RALLY FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM!
From the New Orleans organizer:
Date: Friday, March 23rd
Date: Friday, March 23rd
Time: Noon
Location: New Orleans, in the plaza at the corner of Poydras and Camp Streets, next to the US Courthouse and Hale Boggs Federal Building.
This will be a peaceful rally, held in 61 cities nationwide, solely concentrated on the issue of religious freedom - especially as regards the HHS Mandate, which violates our Constitutional right to the free exercise of religion. We are not supporting/endorsing any political candidate(s) or party and there should be no such signage; there should be no Tea Party signs because the media will try to make this into a TP event, which it is not.
The national organizers will send some signs for us to use. We also need to make our own. They should read as follows, or similar language:
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
1ST AMENDMENT
1ST AMENDMENT - FREEDOM OF RELIGION
CONSCIENCE CLAUSE
HHS MANDATE VIOLATES 1ST AMENDMENT
NO GOV'T MANDATES ON MY FAITH
GOV'T DISCRIMINATES AGAINST CATHOLICS [or insert other faith group]
FREEDOM OF RELIGION
DOWN WITH EXECUTIVE BRANCH POWER GRAB
OBAMA IS NOT MY PASTOR
OBAMA DISCRIMINATES AGAINST CATHOLICS [or insert Christians, Jews, etc.]
We will circulate a petition amongst ourselves and solicit signatures from pedestrians/passers-by. After the rally, we will deliver the petition to Sen. Mary Landrieu's office.
The national organizers have suggested that we sing, pray, and have speakers. I don't think speakers will work for us, because I may run into permitting/disturbing the peace problems. I think we will be more effective with signage, collecting signatures on the petitions, and educating passersby that no one is trying to deny access to birth control (as the media has framed it), we are merely seeking a conscious clause - as is our right under the 1st Amendment. We could sing the Battle Hymn of the Republic, "We Shall Overcome," etc. and we can chant "Conscience Clause Now!" And because the media/Obama administration is trying to frame this as a women's health issue, we want as many women front and center!
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A number of women are planning to meet at the St. Dominic Adoration Chapel at 11am to pray first before the Blessed Sacrament before heading downtown... fyi - if anyone wants to join us! :)
ReplyDeleteI'd be happy to join! Could I get a ride too? :-)
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