Kyle Reese, pastor of Hendricks Avenue Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Florida, is back from Uzbekistan after meeting with Baptist ministers and he has a message: don't take religious liberty for granted.
After this life-changing experience, and feeling the need to act, Pastor Reese asks an important question. No, he asks *the* important question:
“What am I to do?”
…I am telling the story of their courageous faith to whoever will listen. I invite friends to offer prayers for the Uzbek people and for the leaders of their government.
Finally, I am speaking with elected officials in the United States government, as well as world Baptist leaders, about Uzbekistan. How can we challenge the Uzbek government to live up to its constitutional provision for freedom of religion and the principle of separation of church and state?
Those are great questions and ideas for all of us: hold elected officials accountable and educate them – as well as friends and church members – on the strong religious reasons for supporting the separation of church and state. And I would add another highly efficient and important way to act: support the Baptist organization that has been advocating for these essential freedoms in Washington for more than 70 years!
