- January 7th, 2019, 12:31 pm
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NPR wrote:Evangelicals Seek Detente With Mideast Muslim Leaders As Critics Doubt MotivesClick Here for Full Story
by Jerome Socolovsky NPR Jan. 4, 2019 8:22 a.m.
In recent months, evangelical Christian leaders have been traveling to the Middle East to meet with rulers of Islamic countries and with Muslim clergy.
The participants say the meetings — especially one they had in November with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman — are unprecedented, and aimed at promoting religious freedom in the region.
Johnnie Moore, a public relations consultant and a former vice president of Liberty University, has been on many of the trips. He says they are not about easing the way for Christian missionaries, as some critics allege.