National Religious Leaders to Release Historic Declaration of Religious Conscience

WHAT:         

Orthodox, Catholic & evangelical Christian leaders will release the Manhattan Declaration at a Washington, D.C., press conference.  Addressed not only to Christians, but to the president, Congress, and civil authorities, the 4,700-word document - signed by more than 100 religious leaders - addresses the sanctity of life, traditional marriage and religious liberty.

WHERE:      

National Press Club, Lisagor Room
529 14th Street NW
Washington, DC 20045

WHEN:        

Friday, Nov. 20, at noon ET

WHO:          

Manhattan Declaration Drafting Committee:

• Robert George, Professor, McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence, Princeton University
• Timothy George, Professor, Beeson Divinity School at Samford University
• Chuck Colson, Founder, The Chuck Colson Center for Christian Worldview

Signers of the Manhattan Declaration scheduled to attend include:

• Justin Rigali, Archbishop of Philadelphia, Diocese of Philadelphia
• Donald William Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington, Diocese of Washington, D.C.
• Harry Jackson Jr., Bishop, Hope Christian Church
• Ron Sider, Professor, Palmer Theological Seminary and Director of the seminary's Sider Center on Ministry & Public Policy
• George Weigel, Distinguished Senior Fellow, Ethics and Public Policy Center and Founding President of the James Madison Foundation
• Tony Perkins, President, Family Research Council

Read bios here.

MEDIA NOTE:

The 4,700-word text of the Manhattan Declaration with a list of the 125⁺ signers will be posted at noon on Friday, Nov. 20, at DeMossNews.com/ManhattanDeclaration.

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