Statement from Wendy Wright on Anti-Christian Persecution in the Current Syrian Crisis

Wendy Wright is the president of a Washington, D.C.-based group called Christian Freedom International, which has a tagline, “unshackling the persecuted church to survive and thrive.”

For a recent column, I asked Wright for a comment on the current crisis in Syria. She sent an email to me on 3/10/25, and provided this statement: “When Islamists gain power, Christians and others suffer. Several Christians have been killed in Syria in the mass killings in the streets. Christians in Syria are afraid that when Islamists finish off the Alawites, they will go after Christians. Christians in Syria do not have any weapons to defend themselves. They are not meeting together or going out of their homes.”

Wendy Wright has told me in previous discussions that around the world there are about 360 million Christians at risk. That would include the Christians in Syria, about which she observes, “It is a very dangerous situation. Please pray for peace.”