Find out about current legislation about the persecuted church and whether or not your Member of Congress is supporting it. One such example is the Sudan Peace Act, which needs to be strengthened to be effecitve. Start a divestment campaign, to ensure that you, your church, your state pension plan, etc. do not help fuel the war in Sudan by investing in oil companies such as Talisman and Petrochina that are in partnership with the Greater Nile Oil Project in Sudan or with BP Amoco, who financed the Petrochina IPO, or Fidelity Investments, who are the largest US shareholder of Talisman Energy. Become an IRD partner. As an IRD partner you will receive our magazine, Faith and Freedom.
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We ll also keep you informed on the state of religious liberty around the world, and on the response to this issue of various churches. We ll help you to make an impact for the persecuted church in your denomination or local church by providing you with sample resolutions to bring to your church conventions and assemblies. We ll help you make an impact for the persecuted church upon your representative, senator, or other government officials by providing you with sample letters to write and examples of actions taken by others. So then, whenever we have an opportunity, let us work for the good of all, and especially for those of the family of faith. Inside IRD A message from our President.