| Target Name | Target Organization |
| President Obama |
Pope Francis, the Bishops here in the United States, as well as Christian leaders around the world have declared that what is happening to Christians in the Middle East is genocide.
Reflecting on the dire situation of Christians in the Middle East, Pope Francis said: "The persecution of Christians today is even greater than in the first centuries of the Church, and there are more Christian martyrs today than in that era.”
According to a report in The Hill newspaper, the United States is preparing to accept 9,000 Syrian Muslim refugees, but "there are no Christian refugees that will be admitted." If this report is true, it is deeply troubling. For it is the Christians in Syria and Iraq who are in most danger of being raped, tortured, or murdered by members of the Islamic State (ISIS).
We demand assurances that Christians are not being discriminated or excluded in our refugee settlement programs.
And we call upon the State Department to include Christians in a future Middle Eastern Genocide Declaration. This is an essential first step in giving these persecuted Christians real aid and relief as they flee the scourge of ISIS and other terrorist groups.
The plight of Christians in the Middle East can no longer be dismissed or forgotten.
The Petition
Dear President Obama
Pope Francis, the Bishops here in the United States, as well as Christian leaders around the world have declared that what is happening to Christians in the Middle East is genocide.
Reflecting on the dire situation of Christians in the Middle East, Pope Francis said: "The persecution of Christians today is even greater than in the first centuries of the Church, and there are more Christian martyrs today than in that era.”
According to a report in The Hill newspaper, the United States is preparing to accept 9,000 Syrian Muslim refugees, but "there are no Christian refugees that will be admitted." If this report is true, it is deeply troubling. For it is the Christians in Syria and Iraq who are in most danger of being raped, tortured, or murdered by members of the Islamic State (ISIS).
We demand assurances that Christians are not being discriminated or excluded in our refugee settlement programs.
And we call upon the State Department to include Christians in a future Middle Eastern Genocide Declaration. This is an essential first step in giving these persecuted Christians real aid and relief as they flee the scourge of ISIS and other terrorist groups.
The plight of Christians in the Middle East can no longer be dismissed or forgotten.
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