STAND UP FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Posts Tagged “attendance”

>

State and Federal Representation in Owensboro, KY!

Posted by Rachel Evans (June 8, 2012 at 8:58 pm)

Building on the momentum of a successful Stand Up for Religious Freedom Rally on March 23rd, the June 8 rally did not disappoint. Featuring our own Bishop William Medley – Diocese of Owensboro, the rally maintained an enthusiastic level throughout the hour long program. At the sound of the noon siren, the crowd of at least 400 citizens was spread across the lush lawn at Moreland Park, taking advantage of shade trees to listen to an impressive array of speakers and singers.

Both Federal and State level representation was heard sharing their inspiring and informative messages: US Senator Rand Paul, US Congressman Brett Guthrie and KY Senator Joe Bowen each either spoke or sent officials of their administrations. We also heard a moving account from a representative of Silent No More, who explained her reason for publicly sharing her heart-wrenching experiences as a post-abortive woman. [Continue reading …]

Tags: , , , , , , , ,
Posted in June 8 Rally Report | 2 Comments »

Over 54,000 63,000 Rally for Religious Freedom!

Posted by Eric Scheidler (March 26, 2012 at 7:26 am)

CitiesUpdate: More Rally Captains have reported their head counts. See revised numbers below.


When my Rally co-director Monica Miller and I originally conceived the Stand Up for Religious Freedom Rally, I was hoping for 50 cities to sign on. Monica, more optimistically, hoped for 100.

We launched the project with 30 cities, which quickly grew to 50, then 80, then 100. In the final week before the Rally, we topped 140, with cities coming on board up to the last minute. The final tally was 143 cities from Portland, Maine to Honolulu, Hawaii.

By that time the buzz surrounding the Rally was so great that I began to speculate that we just might top 10,000 participants across the country.

How little did I know what God had in store for this historic day!

With 106 118 122 134 143 145 cities tallied (most from Rally Captains on the ground, some from press reports) the count so far is 54,039 57,103 58,455 61,237 63,005 63,945!

Here’s the city-by-city tally. [Continue reading …]

Tags: , , , , ,
Posted in 3/23 Rally Reports | 48 Comments »