SW News: Speaking at annual Solidarity Dinner conference hosted by In Defense of Christians, Sam Brownback, and the U.S. ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom urged more prayer and action to continue supporting persecuted Christians in the Middle East. Brownback said that the Christian faith is the most persecuted faith in the world. He said that there are people who are being killed today because of their faith and they are simple, good people who want to just honestly and peacefully practice their faith.” In Defense of Christians is a Washington-based non-profit organization, that seeks to bring together Christians working to change the policies that threaten Christians in the Middle East, as well as to educate Americans on the reality of the situations in the Middle East. Each year the organization holds Solidarity Dinner as part of its two-day National Leadership Conference.