Washington D.C., May 8, 2012 / 09:13 am
Human rights advocates warned that the U.S. government is failing to recognize the religious nature of violent conflicts in countries around the world, calling for more stringent U.S. foreign policy.
Persecution of religious minorities cannot be ignored because “lives are in the balance,” said Carl Moeller, president and CEO of Open Doors USA, an organization that works to serve persecuted Christians worldwide.
Moeller spoke about religious oppression at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. on May 3.
He was joined by Rabbi Yitzchok Adlerstein, director of Interfaith Affairs for the Simon Wiesenthal Center, who warned of the “growing scourge” of religious-based oppression.