Advent peace demands action: Defend those who risk their lives to worship freely
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Global religious persecution affects Christians in Nigeria, Uyghur Muslims in China, and other communities as Advent highlights need for peace building.
Dr. Katrina Lantos Swett is a former Chair of the U.S. Commission for International Religious Freedom. Together, with Sam Brownback, former Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom, she is co-chair of the annual International Religious Freedom Summit in Washington, D.C.
From Christians in Nigeria being slaughtered in sacred spaces, to Uyghur Muslims incarcerated in modern-day concentration camps in China, to the Baha’is and Jews in Iran, to Hazara Shia Muslims in Afghanistan, to Assyrians, Rohingya, Tibetan Buddhists, Falun Gong practitioners, Ahmadiyya Muslims, and the list goes on — for these faith communities, and for anyone who cares about international religious freedom, peace can seem like a fantasy.
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