New York
Religious Liberty in the States Ranking
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50
New York
Religious Liberty in the States Ranking
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50
State Capitol,
Albany, NY
New York has held great potential historically for promoting and realizing religious pluralism. The oldest synagogue in America, Congregation Shearith Israel, was founded in 1654 in New York City. But what is New York doing to safeguard religious liberty in 2022?
Safeguards
Religious Liberty in the States 2022 measures each state across 29 items that form six groups of safeguards. The list of potential safeguards were identified for their ability to protect the free exercise of religion, as shown by at least one of 50 states adopting a religious liberty protection in the named area. Safeguards were further narrowed to those that could be objectively measured based on a plain reading of state law.
For a more detailed view of how this state stacks up in 2022, select either of the drop-down arrows below for an expanded view of the multi-item safeguards.
Opportunity for Absentee Voting: No
Exemptions from Childhood Immunization Requirements: No
Religious Freedom Restoration Act: No
Employer Exemption from the Contraceptive Mandate: No
State Capitol,
Albany, NY
New York has held great potential historically for promoting and realizing religious pluralism. The oldest synagogue in America, Congregation Shearith Israel, was founded in 1654 in New York City. But what is New York doing to safeguard religious liberty in 2022?
Safeguards
Religious Liberty in the States 2022 measures each state across 29 items that form six groups of safeguards. The list of potential safeguards were identified for their ability to protect the free exercise of religion, as shown by at least one of 50 states adopting a religious liberty protection in the named area. Safeguards were further narrowed to those that could be objectively measured based on a plain reading of state law.
For a more detailed view of how this state stacks up in 2022, select either of the drop-down arrows below for an expanded view of the multi-item safeguards.