In August of 2014, elements of the extremist terrorist group ISIS moved into northern Iraq and subsequently began targeting the small number of the Christian minority that had dwelled in this region for centuries.
Horrific acts of killing innocent civilians, burning down Christian churches and destroying individual homes became widespread. Kidnappings. Torture and humiliation were also inflicted on countless innocent people. Hundreds of thousands of Christians became refugees.
One group that was determined to help stop the genocide of Chrisitan in Iraq is the Alliance Defending Freedom. This American organization founded by prominent Christian leaders began its work in 1994. It was initially founded as Alliance Defense Fund.
For an American group working in foreign nations, many complexities of operations arise. That’s why the Alliance Defending Freedom reached out to the UN Economic and Social Council along with the Organization of American States and the European Parliament and Commission to gain legitimacy and accreditation to operate in areas like Iraq and other nations.
The goal is to locate Christian people and families that have been targeted in the most brutal way for no other reason than they choose to practice their own faiths. Alliance Defending Freedom has been effective in helping numerous individuals. It has successfully achieved 30 victories in cases brought to the European Court of Human Rights.
The Alliance Defending Freedom is an organization that is dedicated to helping not only persecuted Christians but people from all faiths who are being oppressed and abused based on their religious orientation. The ADF has worked to defend the rights of Jews, Mormons, Muslims and many others -– even including those with no beliefs at all.
For ADF, it’s all about the basic human right to practice the religion of one’s choice without having to face persecution from other forces that don’t honor the basic fundamental freedoms we all naturally possess as God intended. Go to this page for more information.
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