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WASHINGTON, DC – More than 600 Christian delegates from some 130 countries are gathering in America’s capital for the first-ever World Summit in Defense of Persecuted Christians.

The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association is hosting this historic Summit that ends on Saturday. Franklin Graham, president and CEO of BGEA, kicked off the event last night. The son of the renowned evangelist acknowledged that this is a time of increasing global persecution.

“Today our Christian brothers and sisters in many countries are facing persecution and martyrdom on an unprecedented scale,” he said. “In fact, throughout the world the number of Christians facing hostility, persecution, and even death is greater than any other time in history. No part of the Christian family is exempt – Protestant, Catholic, Orthodox – nor is any part of the world exempt.”

Graham said believers must never forget the responsibility they have to speak out for those undergoing persecution for their faith.

“We must do all we can to defend and aid those who are victims,” he added.

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