U.S., U.N. accused of failing to help Christians seeking to escape from ISIS persecution in Syria | Christian News on Christian Today

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A faith-based alliance of Christians has accused the U.S. government of not doing enough to save Christians and other religious minorities in Syria who have been targeted for death, sexual slavery, displacement, cultural eradication and forced conversion by the Islamic State (ISIS).

 

In a statement, the Institute of Religion and Democracy (IRD) said the “U.S. government’s response has been woefully inadequate—neither helping these minorities defend themselves and stay, nor providing them asylum to leave,” Charisma News reported.

 

Many of the persecuted Christians are praying to escape to the United States. But unfortunately many of them have been excluded from the list of refugees that the U.S. agrees to take as Muslim migrants appear to have been given priority status.

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