7/24/2025 United States (Worldwide Christian Concern) — On July 17, Rep. Riley Moore of West Virginia and Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri launched a joint decision to sentence Christian persecution overseas, primarily in international locations with Muslim majorities.
This resolution adopted a speech given by Moore in April in which he spoke in regards to the persecution that Christians expertise worldwide due to their religion in Jesus. The decision requires the present administration to advocate for the rights of persecuted Christians overseas utilizing diplomatic instruments akin to commerce and safety negotiations.
“All over the world, our brothers and sisters in Christ face rampant persecution for merely acknowledging the identify of Jesus,” he mentioned. “That’s unacceptable.”
In response to the Open Doorways 2025 World Watch Listing, greater than 380 million Christians worldwide face important discrimination and persecution, together with pressured conversion, killings, church closures, kidnapping, displacement, and the denial of worship.
This therapy happens typically in Muslim majority international locations, together with Egypt, Nigeria, Iran, Pakistan, and Syria. In response to the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), extra Christians are killed annually in Nigeria than in all different international locations mixed.
“In Nigeria alone, greater than 50,000 Christians have been martyred and greater than 5 million have been displaced merely for professing their religion,” Rep. Moore mentioned. “Throughout a Divine Liturgy in Damascus final month, an Islamic jihadist opened fireplace on worshippers and detonated an explosive machine, killing a minimum of 30 and wounding dozens extra. These examples illustrate the violence and demise Christians face each day.”
Moore urged motion from his fellow lawmakers, stating that the persecution of Christians overseas have to be condemned. Hawley echoed the same sentiment, saying, “Our nation was based on spiritual liberty. We can’t sit on the sidelines as Christians all over the world are being persecuted for declaring Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior.”
Kelsey Zorzi, the director of International Non secular Freedom at ADF Worldwide, helps this decision.
“12 months after yr, Christians stay essentially the most persecuted spiritual group worldwide, particularly in many Muslim-majority international locations,” Zorzi mentioned. “We applaud the decision for recognizing this grave actuality and urging U.S. motion. When Christians are being killed, silenced, or pushed underground, we can’t look the opposite means.”
Many lawmakers have supported this decision, with authentic cosponsors together with Representatives Greg Steube, Michael Visitor, Glenn Grothman, Addison McDowell, Brandon Gill, Pat Harrigan, and Anna Paulina Luna.
Many different organizations have additionally supported the decision, together with Heritage Motion for America, the Ethics and Non secular Liberty Fee, In Protection of Christians, International Christian Reduction, CatholicVote, Advancing American Freedom, Middle for City Renewal and Schooling (CURE), Household Coverage Alliance, Christians Engaged, and Save the Persecuted Christians.
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