Another martyr for Yeshua is pictured above
Friends, I
rec’d the following letter from my neighbor Senator Rob Porrtman.
Dear Alan,
Given your
support for religious freedom in the United States and around the world, I
wanted to update you on my recent work in the United States Senate.
Last week,
my resolution (S.Res. 530) condemning the violence and persecution of Iraqi
Christians and other religious minorities by the Islamic State of Iraq and
Syria (ISIS) unanimously passed the United States Senate. My
resolution urges President Obama to reaffirm America's commitment to religious
liberty by leading an international effort to provide safety for refugees
fleeing persecution, ensuring timely processing of visa applications from
religious minorities, and working with the Iraqi government to strengthen
protections for religious minorities.
The Islamic
State has forced Christians in the territory it controls to flee their homes,
convert to Islam, or face execution. With over one million
people displaced by the violence in Iraq, the situation remains critical, and
the targeted harassment, persecution, and killings of Iraqi religious
minorities by the Islamic State continues.
The United
States must stand up for religious freedom not only at home, but also in
regions of the world experiencing turmoil like the Middle East. As we execute
the U.S. strategy to defeat ISIS, it's important that we stand up and say we
will not tolerate targeted violence against Christians, Yazidis, or any other
religious minority in Iraq and that terrorists committing these brutal acts
must be stopped.
I have
consistently stood up for religious freedom around the world, and the United
States must be more aggressive on these issues. Whether it is Pastor
Saeed, an American imprisoned in Iran, or Ohioan Jeffrey Fowle who is
languishing in a North Korean prison camp, apparently for leaving a Bible in a
hotel room, we must support persecuted Christians around the world, and I will
continue to do so.
Thank you
again for contacting my office, I will continue to work to protect religious
minorities in Iraq and around the world. For more information you can visit my
website at www.portman.senate.gov . Please keep in
touch.
Sincerely,
Rob Portman
U.S. Senator
U.S. Senator
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