Monday, June 11, 2012
Rachel Harkins was one of several people to speak at Friday's Rally for Religious Freedom in Bel Air.
The Harford County Circuit Court steps facing Main Street were the site of the second Rally for Religious Freedom in Bel Air Friday. As part of a nationwide rally, dozens of people gathered around the courthouse fountain with signs protesting the part of a law that requires employers, including religious institutions, to provide access to contraceptives to employees through their health care plans. Friday was the second time such a rally was held in Bel Air this year. Among the speakers at Friday's rally was Rachel Harkins, a teacher at the John Carroll School in Bel Air. Harkins said the law impacts her and her employer directly as she is a Catholic woman working for a religious institution. “These procedures are not necessary, they are …
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Friday, June 8, 2012
Bel Air is expected to participate in the nationwide rally today, Friday.
A nationwide rally against a law that requires employers, including religious institutions, to provide access to contraceptives to employees through their health care plans, is coming to Bel Air Friday (today) for the second time this year. In March, more than 100 people gathered outside the Harford County Circuit Court building located at 20 W. Courtland St. In similar fashion, this week's rally is scheduled to begin outside the court building at noon, according to a release from "Stand Up for Religous Freedom." More than 150 towns and cities nationwide are participating in the rally, the release states. In January, Catholic leaders in Maryland criticized the Obama administration for implementing the law that requires religious employers …
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Thursday, March 22, 2012
Bel Air is expected to participate in the nationwide rally.
Nationwide, a rally against a new law that requires employers, including religious institutions, to provide contraceptives to employees through their health care plans, is set for Friday. Bel Air is among the towns and cities expected to participate, according to the "Stand Up for Religous Freedom" website. The rally begins at noon outside the Harford County Circuit Court building at 20 West Courtland St. In January, Catholic leaders in Maryland criticized the Obama administration for implementing the law that requires religious employers to offer health plans covering contraceptives without co-pays or deductibles. But the Department of Health and Human Services stated that the new rule "Ensures that women with health insurance coverage …
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Citizen one
10:39 am on Friday, January 4, 2013
I whole-heartedly agree, Mike, with you. I agree with your understanding of the Catholic background as well. I believe in freedom of choice, but would not rally someone to get an abortion, but offer options. In her speech, she somehow morphs from being a "Catholic" whose rights are trampled to being an "American" whose rights are trampled. Americans should have freedom of choice, Catholics don't … more ›