(CHRISTIAN HEADLINES) – A coalition of evangelical leaders is urging the Biden administration to help resettle Afghanistan citizens who were allies of the U.S. or may face persecution for their Christian faith, saying America has a moral obligation to assist those endangered by Taliban rule.
The coalition sent a letter to Biden Tuesday, one day after he addressed the nation from the White House and stood by his decision to pull American troops out of Afghanistan. The Taliban is a repressive Islamic regime that opposed the rights of women, Christians and adherents of other faiths when it ruled Afghanistan prior to the U.S. invasion of 2001. The U.S. invaded Afghanistan after the Taliban refused to hand over Osama bin Laden, the mastermind of the 9/11 terrorist attacks that killed some 3,000 Americans.
The letter includes the names of seven evangelical leaders, including representatives of World Relief, Bethany Christian Services and the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention.
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