‘Rally for Religious Freedom’ public protests, rallies in Rockford March 23
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One of the largest united Christian public protests and rallies in American history will be taking place this Friday, March 23, in more than 140 cities nationwide.
The Nationwide Rally for Religious Freedom is in protest of a federal Health and Human Services mandate that would require health insurance coverage for contraceptives and sterilization.
The rallies are being led by more than 20 Bishops, with religious leaders from many denominations taking part.
Visit http://standupforreligiousfreedom.com/ for more about the movement.
The Rockford rally will begin with an 11 a.m. Mass with Bishop Thomas G. Doran at Holy Family Church, 4401 Highcrest Road, Rockford.
A public rally will be held from noon to 1 p.m. outside of Holy Family Church, followed by prayer and public witness at the corner of Highcrest and Alpine and along Alpine Road.
The outside rally starts promptly at noon with speakers Pastor John Sprecher, senior pastor at Rock Church; Patricia Pitkus Bainbridge, chairman of Human Life International; Annevay Conlee, M.D., University of Illinois College of Medicine; and Father David Peck, pastor of St. Rita Catholic Church.
For more details, contact Kevin at everylifematters@comcast.net or (815) 494-0333.
Posted March 22, 2012
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“Religious Freedom” doesn’t mean the right to decide what health coverage everyone should get. What the Pope’s minions are looking to do is control women’s bodies. Maybe they’ll have better luck with that than they did in controlling priests from molesting kids. Stay away from my body…you’d think you have enough to do “educating” another generation to your outmoded ideas.
The Church does not want to control women’s bodies-they just want the freedom to practice their faith without government interference. If insurance companies are forced to offer free contraceptive coverage those costs will be passed on to others, you can bet on that. That means that devout Catholics will be unwillingly paying for not only contraception but abortion causing drugs and even abortions. This is an infringment on their religious rights according to the Constitution. And to take it a step further, why should everyone else have to pay for your birth control? If you want birth control, go buy it yourself-don’t make the rest of us pay for your promiscuity.
As far as your vile statements about priests goes, you might want to check out the enormous amount of molestation of children that is perpetrated by public school teachers. And rabbis, And Imams, And various other clergy. And what about doctors, abortionists, shrinks, etc.? Crawl back under your rock-your bigotry is showing.