Keeping Score on Religious Freedom

January 13 2011 by admin in christian |No Comments

Open Doors USA Scorecard Made Real Impact in 111th Congressional Voting
Contact: Jerry Dykstra, Open Doors USA, 616-915-4117, jerryd@odusa.org
SANTA ANA, Calif., Jan. 13, 2011 /Christian Newswire/ – It’s important for Americans to know where their U.S. senators and representatives stand on religious freedom for countries around the world where people are often persecuted and even killed because of their beliefs.
Many of those marginalized are Christian – over an estim Source: Open Doors USA

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