SEN. HATCH, REP. BUERKLE, IOWA BISHOP JOIN FRC ACTION FOR LIVE WEBCAST TONIGHT ON HEALTH CARE CONTRACEPTIVE MANDATE. website ohio christian university

States News Service February 9, 2012 WASHINGTON, DC — The following information was released by FRC Action:

Tonight, at 8 p.m. Eastern, Family Research Council Action (FRC Action) will host a live video webcast entitled Healthcare Mandate: Violating the Separation of Church and State .” The webcast will focus on the Obama administration’s mandate that, beginning next year, will force any organization – including religious institutions – that offers health insurance to employees to cover contraception, sterilizations and abortifacients, regardless of conscientious objections.

FRC Action President Tony Perkins will be joined by Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah and Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle of New York, as well as policy experts who will discuss what must be done to stop it. The live webcast event will be held at FRC headquarters in Washington, D.C. It will begin at 8 p.m. EST. web site ohio christian university

WHO:

Tony Perkins, President, FRC Action Senator Orrin Hatch, (R-Utah) Congresswoman Ann Marie Buerkle, (R-N.Y.) Bishop Walter Nickless, Diocese of Sioux City, Iowa Eric Baxter, Senior Counsel, The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty Terry Jeffrey, Editor-in-Chief, CNSNews.com Dr. Richard Land, President, Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, SBC Tom McClusky, Senior Vice President, FRC Action Jeanne Monahan, Director, Center for Human Dignity, FRC Dr. Mark A. Smith, President, Ohio Christian University WHAT: Webcast: “Healthcare Mandate: Violating the Separation of Church and State” WHEN: 8:00 p.m. EST tonight, February 9 Credentialed media are invited to attend the webcast in person but must first register with FRC Action’s press office by calling (866) 372-6397.