‘Religious Liberty’ Rally in Las Cruces Saturday

Albuquerque Journal - Rep. Steve Pearce, R-N.M.; state Rep. Yvette Harrell, R-Alamogordo; and Dona Ana County District Attorney Amy Orlando are among the elected officials who are reported to take part in a “religious liberty” rally scheduled for 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday at St. Genevieve’s Monument on the 200 block of Church Street in Las Cruces, according to a news release from the Traditional Values Action Committee. Other confirmed speakers for the Southern New Mexico March; Rally To Protect Constitutional Rights and Religious Freedom are, according to the release, John Loudat of the New Mexico Southern Baptist Convention and editor of the Baptist New Mexican; Pastor Mike Skidmore; Dr. Tony Levatino, an OB/GYN and former abortion provider turned anti-abortion advocate; healthcare provider Angie Carver; Richard Cheney of the Traditional Values Action Committee; and Teresa Miranda of Catholic Youth. The rally was inspired by the recent decision by the U.S. Health and Human Services Department’s requirement that religious institutions provide birth-control insurance coverage to their employees despite the religious beliefs of those institutions, according to the news release.

‘Religious Liberty’ Rally in Las Cruces Saturday