John,

The violence against Christians in Nigeria is quite frankly astonishing.

Boko Haram - the deadly Islamic militia pledged to ISIS - just beheaded a Christian pastor who was recently seen in a hostage video telling the world: "Don't cry. Don't worry. But thank God for everything."

His faith is humbling. This atrocity is infuriating.

In the same week, jihadists attacked a Nigerian village and murdered two teenage Christian girls.

If no one intervenes, the outlook for Christians in Nigeria - and honestly across Africa - looks bleak.

We pray for murdered Pastor Lawan's family and for Leah Sharibu, the Christian teenager who remains a prisoner of Boko Haram because she won't convert to Islam.

But along with prayer, we must act. Just hours ago, we submitted a written submission at the U.N. Human Rights Council, urging action from world leaders to stop this violence and hold the extremist perpetrators accountable so that this never happens again. Now, we are preparing to make a critical oral intervention at the U.N.

Every Christian deserves to worship and live in peace, without fear of violence. Stand with us, as we stand for them.

Sign Our Petition: Protect Nigeria's Christians from Persecution.

Jordan Sekulow
ACLJ Executive Director