Press Release  Religious Liberty

ERLC joins national religious leaders in calling for religious liberty protection from HHS Mandate

ERLC joins national religious leaders in calling for religious liberty protection from HHS Mandate

WHAT: In a press conference, national religious leaders, including Russell D. Moore and Archbishop William E. Lori will release an open letter calling for religious freedom in light of the Health & Human Services Mandate.

WHO: Russell D. Moore, president of the Southern Baptist Conventions Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, Archbishop William E. Lori, chairman of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Ad Hoc Committee for Religious Liberty and other national religious leaders and scholars.

WHEN: Tuesday, July 2, 2:00 PM EST

WHERE: Zenger Room, National Press Club, 529 14th Street NW, Washington, DC 20045

DETAILS: Media and other interested parties are invited to attend. For more information about the event or the open letter, please contact Matthew Hawkins at [email protected].

The Southern Baptist Convention is Americas largest non-Catholic denomination with more than 15.8 million members in over 46,000 churches nationwide. The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission is the SBCs ethics, religious liberty and public policy agency with offices in Nashville, Tenn. and Washington, D.C.

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