Washington, DC- In Defense of Christians (IDC), the nation’s leading advocacy organization for Christians and religious minorities in the Middle East, announces Representatives Eshoo (CA-18) and Fortenberry (NE-1) as the Co-Chairs for its 2020 Digital Summit on September 23, 2020 at 7:00-8:30 pm (ET).
IDC is also pleased to announce Tracy Sabol, Lead Anchor at EWTN Nightly News, as the Masters of Ceremonies for the Digital Summit.
The Summit will host a distinguished lineup of speakers, including:
- His Beatitude Cardinal Bechara Boutros Al-Rai, Maronite Catholic Patriarch of Antioch
- His Eminence Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Roman Catholic Archbishop of New York
- His Eminence Archbishop Anoushavan Tanielian, Prelate of the Eastern Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church
- His Eminence Archbishop John Kawak, Archdiocese of the Syriac Orthodox Church for the Eastern USA
- John Barsa, Acting Administrator of USAID
- Senator Marsha Blackburn (Tennessee)
- Senator Chris Van Hollen (Maryland)
- Senator James Lankford (Oklahoma)
- Representative Dan Crenshaw (TX-2)
- Representative Ro Khanna (CA-17)
“Christian persecution around the world is an ever growing problem and we must stand with our brothers and sisters in Christ,” said IDC President Toufic Baaklini. “Through initiatives such as the 2020 Digital Summit, we are able to unite under one voice,” he added.
Please free feel to register as a complimentary guest to the Digital Summit here.
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