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Published: 12:00 GMT Daylight Time - Monday 18 June 2012

Sample letters for Proclaim freedom - contacting your elected representatives

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As part of the Proclaim Freedom campaign we would like to encourage supporters to contact their elected representatives. In the UK you can write to your MP at the House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA or contact them via the Find Your MP section of the Parliamentary website. Alternatively you could write to the Foreign Secretary, the Rt Hon. William Hague, at King Charles Street, London, SW1A 2AH.

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You could start by saying that you are concerned that Christians make up the “most harassed faith group”1 worldwide but that this issue does not appear to receive much attention from our government and elected representatives. Ask what your MP/the Government is doing to promote religious liberty, particularly for religious minorities suffering persecution, discrimination and disadvantage. Ask how high a priority they think this is and in particular what public statements they have made highlighting the global persecution of Christians. Your letter does not need to be long, but please be polite!

We have drafted a sample letter, which is available to view below or in print form from your nearest Barnabas office. We suggest, however, that you do not copy this word for word.

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1 Pew Foundation Report, Recent Restrictions on Religion, August 2011.

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