Written by: ICC (International Christian Concern)
Article Source: www.persecution.org
US Evangelists and leaders travelled to Saudi Arabia last week to meet with the Crown Prince, Mohammed Bin Salman, to discuss societal reforms.
The meeting comes 10 months after a similar delegation visited the country in November 2018, at the invitation of the Crown Prince. This time, the delegation consisted of representatives from churches, Billy Graham Association, President Trump’s Evangelical Council, CBN, National Religious Broadcasters, and UNHRC. Together they discussed Saudi Arabia’s battle against terrorism, peace processes and steps towards religious freedom and human rights.
They released a joint statement reflecting on their time with the Crown Prince saying, “frankly we’re delighted at the scope of the developments even as we look with expectation for more change. We are also patient friends with realistic expectations that it will take time to reform what took years to create”.
In regards to religious freedom, the Crown Prince has engaged in dialogue about the issue, but is lacking in concrete steps to move the country forward. As reported by Open Doors, direct violence against Christians is comparatively low, but it is persecution in church, community, family and private lives that marks Saudi Arabia as one of the top 15 on the World Watch List and a Tier 1 Country of Particular Concern.
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Date published: 17/09/2019
Feature image: This photo provided by Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , dual U.S.-Israeli national Joel Rosenberg shakes hands with Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman at a palace in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019. The Saudi government published photos of the meeting, which took place on Tuesday and was attended by leading American-Christian Zionist leaders, including Rosenberg. The nine-person delegation also includes Rev. Johnnie Moore, a co-chairman of President Donald Trump’s Evangelical Advisory Council, and Larry Ross, once a longtime spokesman for one of America’s most well-known evangelicals Billy Graham. (Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia via AP)
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