{"id":1381,"date":"2012-03-16T21:38:59","date_gmt":"2012-03-17T04:38:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=1381"},"modified":"2012-03-16T21:38:59","modified_gmt":"2012-03-17T04:38:59","slug":"catholics-and-evangelicals-issue-statement-defending-religious-freedom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=1381","title":{"rendered":"Catholics and Evangelicals issue statement defending religious freedom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Evangelicals and Catholics Together, an ecumenical fellowship established almost twenty years ago, has published <a href=\"http:\/\/www.firstthings.com\/article\/2012\/02\/in-defense-of-religious-freedom\">\u201cIn Defense of Religious Freedom\u201d<\/a> in the March issue of <em>First Things<\/em>, a journal of religion and public affairs. [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncregister.com\/site\/article\/evangelicals-and-catholics-together-supports-religious-freedom\">National Catholic Register<\/a>] The document\u00a0 responds to growing concerns about the security of freedom of conscience and religion in the United States and elsewhere.\u00a0 The document was co-written by 11 prominent Evangelical Christians and nine well-known Catholics and is substantially supported by over 45 others from both denominations.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Evangelicals and Catholics Together, an ecumenical fellowship established almost twenty years ago, has published \u201cIn Defense of Religious Freedom\u201d in the March issue of First Things, a journal of religion and public affairs. 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