March 28: Rev. Rob Schenck Makes News on His Knees

WASHINGTON, D.C. March 28, 2012 — Reverend Rob Schenck, president of Faith and Action and president of the National Clergy Council, led prayer with one of the council’s advisors, Reverend Patrick Mahoney, outside the Supreme Court on Day 3 of the historic hearings on President Obama’s healthcare law — and mainstream media noticed.

Rev. Rob Schenck leads prayer for and at the Supreme Court on March 28, 2012. Rev. Patrick Mahoney is at his side.

Click here for the Bloomberg News report.

Click here for the Washington Post report.

Click here for more of Rob in the Washington Post.

Click here for the Los Angeles Times report.

Click here for the National Journal report.

Click here for video Rev. Rob Schenck Prays for the Supreme Court

Click here for the World Report.

Excerpt from Rob’s interview in the Christian Post:

“On Wednesday morning, supporters of the law were chanting and banging drums near Faith and Action’s rally. As Schenck’s group began to pray, however, the counter-protesters became silent out of respect. Schenck described the scene as like the ‘sanctuary of a church.’

“‘I thought that was very impressive, very commendable of them to show that kind of courtesy even though they knew we were their opponents. … That was just a real gift to us,’ Schenck said.”

Click here for the entire Christian Post article.

Click here for Rob in the Bulletin.

After Monday’s Supreme Court hearings, the National Clergy Council’s executive committee held an emergency meeting that included briefings by Jordan Sekulow, executive director of the American Center for Law and Justice. The committee resolved to take action no matter which way the Supreme Court rules on President Obama’s healthcare law.
March 30 update: Click here for Jordan Sekulow’s Washington Post article ‘Why the health care fight is also about abortion.’
Click here for Rob’s audio interview by OneNewsNow.
Here’s video of Rev. Rob Schenck reading the National Clergy Council’s statement outside the Supreme Court with executive committee members and Jordan Sekulow

With the prayerful, moral and financial support of friends, we fought and won the First Amendment battle to preserve our right to proclaim the Gospel of Life on public sidewalks in our own Supreme Court case called Schenck v. Pro-Choice Network. Now we need to raise thousands of dollars to cover the financial expenses of speaking up and out for your constitutional rights during the Supreme Court’s Obama healthcare hearings,  so we humbly request that you make a donation by clicking here.

Remember, the crisis isn’t over yet. We won’t know the fate of religious freedom in America until the Supreme Court rules on the Obama healthcare cases. Meanwhile, Faith and Action, the National Clergy Council, and the National Pro-Life Center on Capitol Hill must continue fighting against President Obama’s unconstitutional orders requiring us to provide insurance policies that cover abortion-inducing drugs. For more media coverage of our faith and action at the Supreme Court, click here for reports in our Faith IN Action section.