{"id":79820,"date":"2025-11-13T20:59:27","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T19:59:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/?p=79820"},"modified":"2025-11-17T15:39:30","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T14:39:30","slug":"religious-freedom-coalition-thanks-president-trump-for-designating-nigeria-country-of-particular-concern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/news\/religious-freedom-coalition-thanks-president-trump-for-designating-nigeria-country-of-particular-concern","title":{"rendered":"Religious Freedom Coalition Thanks President Trump for Designating Nigeria \u00ab\u00a0Country of Particular Concern;\u201d Proposes Next Steps to Protect Persecuted Christians\u00a0\u00bb"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"79820\" class=\"elementor elementor-79820\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8003e85 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8003e85\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1cb6373\" data-id=\"1cb6373\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2156d2e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2156d2e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n \t<li>In letter thanking President Trump, coalition\u00a0of international religious freedom experts\u00a0and faith leaders\u00a0outlines key\u00a0recommendations\u00a0to\u00a0respond to\u00a0crisis facing\u00a0persecuted Christians in Nigeria.<\/li><br>\n \t<li>ADF International joins the call, urging continued U.S. leadership and global action to defend religious freedom in Nigeria and beyond.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71877188 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"71877188\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/251030-104147-JCC-2-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-79827\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/251030-104147-JCC-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/251030-104147-JCC-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/251030-104147-JCC-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/251030-104147-JCC-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/251030-104147-JCC-2-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d05dfe5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d05dfe5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">WASHINGTON D.C. <\/span><\/b><strong>(November 13)<\/strong> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2014\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A coalition of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">48<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0faith leaders and religious freedom experts has sent <a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CPAC-Coalition-Letter-to-POTUS.pdf\">a letter<\/a> to U.S. President Donald Trump,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">thanking him for his decisive action in designating Nigeria as a <a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/news\/us-government-designates-nigeria-country-of-particular-concern\">Country of Particular Concern (CPC)<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">stating, \u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">You saw the evidence, you listened to the cries of the persecuted, and you acted.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The letter<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">urg<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">es<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0continued<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0United States\u2019 leadership on international religious freedom<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">it, signatories<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">emphasize<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0that<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">swift<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0action from the<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0U.S.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">is\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">indispensable as Christians in Nigeria continue to face relentless violence from terrorist groups. The letter reflects a unified commitment to four recommended key policy goals that<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Nigeria<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, following increased pressure from the U.S.,\u00a0should\u00a0commit to\u00a0if it is to be removed from the CPC designation:\u00a01) increased secu<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">rity and reliable early warning systems for Christian communities, particularly in the Middle Belt where Fulani militant attacks are the worst; 2) swift prosecution for attackers; 3) facilitating the safe return of internally-displaced persons; and 4) repealing the country\u2019s draconian Sharia blasphemy laws.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW76198221 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW76198221 BCX0\">\u201c<\/span><\/span><em><span class=\"TextRun SCXW76198221 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW76198221 BCX0\">The administration\u2019s decision to redesignate Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern is a momentous step forward for international religious freedom,<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW76198221 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW76198221 BCX0\">\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/em><span class=\"TextRun SCXW76198221 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW76198221 BCX0\">said Sean Nelson, Senior\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW76198221 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW76198221 BCX0\">Counsel for ADF International.<\/span><\/span><em><span class=\"TextRun SCXW76198221 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW76198221 BCX0\"> \u201cC<\/span><\/span><\/em><span class=\"TextRun SCXW76198221 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><em><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW76198221 BCX0\">hristians and other vulnerable communities in Nigeria have endured unthinkable violence for far too long. While there is still much work ahead, this decisive action renews hope that real protection and accountability are on the horizon.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW76198221 BCX0\">\u00a0The President\u2019s\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW76198221 BCX0\">commitment to<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW76198221 BCX0\">\u00a0Nigeria can serve as a model to protect\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW76198221 BCX0\">persecuted Christians worldwide<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW76198221 BCX0\">, as Christians are the most persecuted religious group globally<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW76198221 BCX0\">.<\/span><\/em><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW76198221 BCX0\">\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cdfb8d7 elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"4cdfb8d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color: #AF272F\">\u201cThe administration\u2019s decision to redesignate Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern is a momentous step forward for international religious freedom. <\/span>While there is still much work ahead, this decisive action renews hope that real protection and accountability are on the horizon. The President\u2019s commitment to Nigeria can serve as a model to protect persecuted Christians worldwide, as Christians are the most persecuted religious group globally.\"\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">- Sean Nelson, Senior Counsel  for Global Religious Freedom at ADF International<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18bc9eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18bc9eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Signatories\u00a0to\u00a0the letter include\u00a0top\u00a0leaders\u00a0in the movement to end\u00a0global\u00a0Christian persecution,\u00a0including\u00a0Alliance Defending Freedom President &amp; CEO Kristen Waggoner,\u00a0Matt\u00a0and Mercedes Schlapp of the\u00a0CPAC\u00a0Foundation,\u00a0former Congressman Frank Wolf, former Senior Advisor to\u00a0the President on International Religious Freedom Sarah Makin,\u00a0President of Family Research Council and former Chair of\u00a0the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom Tony Perkins, President &amp; CEO of Concerned Women for America Penny Nance, President &amp; CEO of\u00a0CatholicVote\u00a0Kelsey Reinhardt, Director of the Hudson Institute\u2019s Center for Religious Freedom Nina Shea, and many others.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> The letter was developed through the CPAC Christian Persecution Coalition. In addition to highlighting the crisis in Nigeria, the letter urges President Trump to \u00ab\u00a0continue to make the defense of religious freedom internationally a core U.S. foreign policy priority\u201d and to \u201ccontinue and even elevate\u201d the defense of persecuted Christians worldwide.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201c<em>We commend your recognition of the major threat and devastation facing Christians in Nigeria from radical Islamists and a government that has taken little action to protect them, as well as your clear-eyed statements placing all available Presidential actions on the table to ensure that action is taken soon,<\/em><\/span><em>\u201d<\/em><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0the letter reads.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f081262 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4f081262\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Christian Persecution in Nigeria<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-719e1314 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"719e1314\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Nigeria remains one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a Christian. In 2025 alone, more than 7,000 Christians have been killed for their faith, with an average of 35 murdered every single day. Since Boko Haram launched its insurgency in 2009, estimates indicate that between 50,000 and 100,000 Christians have lost their lives due to religiously motivated violence.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The destruction of churches has become a defining feature of the crisis, with over 19,000 churches\u00a0attacked\u00a0or destroyed in recent years. In the central regions of Benue and Plateau States the situation has worsened dramatically, with more than 9,500 people, mostly Christians, killed between May 2023 and May 2025, and around\u00a0500,000 individuals\u00a0newly displaced from their homes due to targeted attacks.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201c<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The numbers we have seen in Nigeria are alarming. With the renewed CPC designation for Nigeria, we are hopeful that this will\u00a0bring about\u00a0real\u00a0change.\u00a0The\u00a0letter to the president, which\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ADF International glad<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ly<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0has\u00a0joined<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0acknowledges the horrors that Christians have faced for years and paints a picture of what a path toward protecting them and religious freedom\u00a0for all\u00a0can look like,<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201d said Kelsey Zorzi, Director of Advocacy for ADF International.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3af2bff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3af2bff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Advocacy for Nigeria\u2019s Persecuted Christians <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b9675c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b9675c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ADF International continues to advocate for Christians and other religious minorities who face severe persecution across Nigeria. The organization has supported multiple individuals targeted under blasphemy laws or attacked for their faith.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">One such case is that of <a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/cases\/rhoda-jatau-nigeria\">Rhoda Jatau<\/a>, a Christian mother imprisoned for\u00a019 months\u00a0after allegedly sharing a video condemning the brutal lynching of Christian college student Deborah Emmanuel Yakubu. With legal support from ADF International, Jatau was fully acquitted in December 2024, marking an important victory for justice and free expression.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ADF International also backed the successful appeal of *<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/news\/victory-for-religious-freedom-nigerian-high-court-strikes-down-wrongful-conviction-of-christian-man\"><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">David<\/span><\/i><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0(name changed for security\u00a0reasons)*, a Christian man who was wrongfully convicted and suffered torture after helping a convert escape violent threats. A Nigerian High Court\u00a0ultimately overturned\u00a0his conviction, acknowledging the injustices he endured.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Today, ADF International continues its\u00a0support for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/cases\/yahaya\">Yahaya Sharif-Aminu<\/a>, a Sufi musician imprisoned for over five years after a WhatsApp message deemed blasphemous. Once sentenced to death, Sharif-Aminu is now awaiting his next hearing before the Supreme Court of Nigeria, and his case may be heard and decided in the coming months. Sharif-Aminu&rsquo;s case has the potential to abolish Nigeria\u2019s harsh blasphemy laws, which embolden mob violence and fuel the climate of hostility facing Christians and other vulnerable groups.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-105cb1dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"105cb1dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Global Advocacy for Persecuted Christians <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5141bf9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5141bf9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The coalition letter underscores that the crisis in Nigeria reflects a broader global trend of growing hostility toward Christians.\u00a0ADF International supports\u00a0numerous\u00a0cases across the world, advocating for the right to freely live out\u00a0one\u2019s faith.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The\u00a0letter states, \u201c<em>We see atrocities and grave violations being committed worldwide, from Nicaragua to the Democratic Republic of Congo and Sudan, from Algeria to Syria to China, and in so many other places.<\/em>\u201d\u00a0In\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/news\/mountain-gateway-nicaragua\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Nicaragua<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, ADF International has\u00a0represented<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Christian pastors punished for their faith. In <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/news\/nada-hamouda-us\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Sudan<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, the organization\u00a0has\u00a0advocated\u00a0for\u00a0Christians\u00a0targeted\u00a0for conversion to the faith.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The letter also highlights Algeria,\u00a0where\u00a0nearly every\u00a0Protestant church has been closed by the government. Amid this crackdown,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/cases\/pastor-youssef-algeria\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Pastor Youssef Ourahmane<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0faces\u00a0prosecution\u00a0before the country\u2019s Supreme Court\u00a0for leading Christian worship, with\u00a0a\u00a0potential\u00a0prison\u00a0sentence.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The letter also warns that even in\u00a0democratic societies,\u00a0Christians increasingly face pressure and punishment for expressing their beliefs.\u00a0Cases like\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/cases\/paivi\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">P\u00e4ivi R\u00e4s\u00e4nen<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0in Finland and\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/en-gb\/cases\/adam\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Adam Smith-Connor<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0in the United Kingdom\u00a0show how legal and social pressures are mounting against\u00a0Christians, even\u00a0in\u00a0places\u00a0where\u00a0religious freedom is traditionally protected<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201c<em>The U.S. should stand as a beacon for the fundamental right to religious freedom and a voice for persecuted Christians globally, because if we do not stand, no one else will,<\/em>\u201d the letter concludes. \u201c<em>We ask that you continue to make the defense of religious freedom internationally a core U.S. foreign policy priority, and that you continue and even elevate your defense of persecuted Christians worldwide<\/em>.\u201d<\/span><span 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