IRD Expert and director of the Religious Liberty program, Faith J.H. McDonnell, is featured in The Christian Post. McDonnell calls for U.S. Churches and individuals to step up pressure to the Pakistani government to take immediate action to alleviate the suffering of “persecuted Christians” in the country.
“The Institute on Religion and Democracy (IDR) is calling upon U.S. Churches and individuals to step up pressure to Pakistani government to take immediate action to alleviate the suffering of ‘persecuted Christians’ in the country.
Faith J.H. McDonnell, Director of IRD Religious Liberty said: ‘We cannot just pay lip service to the idea that Christians facing persecution in Pakistan are our brothers and sisters. We have to behave as if they are. We should see these attacks on the worldwide Church as attacks on members of our own family,’ in press statement release on Monday.
‘IRD urges churches and individuals to act – write to newspapers and blogs or to the Embassy of Pakistan, invite Pakistani American Christians to speak to your church, participate in a rally or demonstration, ask Congress to condemn the attacks,’ McDonnell said.
The IRD, an ecumenical alliance of U.S. Christians working to reform their churches’ social witness, in accord with biblical and historic Christian teachings, and to contribute to the renewal of democratic society at home and abroad; said it is commending Christian leaders who have condemned these attacks and challenges those who have remained silent to show solidarity with Pakistan’s Christians. …”
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