‘We thank Tennessee Rep. Chris Todd for standing up for religious freedom and defending Christian health care’
WASHINGTON — The Alliance of Health Care Sharing Ministries (AHCSM.org) recently honored Tennessee Representative Chris Todd with the “Religious Liberty Legislative Hero of the Year” award in recognition of his bravery on behalf of the free exercise of religion.
“We thank Tennessee Rep. Chris Todd for standing up for religious freedom and defending Christian health care,” said Executive Director of the Alliance, Katy Talento.
“We applaud Chris for his bold stand for freedom. The Alliance of Health Care Sharing Ministries is pleased to acknowledge him and his work protecting Health Care Sharing Ministries in Tennessee by naming him our ‘Religious Liberty Legislative Hero of the Year.’”
For HCSMs in Tennessee, Rep. Todd recently sponsored the Healthcare Sharing Ministries Freedom to Share Act which “protects access to faith-based health care for Tennessee members of health care sharing ministries.” Due to Rep. Todd’s efforts, more than 28,000 Tennesseans are able to remain members of HCSMs.
“Common sense and my Christian faith tell me that we must protect our conservative values to thrive,” says Rep. Todd.
Rep. Todd also sponsored Tennessee HB1726, which “prohibits the department from requiring an immunization as a condition of adopting or overseeing a child in foster care if an individual or member of an individual’s household objects to immunization on the basis of religious or moral convictions.”
Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., the Alliance of Health Care Sharing Ministries is a 501(c)(6) trade organization representing the common interests of Health Care Sharing Ministry organizations which are facilitating the sharing of health care needs (financial, emotional, and spiritual) by individuals and families, and their participants. The Alliance engages with federal and state regulators, members of the media, and the Christian community to provide accurate and timely information on health care sharing.
To learn more about the Alliance of Health Care Sharing Ministries, visit www.ahcsm.org or follow the ministry on Facebook or Twitter.
To interview a representative from The Alliance of Health Care Sharing Ministries, contact Media@HamiltonStrategies.com, Beth Bogucki, 610.584.1096, ext. 105.
To interview a representative from The Alliance of Health Care Sharing Ministries, contact Media@HamiltonStrategies.com, Beth Bogucki, 610.584.1096, ext. 105.