Obama Visits Land of Some of World’s Longest-Running Persecuted Christians–Myammar

On Monday, President Obama will become the first U.S. president to visit the long-isolated nation of Burma (Myanmar)—home to some of the world’s longest-running persecuted Christians.

In response, leaders from the American Baptist Church, The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), and Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) urged the President to advocate for religious freedom in the Buddhist nation.

via Christianity Today Gleanings: Obama Visits Land of Some of World’s Longest-Running Persecuted Christians (Updated).