Tony Perkins: “Now, it is our turn to act with courage to bring Meriam and her family to America.”

Unfortunately, what we are seeing increasingly is that if you are an American on foreign soil, and you are held captive, you are alone.

The United States is obligated under international law to uphold, support, and promote religious freedom.

It shall be the policy of the United States . . . [t]o condemn violations of religious freedom, and to promote, and to assist other governments in the promotion of, the fundamental right to freedom of religion.

America has both a legal and moral obligation to speak and act on behalf of religious freedom.