Apr 27

Statement on Political Violence

STATEMENT ON POLITICAL VIOLENCE

The question I hear pundits discussing, as if it was some kind of mystery is, “Why is there so much political violence in our day?” They scratch their heads when they read that perpetrators like Cole Allen, the shooter at the recent correspondent’s dinner, is a mechanical engineer and a computer science major. He obviously is not a dummy. Why does generation Z consider political violence to be acceptable according to the latest studies? Why doe the killer of a pharmaceutical company executive actually have a fan club? There has been a fundamental sea-change in the general worldview of this younger generation. They have been raised without the ever-present sense of the God of the Bible and His moral laws. As Dostoevsky told us in “The Brothers Karamazov,” if there is no god, then anything is permissible.

That leaves one to establish one’s own sense of right and wrong. Murder is no longer a violation of an express commandment, but rather an object of social construct that may be justified if enough people decide it is worthy of justification. When you hear people calling President Trump a fascist likened to Hitler it serves to justify his murder. After all, is it not for the public good? When you hear that pharmaceutical companies are guilty of “social murder” as some have claimed, is not the execution of an executive simply proper recompense?
So what is the solution? It’s simple. Bring God back into the public atmosphere. Remind our children that the Ten Commandments are the foundation of our moral worldview. Reclaim the concept of covenantal relationships with God and with one another.

The experiment with godless Progressivism has proven to be a complete failure. We must get back to “First Principles” if our children and our grandchildren will have any chance for liberty, peace and prosperity. Bring back God’s moral laws!

“Without God there could be no American form of government, nor an American way of life. Recognition of the Supreme Being is the first –the most basic- expression of Americanism”—President Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dec 27

Rebuilding Liberty in 2026!

Beginning on January 10th, and meeting on the second and fourth Saturday of each month leading up to our grand celebration on July 4th, we will be Worshipping, Learning, Strategizing and Praying for a renewal and reformation of the American Spirit. We invite you to join us. Click here for more information or to register.

Aug 15

Rebuilding Liberty!

This September we begin ramping up the celebration of the 250th birthday of this great nation. We begin celebrating by rededicating ourselves to learning about and preserving those time-tested principles that have sustained our republic since our founding. We invite every patriotic American to join us for worship, instruction, strategies and prayer beginning Sept. 13th at our Newburgh Headquarters.  For more information or to register Click HERE

Apr 28

Say “NO” to Assisted Suicide in New York

PRESS RELEASE

 SUBJECT: Bill S.138-Hoylman-Sigal/A.136-Paulin, Medical Aid in Dying Act
FROM: Rev. Bill Banuchi, Executive Director
CONTACT: Phone:  (845) 561-9499 Email: bill@nyfaithandfreedom.com

The New York Faith & Freedom Coalition, representing New Yorkers of faith from Buffalo to Montauk, encourages New York Assembly representatives and State Senators to do all they can to prevent this evil legislation from going to the Governor’s desk for signature. If it does find its way to Gov. Hochul’s desk we encourage the Governor to veto it immediately.

Our State Government must work above all else, to protect life rather than aid anyone to die. State government must not become a killing machine. There is clear evidence as one looks at the way this law has expanded in other countries, and even in other states, such as Oregon, to demonstrate that it will eventually become a tool to help save money by terminating the lives of the sick, and even those suffering from mental disorders. In Canada, the Trudeau government even tried to convince veteran and paralympian Christine Gauthier to commit suicide, simply because the Veterans’ Affairs department didn’t want to install a wheelchair ramp at her house.  We must not go there. We must not become “the execution state.”

The New York Faith & Freedom Coalition encourages all people of faith to monitor this issue and hold every person accountable who would be complicit in advancing this evil legislation.

 

Jan 19

GOD ANSWERED OUR PRAYERS—NOW WHAT?

God has answered our prayers for new leadership in Washington D.C. with the election of Donald J. Trump, but now what? What are God’s marching orders for His Church from this point forward? First of all, new doors will be opened for believers to advance the Kingdom of God in the public arena in 2025. Pastors and Christian leaders must take up their positions as leaders to “rule” or “take dominion” as commanded by God in Genesis 2:26. If the clergy won’t lead, God will raise up others to lead for “such a time as this.” How can you faithfully serve?

1. Continue in fervent prayer of repentance as per 2 Chronicles 7:14. That’s the formula.

2. Join and be active in a local fellowship—an ekklesia—that is devoted to God and to spreading the Gospel everywhere, and to every institution in our nation and beyond. If the fellowship you currently belong to does not teach or preach the stewardship of civic government encourage them to do so. If they refuse, I would encourage you to find a fellowship that believes in preaching the full Gospel, including the stewardship and Lordship of Christ in our politics and government.

3. Be educated and motivated about our God-given rights, and how to best secure those rights for our posterity.

”my people are destroyed from lack of knowledge.”—Hosea 4:6,
“Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.”—2 Tim. 2:15

4. Act. Go to the front lines where the battle is being fought. That’s at the local school board meeting, the town council, the local political party meeting and wherever else citizens gather to make decisions that impact our families and our liberties. Half the battle is simply about showing up.

“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations… and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.”—Matthew 28:19-20

5. Be willing to demonstrate your love for God and your country by sacrificing your time, your resources, or perhaps your career,  if God is calling you to serve in the arena of government and politics.

God, in His mercy, is giving us one more chance to exercise faithful stewardship of the greatest country on the Earth. How will we respond? America’s redemption will be a cooperative effort between us and God. We don’t have the power to save America—God does, but God doesn’t have the choice to save America—we do. So, as we make the right choices, God will provide the power, and for the sake of our posterity we will see America, once again, “One Nation Under God!”

Jul 09

What This Next Election is Really About

There is much to-do about the Kamal Harris-Tim Walz ticket and the Donald Trump-J.D. Vance ticket as we look forward to this next election, but there is a greater dynamic at play than these four personalities. There is the governing philosophy they represent. There has never been such a difference between the two political parties, even considering the time when their differences sparked a Civil War.

The Democrat Party advances the idea that government has the solution to all our problems. Very much like a typical business enterprise, they seek to grow “the business of government” by growing their customer base to increase their ability to exert power. They offer the promise of security, but fail to tell you that the cost will be freedom. It is, as Ben Franklin taught us, those who would give up liberty for security will deserve neither. The logical end of that governing philosophy will be total government control for the empty promise of total security. History calls that communism. A study of world history teaches us that the result is  a society where a few elite become very wealthy while the masses endure poverty–equally!  If there was ever any question about this being the Democrat driving force, all one has to do is to look at Kamala’s Vice President pick-an avowed Socialist with a demonstrated allegiance to the Chinese Communist  Party.

On the other hand, the Republican Party recognizes that, as Ronald Reagan told us, government doesn’t fix the problem; government is the problem. The Republican philosophy of government promotes increased liberty and minimal government control. Thomas Jefferson told us that,

“…a wise and frugal government which shall restrain men from injuring one another, shall leave them free otherwise to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned.”

In other words, the Republican governing philosophy is to promote and safeguard the freedom for citizens to fulfill their potential and achieve their highest goals with protection from the government, but not control. This is Capitalism.

In all fairness, both governing philosophies lead to failure when corruption runs rampant. The strong will always take advantage of the weak, and that is why the best system, the one that has produced the greatest, most prosperous and most free society in world history is Capitalism when practiced by people with a Judeo-Christian ethic, people who will do to others only as they would have them do to them, and will have a sense of obligation to take care of the poor and needy, and the less advantaged.

And so, it is not enough to advocate for Capitalism, if we do not also advocate for a Biblical worldview that puts all on trial for how we relate to one another. Our national mottos, “In God We Trust,” and “One Nation Under God” must become, once again, the north star of our public policy debates and actions. That is how we make “America Great Again.”

If America chooses the Democrat platform we will see the end of prosperity and liberty. If America chooses the Republican platform, that will provide the opportunity to continue to build that “more perfect union.” Be informed; vote your conscience. Know what’s at stake.