Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has called for a first-ever Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom and one planned attendee predicts it's about more than just talk.
The three-day State Department event, set for next week on July 25 and 26, is expected to bring together government officials, religious leaders, and many more to discuss religious persecution around the globe.
In an interview on "Washington Watch with Tony Perkins," a weekday show on American Family Radio, Pompeo said he predicts more than just talking when leaders and activists assemble.
Vice President Mike Pence will be speaking at the Ministerial as well as Sam Brownback, U.S. ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom.
The three-day State Department event, set for next week on July 25 and 26, is expected to bring together government officials, religious leaders, and many more to discuss religious persecution around the globe.
In an interview on "Washington Watch with Tony Perkins," a weekday show on American Family Radio, Pompeo said he predicts more than just talking when leaders and activists assemble.
"We do believe that just putting people together from all across the world in a room, and talking about this topic," said Pompeo, "will empower them to go back to their home country and advocate for religious freedom as well."Some of those attendees live in countries where there is no religious freedom, Pompeo went on to say, so being able to meet with others who are aware of those difficulties helps create a "support system" for them when they return home.
Vice President Mike Pence will be speaking at the Ministerial as well as Sam Brownback, U.S. ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom.
Pompeo, a former Kansas congressman, made headlines in recent months when he began meeting with Kim Jong Un, North Korea's tyrannical leader, in an effort to de-nuclearize the country and stabilize the Korean peninsula.
The persecution of Christians by that regime is considered among the worst in the world.
Frank Gaffney, with the Center for Security Policy, plans to attend next meet as a member of Save the Persecuted Christians Coalition, which formed this year to advocate for persecuted Christians.
The newspaper also obtained a list of organizations sponsoring side events to the conference. Those organizations are Alliance Defending Freedom International, Concerned Women for America, Save the Persecuted Christians Coalition, the Southern Baptist Convention, and the James Dobson Family Institute
Gaffney predicts Pompeo is leading a movement that will create concrete steps to deal with religious persecution worldwide.
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The persecution of Christians by that regime is considered among the worst in the world.
Frank Gaffney, with the Center for Security Policy, plans to attend next meet as a member of Save the Persecuted Christians Coalition, which formed this year to advocate for persecuted Christians.
"Religious freedom in general is under assault and there are lots of minorities around the world that are suffering as a result of that," he tells OneNewsNow. "But none is suffering as much as is the Christian community and something must be done to stop that."The New York Times reports that representatives from 80 countries, including 40 foreign ministers, are expected to attend.
The newspaper also obtained a list of organizations sponsoring side events to the conference. Those organizations are Alliance Defending Freedom International, Concerned Women for America, Save the Persecuted Christians Coalition, the Southern Baptist Convention, and the James Dobson Family Institute
Gaffney predicts Pompeo is leading a movement that will create concrete steps to deal with religious persecution worldwide.
"And specifically," says Gaffney, "I think the U.S. government is of a mind with us that what needs to be done is to start holding accountable the persecutors and start increasing the costs that they experience for engaging in this horrific inhumanity against people simply because they believe in Jesus."Website: One News Now
Persecution Unveiled has been called to prick the consciences of this nation and all free people to pray for, speak up and act on behalf of those who are persecuted for their faith. Follow us on Pinterest, and Google and like us on Facebook.
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