“ObamaCare” Sparks Rallies for Religious Freedom Nationwide

3.20.12

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Washington, DC – People are gathering in over 100 cities across the nation this Friday, March 23, to take a stand for their constitutional rights and freedoms. After President Obama stated last month that all religious institutions will be forced to include contraceptives and abortion-inducing drugs in their insurance coverage under the new healthcare law, Americans have turned their outrage into one unified voice for freedom. The “Stand Up For Religious Freedom – Stop the HHS Mandate” rallies will serve as a time and place for people to protest against the recent contraceptives mandate and publicly voice their demand that the government protect their religious liberty.


All of these religious freedom rallies will take place at noon local time in each of the locations and do not require any prior reservations. Location sites and more information can be found on their website.

March 23 marks the second anniversary of the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (commonly called “ObamaCare”), under which this mandate will be issued. Now, two years later, the Supreme Court will begin hearing oral argument against this legislation on Monday, March 26. Liberty Counsel filed the first private lawsuit on behalf of Liberty University and two private individuals against the federal government for the unconstitutionality of this bill. That case is still being held by the Supreme Court while it hears Monday’s oral argument.

The Health and Human Services (HHS) mandate shows that the Obama Administration clearly lacks an understanding of the First Amendment. Religious institutions that are self-insured, such as Liberty University, the world’s largest Christian school, will still be required to pay directly for contraceptives and abortifacients for their faculty and staff. With the enactment of this mandate, the basic rights of religious organizations, including charities and Catholic hospitals, will for the first time be forced to compromise their core beliefs.

Mathew Staver, Founder and Chairman of Liberty Counsel, said, “Two years ago we warned about these mandates. We stated that ObamaCare would be the biggest funding of abortion in history. Today, what we said would happen is now happening. ObamaCare is an assault on human life, religious liberty, and conscience.”

SOURCE: Canadian Free Press