Religious Freedom Rally in ABQ Friday

Albuquerque Journal - Albuquerque will be one of 120 cities across the United States to hold a Religious Freedom Rally at noon local time on Friday, according to a news release from the Traditional Values Action Committee – New Mexico. At least 15 Roman Catholic bishops and many Christian pastors will take part in rallies from Miami, Fla., to Kenai, Alaska, according to the release. Speaking at the Albuquerque rally, which will be held at the U.S. District Court House Plaza, on the northwest corner of 4th and Lomas, will be Michele Beglau, nurse and regional coordinator of SilentNoMore; the Rev. Stephen Imbarrato, president of Project Defending Life; Richard Cheney, president of Voices for Family Values; Dr. Harold Beeson of NASA’s White Sands Test Facility; and the Rev. Chris Donnelly of TVAC-NM. The reason for the rally is to protest the Obama Administration’s recent mandate requiring Catholic and other church institutions to provide abortion drugs, sterilizations and contraception free to their workers — through their insurers — despite their theological and moral objections. The noontime rally will be followed by a prayer vigil from 1 to 2 p.m. at Southwestern Women’s Options, an abortion services private clinic, eight blocks east of the federal courthouse on Lomas, according to the release. Read More News New Mexico 

Religious Freedom Rally in ABQ Friday