul of the state's gun permitting rules after they were struck down by a Supreme Court ruling.

Police are investigating a fire at an anti-abortion center in a Buffalo suburb early Tuesday as a likely arson — one the center’s operators suspect is the work of women’s rights extremists.

New York will give abortion providers $35 million to expand services and boost security in anticipation of SCOTUS possibly overturning the landmark Roe v. Wade decision.

Attorneys for Christian photographer Emilee Carpenter, who refuses to serve same-sex couples, say they plan to appeal after a federal judge dismissed her case against the state’s attorney general.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul vowed this week to fight a lawsuit launched by a group of Christian health care practitioners who argue that New York’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for many health care workers is unconstitutional because it lacks a religious exemption.

A federal judge temporarily blocked the state of New York on Tuesday from forcing medical workers to be vaccinated after a group of health care workers, who were all Christians and not all anti-vaxxers, sued.