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Illinois Leads Nationwide Rally Against the HHS Mandate Friday, June 8th

Contact: Tom Ciesielka, TC Public Relations, 312-422-1333, tc@tcpr.net 

CHICAGO, June 7, 2012 /Christian Newswire/ -- The following are details for the Stand Up for Religious Freedom Rally in Illinois:

WHEN: Friday, June 8, Noon to 1:00 p.m. Central

WHERE: Federal Plaza, 50 W. Adams Street, Chicago and in over 150 other cities nationwide

WHAT: Stand Up for Religious Freedom Rally

WHO: Thousands of Citizens opposed to President Obama’s HHS Mandate

SPEAKERS:

  • Eric Scheidler, Co-Chairman of the Nationwide Rally for Religious Freedom and Executive Director of the Pro-Life Action League
     
  • Francis Cardinal George, Archbishop of Chicago (audio message)
     
  • Rabbi Philip Lefkowitz, Founding Chair of the Legislative Committee of the Chicago Rabbinical Council
     
  • Asma Uddin, Legal Counsel for the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty and Editor-In-Chief of AltMuslimah.com
     
  • Elizabeth Kirk, Visiting Scholar, Center for Ethics & Culture at the University of Notre Dame

WHY: President Obama's HHS Mandate, enacted under the Affordable Care Act of 2010, attacks religious freedom by forcing employers, including religious schools and charities, to provide contraceptives, sterilizations and abortion-inducing drugs through their health plans, without regard to moral or conscience objections.

VISUALS/AUDIO:

  • Citizens of all faiths, races and ages holding signs [flags, balloons, etc.]
     
  • "Surprise" swing band will appear in rally
     
  • Songs, hymns and prayers for our country and its leaders to restore religious liberty

ON SITE CONTACT: Tom Ciesielka, TC Public Relations, 312-422-1333, 312-403-1333 (cell), tc@tcpr.net

For more information on the Nationwide Rally effort, including media contacts for the national leadership team, visit StandUpRally.com/press.


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