Again, US Lawmakers Probe Alleged Christian Persecution In Nigeria, Urge Stronger Government Action

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

63% : Defending religious liberty worldwide is both a moral duty and a vital American interest.
59% : Others were: The House Appropriations Legislative Branch Subcommittee Vice Chair and leading religious liberty advocate, Brian Mast (R-FL), House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman; Chris Smith (R-NJ), House Foreign Affairs Africa Subcommittee Chairman, Vicky Hartzler; U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom Chair, Sean Nelson as well as Dr. Ebenezer Obadare of the Council on Foreign Relations.
59% : "After all, peace not only promotes religious freedom but secures trade and markets so Nigeria can be more self-sufficient and achieve the great potential it has long sought," she stated.
53% : Vicky Hartzler, U.S Commission on International Religious Freedom Chair, illustrated the real and viable threat to religious freedom and the very lives of innocent people in Nigeria.
49% : Sean Nelson, Senior Counsel, Global Religious Freedom for the Alliance Defending Freedom International, spoke to firsthand accounts from Christians in Nigeria he's worked with of the violence and terror the Christian communities face, allegedly with no help from the government.
40% : No matter the group perpetrating the violence, we must be clear: religious freedom violations are rampant.
30% : "Religious freedom in Nigeria has been under siege in 2025 and, unfortunately, it seems to be getting worse.

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