FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MARCH 3, 2015 For more information, contact:
Rev. Cynthia Abrams,
Director of Health and Wholeness
General Board of Church & Society
w: (202) 488-5636 c: (703) 586-7005
cabrams@umc-gbcs.org
King v. Burwell:
Interfaith Press Conference and Prayer Vigil
at the U.S. Supreme Court
at the U.S. Supreme Court
Faith
leaders pray for health care access for all people
An interfaith press conference and prayer vigil with
Christian, Jewish, and Muslim faith leaders will be held on the front steps of
the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, March 4 at 10:15 a.m. These
leaders will speak to the moral imperative to ensure access to health care for
all people and the importance of health care from a faith perspective.
U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in King v.
Burwell on March 4.This case potentially impacts millions of men, women,
children, and families who have access to affordable and quality health care
through the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
WHO:
Rev. Dr. J. Herbert Nelson II, Director
for Public Witness of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Rabbi Lori Koffman, National
Council of Jewish Women
Rev. Dr. Susan Henry-Crowe,
General Secretary for the United Methodist General Board of Church and Society
Dr. Sayyid Syeed,
Islamic Society of North America
Sandy Sorenson,
Director of the United Church of Christ, Justice and Witness Ministries
Sr. Simone Campbell,
Executive Director of NETWORK
WHERE:
In front of the U.S. Supreme Court
WHAT:
Faith Leaders Press Conference and
Prayer Vigil for health care. Faith leaders will
address the importance of subsidies and ensuring that everyone has access to
health care. Speakers will be available for interviews.
WHEN:
March 4 from 10:15 – 10:30 a.m.
For more information, contact Michelle C. Whittaker
at (202) 488-5632 or (202) 701-8420.
The Presbyterian Office of Public Witness is
the public policy information and advocacy office of the General Assembly of
the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Its task is to advocate, and help the church
to advocate, the social witness perspectives and policies of the Presbyterian
General Assembly.
The National Council of Jewish Women is a
volunteer organization that has been at the forefront of social change for over
a century — championing the needs of women, children, and families — while
courageously taking a progressive stance on such issues as child welfare,
women’s rights, and reproductive freedom.
The General Board of Church & Society is
one of four international general program boards of The United Methodist
Church. Prime responsibility of the board is to seek implementation of the
Social Principles and other policy statements on Christian social concerns of
the General Conference, the denomination's highest policy-making body.
relations, civic engagement, and better understanding of
Islam.
The Justice and Witness Ministries is the
justice and advocacy arm of the United Church of Christ. The Washington office
responds to God's commandments to do justice and seek peace through public
policy advocacy and witness.
NETWORK,
a Catholic leader in the global movement for justice and peace, educates,
lobbies, and organizes for economic and social transformation. NETWORK is
a progressive voice within the Catholic community that has been influencing
Congress in favor of peace and justice for more than 40 years.
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