This is a crucial year in the fight to preserve religious freedom worldwide. Open Doors USA will be helping to lead the advocacy effort at the United Nations to prevent the Defamation of Religions resolution from passing through our Free to Believe Campaign. But we need your help. Please sign on to our petition to register your disapproval of the resolution. The campaign already has recieved an amazing response with over 2,600 signatures. But we need to keep the momentum going.

The Defamation of Religions Resolution seeks to criminalize words or actions as attacks against a particular religion. As incredible as it sounds, passing this resolution could allow a Christian to be persecuted under UN approval. We need you to voice your protest of this resolution.

The resolution protects a faith rather than individuals who hold a faith, which goes against the very purpose of human rights in international law. The result is that this resolution gives UN sanction to Muslim majority countries to persecute Christians and other religious minorities for not sharing the same beliefs as Muslims. It also provides legitimacy to these countries' blasphemy laws which are often used to accuse, imprison, and even murder Christians.

While Defamation of Religions Resolutions have been introduced and passed in previous years, it is up again this year for re-authorization. Policy experts at the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom believe we have a real opportunity to defeat it this year. Members of Congress and non-profit organizations will be organizing to urge countries to vote NO on Defamation of Religions Resolution.

Please sign the Free to Believe Petition today! Many signatures gives our advocacy team the backing to approach these countries and ask them to change their vote.

Advocating with you,





Lindsay Vessey
Advocacy Director

Dear First Name friend of the persecuted ,

We have offered this year's IDOP kit free of charge because we have a passionate commitment to praying for our brothers and sisters living under the heavy burden of persecution.

Be informed, inspired and united in prayer using the compelling tools and resources in this year's kit.  Order your kit now>>

The 2009 IDOP prayer kit offers you everything you'll need to join Christians in uniting to pray for persecuted Christians on Sunday, November 8th, 2009.

God has worked wonders in the lives of persecuted believers since last year's day of prayer, but there are 100 million believers still hoping for our prayer.   
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This year's IDOP kit includes:

> Two compelling 4-minute videos

> Simple & relevant activities to prepare your congregation for prayer

> Bulletin Inserts profiling the moving stories of persecuted believers

> PowerPoint slides to instruct & inspire your church or small group

> A 2' x 5' banner reminding your church of this special day

> A special opportunity to send Bibles to persecuted believers using a simple text message