Faith leaders to Bloomberg: Don’t leave churches homeless; stand for equal access, religious liberty

ALLIANCE DEFENSE FUND MEDIA ADVISORY
January 9, 2012 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT ADF MEDIA RELATIONS: (480) 444-0020 orwww.adfmedia.org/home/contact

Faith leaders to Bloomberg: Don’t leave churches homeless; stand for equal access, religious liberty

Discriminatory policies will eject churches from communities citywide
by Feb. 12, growing coalition continues protests

WHO: New York City Councilman Fernando Cabrera, city religious leaders, ADF Senior Counsel Jordan Lorence
WHAT: Prayer rally opposing mayor’s decision to evict houses of worship from public schools
WHEN: Thursday, Jan. 12 at 12 p.m. EST
WHERE: Morris High School, 1100 Boston Rd. (at corner of 167th St.), Bronx, New York

NEW YORK — New York City Councilman Fernando Cabrera, New York City religious leaders, and Alliance Defense Fund Senior Counsel Jordan Lorence will be available for media interviews Thursday following a rally organized to protest Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s decision to evict houses of worship from public schools. The rally is open to the public.

Full news release, quotes, and related media resources available at the following link:

http://www.adfmedia.org/News/PRDetail/4781

Case Name: Bronx Household of Faith v. Board of Education of the City of New York

ADF is a legal alliance of Christian attorneys and like-minded organizations defending the right of people to freely live out their faith. Launched in 1994, ADF employs a unique combination of strategy, training, funding, and litigation to protect and preserve religious liberty, the sanctity of life, marriage, and the family.

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