Contact: Fr. Terry Gensemer, 205-253-0159, frterry@me.com; Jim Pinto, 205-447-8796, jim@jimandjoypinto.com
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., March 20, 2012 /Christian Newswire/ -- On Friday, March 23 from noon to 1 p.m. concerned citizens will hold a Rally for Religious Freedom at Hugo L. Black Courthouse to voice public opposition to the Obama administration's Health and Human Services Mandate. The HHS Mandate forces all employers, even religious institutions such as Christian hospitals and universities, to offer contraceptives, sterilizations and abortion-inducing drugs through their health plans, contrary to their religious beliefs and doctrines.
Event Details
What: Stand Up Rally for Religious Freedom
When: Friday, March 23, noon to 1 p.m.
Where: Hugo L. Black U.S. Courthouse (1729 5th Ave N)
Who: All citizens opposed to President Obama's HHS Mandate
Birmingham is joining over 100 other cities across the country for the March 23 nationwide Stand Up for Religious Freedom rallies, including New York, Chicago, Detroit, San Francisco, Phoenix, Los Angeles, Washington D.C. and Miami. Find more information at
Standupforreligiousfreedom.com.
The Birmingham Religious Freedom Rally has been organized by Fr. Terry Gensemer of the National Pro-Life Religious Council and CEC For Life. Special guest speakers include Roman Catholic Bishop Robert J. Baker of the Birmingham Diocese, Joy Pinto of the "Jim and Joy" show on EWTN Radio, Pastor Paul Lett of Harvest Center Church in Pell City, Bishop Demetrics Roscoe of Living Church Ministries, Bob Foust of the Alabama Pro-Life Coalition Education Fund, Fr. Kevin Bazzel of the Cathedral of St. Paul, and Paul Hughes of the Birmingham Prayer Furnace.
"The HHS mandate completely disregards our freedoms as U.S. citizens and tears down the truths on which America was founded," said Fr. Terry Gensemer. "This rally is intended to draw attention to those facts and to generate even stronger national opposition to a mandate that is already opposed by millions of Americans."
Gensemer continued, "This is not about the issue of contraception -- this is about protecting religious liberty as it is enshrined in the United States Constitution."
For more information please contact Fr. Terry Gensemer, 205.253.0159, frterry@me.com OR Jim Pinto, 205.447.8796, jim@jimandjoypinto.com.
For more information on the Nationwide Rally effort, including media contacts for the national leadership team, visit StandUpForReligiousFreedom.com/press.
CEC For Life is a ministry of the Charismatic Episcopal Church.
