Religious persecution overseas is a threat to American security, retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. William G. Boykin said in an interview Friday, adding, “it’s only going to grow unless we wake up and start taking a very strong stand against this.”
Mr. Boykin, a former commander of the Army’s elite Delta Force who is now executive vice president of the Family Research Council, said the rise in global attacks on Christians indicates an increased intolerance that could hit closer to home.
He spoke with The Washington Times after the release of “Heroic Faith” (Fidelis Publishing), a book co-written with the FRC’s Arielle Del Turco, assistant director of the group’s Center for Religious Liberty, and Lela Gilbert, the organization’s senior fellow for international religious freedom.