615 Attend Hartford Stand Up for Religious Freedom Rally
March 25th, 2012 by Peter
Press Release
Contact: Peter Wolfgang, Executive Director, Family Institute of Connecticut, 860-548-0066
HARTFORD, Conn., March 25, 2012 / — Family Institute of Connecticut co-hosted the Hartford Stand Up for Religious Freedom Rally on Friday, March 23rd in front of the Ribicoff Court House. This was one of 140 rallies happening the same day across the country.
FIC executive director Peter Wolfgang stated, “The Stand Up for Religious Freedom Rally Friday drew 615 people in Hartford and another 200 in New Haven. That is over 800 Connecticut citizens who understand that the federal mandate requiring religious institutions to provide abortion-inducing drugs is a threat to the First Amendment. On the same day that Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro demonstrated cruelty with talk of ‘unnecessary children,’ 800 of her fellow state residents, including hundreds of women, cared enough to take time out of their busy weekday to stand up for life and liberty.”
Peter Wolfgang was the master of ceremonies for the Hartford Rally, which was co-hosted by Connecticut Right to Life and included the following speakers: Fr. Joseph Looney of Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, CT; Joseph Scheidler, president of the Pro-Life Action League; Martha Dean, former candidate for Connecticut Attorney General; Rep. TR Rowe, R-Trumbull; Sen. Michael McLachlan, R-Danbury; Sen. Joe Markley, R-Southington; Theresa Krankowski of St. Gerard’s Center; Fr. Gregg Markey of St. Mary’s Church, Norwalk; Fr. Robert Rousseau of the Archdiocese of Hartford Pro-Life Ministry; Peter Lumaj, U.S. Senate candidate; and Bill Brown, East Hartford evangelical minister.
The Family Institute of Connecticut is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to creating a family-friendly environment in our state. We are working to encourage and strengthen the family as the foundation of society and to promote sound ethical and moral values in our culture and government. You can learn more about the Family Institute of Connecticut at our web site, archive.ctfamily.org, or by calling our Hartford office at (860) 548-0066 or toll-free (877) 33-FAMILY.
It was great! I attended this rally and the speakers were unbelievable, especially Peter Luma, who hails from Albania and is running for US Senate as a conservative /Republican. He explained to the participants how the government, if not stopped, can attack and destroy religion. “In 1967, the communist government of Albania declared Albania to be an atheist country. It destroyed churches and executed priest. It imprisoned believers and persecuted Catholics. If you and I do not stand up to Obama, it can happen here too” said Lumaj. The other US Candidates, Shays and McMahon were not present. It looks like they did not want to be seen supporting the Catholic Church. Shame on them! We need more candidates like Lumaj who are not afraid to embrace conservatism and religion, who are not afraid to stand up for our First Amendment rights. God bless you, Mr. Lumaj. You got my support!
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