Posted on 03/30/2016 6:15:01 AM PDT by marshmallow
Moscow, March 30, Interfax - The Russian Orthodox Church and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) will hold a World Summit of Christian Leaders in Moscow, on October 28-30, in support of persecuted Christians.
The forum is expected to gather about a thousand delegates from 150 countries, a spokesperson for the Russian Orthodox Church said.
"The reason for conducting such a large-scale event are the mass persecutions, unprecedented in contemporary history, of Christians in the Middle East, Africa and other world regions, comparable to the persecution of Christians in the early centuries and mass repressions by atheist authorities in the 20th century," the spokesperson said.
The BGEA was founded by preacher Bill Graham in the United States over half a century ago. The Association's current leader is his son, Franklin, who is also head of the charitable organization Samaritan's Purse.
In the spring and summer of 2015, the Moscow Patriarchate and the two organizations jointly implemented a project in southern Russia to aid refugees from eastern Ukraine. As part of the initiative, over 63,000 kits were distributed that included foodstuffs, hygienic items, bed sheets, school stationery and children's toys.
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Good news.
Good news. Now we just need Urban II-A, and we can clean up this mess.
Gonna start shipping them arms and advisors?
That is really what they need.
I wonder why this event isn’t being held in Washington DC?
Perhaps the fact that our current administration is actively promoting the persecution of Christians worldwide has something to do with it.
That damn Putin and his KGB, internationalist schemes!
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Moscow is odd place for an event like this. Getting visas to Russia is a pain and expensive. Hotels are among the most expensive in the world. The Russian Orthodox Church generally opposes the Russian evangelicals. This will pretty much exclude participation from all Ukrainian churches.
Is this the change Obama pledged, that Christians have to meet in Moscow to start protecting our own?
Will our Pope send a representative? He should.
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