Posted by John Jansen (September 28, 2012 at 12:10 pm)
Ever since the first Stand Up for Religious Freedom Rally back in March, new initiatives have been blooming all over the country to fight the Obama administration’s HHS Mandate.
One of the most exciting of these efforts is ActsFive29, taking place in Washington, D.C. starting tomorrow and running through October 2.
ActsFive29 involves several components, including four days of continuous prayer at the White House, a special Rosary event and a Stand Up for Religious Freedom Rally this Sunday, September 30th from 1:30 to 3:30pm at Lafayette Park [map]. [Continue reading …]
Posted by John Jansen (September 17, 2012 at 1:23 pm)
A great victory for religious freedom was scored last week when the Missouri legislature overrode a veto by Governor Jay Nixon of Senate Bill 749.
The bill, which passed with wide margins in both the state House and Senate earlier this summer, was written in direct response to the HHS Mandate.
SB 749 ensures that employees and employers in the state of Missouri will not be forced to participate in, provide, pay for, or provide referrals for health plans or services that cover contraceptives, sterilizations, or abortion-causing drugs.
In a special veto session last week, the Missouri Senate resoundingly voted 26-6 and the Missouri House voted 109-45 to override Governor Nixon’s veto of the bill. [Continue reading …]
Posted by John Jansen (September 6, 2012 at 2:43 pm)
It would be hard to overstate the importance of this year’s general election.
The sanctity of life, the integrity of marriage, and religious liberty itself all hang in the balance.
That means it has never been more urgent for faithful, pro-life Americans to take an active role in the electoral process.
But this year, with all that’s at stake, it’s not enough just to vote pro-life in November.
You’re invited to join Rick Santorum and other pro-life leaders — including Stand Up Rally co-chairman Eric Scheidler — at 9:00 p.m. Eastern time tonight for the national “I Vote Pro-Life First” webcast.
On this special webcast, you will hear from national pro-life leaders about how you and every pro-lifer you know can get engaged and make a difference in this election.
Posted by John Jansen (September 4, 2012 at 11:33 am)
The next Stand Up for Religious Freedom Rally is still more than six weeks away, and today our list of cities is already at 92!
More than 125,000 people attended the March 23 and June 8 Rallies, and the number of cities already on board for October 20 indicates that the Stand Up for Religious Freedom campaign shows no signs of weakening.
On the contrary, opposition among the American people to the HHS Mandate’s assault on religious freedom is intense—and getting stronger!
From Miami, Florida to Seattle, Washington and all the way out to Honolulu, Hawaii the American people are sending a message that we will not stand idly by while the federal government forces all employer health plans to provide free contraceptives, sterilizations, and abortion-inducing drugs, regardless of any moral or religious objections.
Check out the Locations Page to see all the cities taking part and find a Rally near you.
Don’t see one in your area? Organize one!
You can find out what it takes to be a local Rally Captain here.
Posted by John Jansen (August 1, 2012 at 11:09 am)
TODAY, August 1st, at 1:30 pm Eastern Time, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and WebMD are conducting a live online forum on “women’s preventive services,” and they’re calling for questions from the public.
We need to get our voices into this discussion taking place today at 1:30 pm Eastern/12:30 pm Central.
Let’s crash Kathleen Sebelius’ online forum and let the Obama Administration know exactly what we think about the HHS Mandate’s assault on religious freedom.
You can submit questions via Facebook, and you can watch the discussion live at 1:30pm Eastern here.
The day before the HHS Mandate was issued on January 20, Pope Benedict XVI warned U.S. Bishops that “radical secularism” poses grave threats to the “right of conscientious objection … to cooperation in intrinsically evil practices”.
Since then, the U.S. Bishops have been steadfastly outspoken against the HHS Mandate’s assault on religious freedom, and their leadership and messaging has been widely praised by Catholics and non-Catholics alike.
As part of their response to the HHS Mandate, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has called for a Fortnight for Freedom—a time of prayer, education and action on religious freedom starting today, June 21 to July 4.
We wholeheartedly support the Fortnight for Freedom, and we encourage you to take part.
You can find out more about the Fortnight and view the bishops’ educational resources on religious freedom here, and you can get more information on specific events in your diocese here.
For the past week, we’ve been posting reports from captains from many of the 164 cities that hosted Stand Up for Religious Freedom rallies on Friday, June 8.
During this time, we’ve also heard from several groups across the country who have let us know about their own religious freedom rallies they’re planning for later this month.
We’re thrilled that these additional rallies are being held, and we are happy to promote them!
Below is a partial listing of Religious Freedom rallies being held in the coming weeks. If you know of additional rallies, please list all the relevant details in the Comments section below. [Continue reading …]
A Dixieland jazz band. A swing dancing flash mob. Stirring speeches by members of the Jewish, Muslim, Protestant, and Catholic faiths. All of these and more were part of the Nationwide Rally for Religious Freedom’s flagship event today in downtown Chicago’s Federal Plaza.
A record crowd of 3,500 attended the rally—far surpassing the crowd of 2,500 that attended the city’s first Stand Up Rally on March 23.
This 40% increase in attendance is a clear sign that opposition to the HHS Mandate—not only in Chicago, but nationwide—is showing no signs of slowing down. [Continue reading …]
The list of cities taking part in today’s Stand Up for Religious Freedom Rally now stands at 164—far surpassing the 145 cities that participated in the first Stand Up Rally on March 23.
The number of cities on board for today’s Nationwide Rally shows that the massive turnout seen at that first Rally on March 23 was hardly a one-time phenomenon.
Opposition among the American people to the HHS Mandate’s assault on religious freedom is intense—and getting stronger!
From Augusta, Maine to Miami, Florida to Fairbanks, Alaska to Honolulu, Hawaii the American people are sending a message that we will not stand idly by while the federal government forces all employer health plans to provide free contraceptives, sterilizations, and abortion-inducing drugs, regardless of any moral or religious objections.
Later tonight, you don’t want to find yourself saying, “I wish I had gone to the Stand Up for Religious Freedom Rally.”
Don’t be that guy. Be there!
Check out the Locations Page to see all the cities taking part and find a Rally near you!
Ever since the first Stand Up for Religious Freedom Rally back in March, new initiatives have been blooming all over the country to fight the Obama administration’s HHS Mandate.
A great victory for religious freedom was scored last week when the Missouri legislature 
The next Stand Up for Religious Freedom Rally is still more than six weeks away, and today our list of cities is already at 92!
TODAY, August 1st, at 1:30 pm Eastern Time, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and WebMD are conducting a live online forum on “women’s preventive services,” and they’re calling for questions from the public.
The day before the HHS Mandate was issued on January 20, Pope Benedict XVI 
A Dixieland jazz band. A swing dancing flash mob. Stirring speeches by members of the Jewish, Muslim, Protestant, and Catholic faiths. All of these and more were part of the Nationwide Rally for Religious Freedom’s flagship event today in downtown Chicago’s Federal Plaza.