He should use ‘all diplomatic tools available, including trade and national security discussions and negotiations,’ to advance security
By Jacob Adams, The Daily Signal
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., and Rep. Riley Moore, R-W.Va. are calling out attacks on Christians abroad and asking the Trump administration to prioritize defending them.
The two legislators introduced a congressional resolution last week denouncing the persecution of Christians around the world.
The document specifically condemns “the persecution of Christians in Muslim-majority countries” and encourages “the president to prioritize the protection of persecuted Christians in United States foreign policy.”
It cites Open Doors’ World Watch List 2025, which found that more than 380,000,000 Christians across the globe suffer high levels of persecution and discrimination as a result of their Christian faith. It then provides specific examples of targeted attacks, including the killing of at least 50 Christians on Palm Sunday in Nigeria this year and mob violence against Christians in Pakistan.
The resolution “encourages the president to use all diplomatic tools available, including trade and national security discussions and negotiations, to advance the protection of persecuted Christians worldwide and within Muslim-majority countries.” It emphasizes that Christians can be helped through the stabilization of the Middle East, something Moore noted in a statement about the document.
“Unfortunately, decades of U.S. foreign policy blunders have exacerbated this crisis, with ethno-religious cleansing accelerating in Iraq after our failure to stabilize the country following the 2003 invasion. We as lawmakers cannot continue to sit idly by. I urge my colleagues to join me in condemning the persecution of Christians across the globe,” he said.