The theme of this June 8 Rally in Woodstock, Illinois was “A little child shall lead them.” The children’s choir from the Vine Church in Woodstock opened the rally by leading the crowd in singing Lee Greenwood’s song, Proud to be an American.
And I’m proud to be an American, where at least I know I’m free. And I won’t forget the men who died, who gave that right to me. …
On Memorial Day Weekend, everybody sang and prayed, praised our military, both past and present, and, especially when Taps was played so soulfully, we didn’t forget the men who died for that freedom we so cherish. [Continue reading …]
Posted by Margarita Rath (June 20, 2012 at 3:12 pm)
My name is Margarita Rath, a resident in Huffman, Texas and parishioner of St Philip Catholic Church. A small group of 5 women from a Familia group at St Philip stand outside Planned Parenthood once a month on vigil prayer for an hour each time to help Houston Coalition doing sidewalk counseling.
I am one of those women and when we noticed there was not a Houston group registered on your website to do a rally I started checking every day until 3 days before the event took place I picked up the phone to call you to offer our help and so I signed on as a rally captain.
Soon I started getting emails with people offering their help and asking for directions to the place. My first call was from Christine Melchor, Director of Houston Coalition, she works in the RV parked outside Planned Parenthood building which offers pregnancy tests, ultrasounds, counseling amongst other services all free of charge. [Continue reading …]
Today is the final day for public comment on the Obama Administration’s HHS Mandate that would require all employers to provide contraception, sterilizations and abortion-inducing drugs in their healthcare plans—even religious institutions with moral objections.
To make your voice heard, visit the Regulations.gov website and fill out the form with your information and thoughts on why the HHS Mandate is a violation of our 1st Amendment right to free expression of religion. And be sure to get your comments in before 11:59 Eastern TONIGHT when the comments close.
If you’d like some help crafting a concise, well-informed message, check out our HHS Mandate Fact Sheet [PDF], a one-page summary of what’s wrong with this mandate.
We’ve rallied in the streets, now let’s make sure our voices are heard before the public comment period ends. Tell your friends on Facebook, Twitter, and wherever else you can to flood the Obama administration with public comment denouncing this insidious mandate.
Posted by Sam Scheidler (June 15, 2012 at 3:51 pm)
Jeffrey Tyler has put together the following video of the Davenport Stand Up for Religious Freedom Rally in Davenport, Iowa. It covers Father Thomas Hennen’s speech on the unconstitutionality of the HHS mandate, and his subsequent leading of the crowd in prayer.
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 …]
Posted by Ann Marie Bowen (June 15, 2012 at 2:24 pm)
Weather warm and balmy for the Rally. About 600 people attended. Archbishop George Lucas lead in Prayer and comments.
Amanda Coker, an individual, who despite her blindness and hearing difficulties lead our Rally in, My Country Tis of Thee, God Bless American and America the Beautiful.
Pastor Don Moore of Hope Evangelical Free Church gave an inspiring speech, as well as, Dr. Edward DeSimone, Professor of Pharmacology, Martin Cannon, Attoney at Law, Rev. Mr. Jean Plourde of CPC, Gabriel’s Conrner, In Council Bluffs, IA closing prayer and speech by Seminarian Nate Hall.
Balloons were release, at the finally. Only 5 demonstrators came as a counter Rally, of sorts, with signs “Trust Women” and Don’t take away My BirthControl.
The rally in Milwaukee on June 8 was somewhat unique, since it primarily consisted of a Mass and Rosary with Eucharistic adoration followed by protesting on the sidewalk. The event took place at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, perhaps the best parish in the Milwaukee archdiocese.
It was attended by 168 people, 100 of whom took to the sidewalks afterwards, holding signs and a banner, as well as waving American flags. The local newspaper, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, mentioned the event and included pictures.
Thanks to all the people who helped put this together: the volunteers who also worked with 40 Days for Life, our priest, and the generous people at St. Anthony of Padua who put on such a beautiful liturgy to give praise and glory to God.
Temecula , CA rally drew a crowd of over 200! That is outstanding considering all the events going on that day around the area, with graduations etc.
We started the rally a few minutes early because I wanted to share with the crowd a speech given by Ronald Reagan, before he became president and even before he became governor. The prophetic words of Ronald Reagan were so telling and I wanted to share this speech he gave on Socialized medicine back in 1961.
We had 8 great guest speakers; including Senator Joel Anderson, Kristina Garza from Survivors of Abortion Holocaust, Fr. Ed Gomez from St. James the Lesser Catholic Church in Perris CA, who led us in opening prayer. We had Dr. Theresa Stigen and her husband Shilo, who have a Naprotechnology business called Mystical Rose, w ho were educating the crowd on how advance we have become in natural family planning technology which I felt is significant in this culture of death where “contraception” is the pushed as the only method to planning pregnancy. Dr. Theresa Stigen was also on ETWN Radio June 9, the day after the rally. [Continue reading …]
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Hearts and hands gathered downtown Gaylord on Friday June 8th to unite as never before. We stood on a busy intersection praying and holding signs to let the world know we notice, we care, and we will not remain silent as our own government tries to take away what so many have scarified and died for in our country – our Religious Freedom!
When the prayers were finished…Father James Bearss, who rode his bike downtown, was followed by many faithful to underneath the pavilion where dedicated volunteers greeted all those who attended. Every speakers was dynamic and represented a delightful cross section of varied faith denominations & ages.
Great passion was sparked and all left with a desire to do more! Gratitude, thoughtfulness, and a plan on how to make this a better country flooded our souls…Lord be with us all!
The theme of this June 8 Rally in Woodstock, Illinois was “A little child shall lead them.” The children’s choir from the Vine Church in Woodstock opened the rally by leading the crowd in singing Lee Greenwood’s song, Proud to be an American.
My name is Margarita Rath, a resident in Huffman, Texas and parishioner of St Philip Catholic Church. A small group of 5 women from a Familia group at St Philip stand outside Planned Parenthood once a month on vigil prayer for an hour each time to help Houston Coalition doing sidewalk counseling.
Today is the final day for public comment on the Obama Administration’s HHS Mandate that would require all employers to provide contraception, sterilizations and abortion-inducing drugs in their healthcare plans—even religious institutions with moral objections.
For the past week, we’ve been posting reports from captains from many of the 
Weather warm and balmy for the Rally. About 600 people attended. Archbishop George Lucas lead in Prayer and comments.
The rally in Milwaukee on June 8 was somewhat unique, since it primarily consisted of a Mass and Rosary with Eucharistic adoration followed by protesting on the sidewalk. The event took place at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, perhaps the best parish in the Milwaukee archdiocese. 
Hearts and hands gathered downtown Gaylord on Friday June 8th to unite as never before. We stood on a busy intersection praying and holding signs to let the world know we notice, we care, and we will not remain silent as our own government tries to take away what so many have scarified and died for in our country – our Religious Freedom!