Quarterly Diaper Shipment Underway

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Early this year I pushed hard to fund the Diapers for Refugees program 100% by the end of summer to free up our fund-raising activities for the Christmas for Refugees program. The goal for infant diapers was $72,000 and in total we raised $75,095. I announced in the Chairman’s Report and on the Diapers for Refugees Internet site that our goal had been reached. I wish I had not done that.

Christmas for Refugees Program Varies to Meet Local Needs

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In 2017 the Christmas program will grow - more Christian refugee children will have a warm place, with a good meal and a program of spiritual growth where Christ is the center. Our goal is to restore the hope many have lost, by telling them how Jesus can be with them forever!

Christians Return to Syria- But Not to Iraq

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Exclusive: William Murray notes how Assad government better protects…

Remembering September 11th, 2001

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William J. Murray, the chairman of the Religious Freedom Coalition recounts the events of the 9-11 jihad attack against the United States as he lived them. Murray was on the 14th Street bridge near the Pentagon when American Airlines 77 slammed into it. He had been on the phone with a Special Assistant to President Bush discussing the attacks in New York at the time.

The Chairman’s Report for September 1, 2017

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In this issue of the newsletter State Department: My first worthwhile meeting at State in over eight years./ “Aid to victims of genocide” bill passes House, held up in Senate by petty feud/ Christian refugees returning to Syria, but not to Iraq/ Islamic State loses ground in some places but gains in others/ State Department Meeting

William J. Murray on the Hagmann Report

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Religious Freedom Coalition Chairman William J. Murray discusses his book, Utopian Road to Hell and his work in the Middle East on the Hagmann Report.

Chairman's Report for August 11, 2017

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In this issue of the newsletter: Report from Qaraqosh: Families receive food, hygiene supplies and diapers / Report from Dohuk, Iraq: Meeting with Assyrian leaders / Aid for Camp Odrana / Report from Jordan: Security updates at Christian summer camp complete / Children from traditional Christian families find personal relationship with Jesus

The Forgotten Assyrian Christians

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As with the Kurds, the Assyrians are also a distinct ethnic group, although not treated as such by the West despite their rather high-profile history during Old Testament times. In 721 B.C., the Assyrians captured Samaria and essentially ended the northern kingdom of Israel, carrying off the Israelites as slaves. Later the Assyrians laid siege to Jerusalem.

USCIRF Praises Nomination of a New Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom

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The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) welcomes the White House nomination of Governor Sam Brownback of Kansas as the Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom. As a Senator from 1996-2011, he was at the forefront of international religious freedom issues.

Dear-Colleague Letter Regarding Reports of Roll Back of Genocide Declaration

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A dear-colleague letter authored by Reps. Smith, Eshoo, Fortenberry, and Franks, regarding reports that some in the State Department are seeking to roll back the declaration of genocide against religious minorities in Iraq and Syria by ISIS is currently circulating to supporters of the HR 390 bill.