ICON Lecture Series presented “The Worldwide Persecution of Christians and Jews” on Tuesday, October 27, 2015 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The guest speakers were Dr. Mark Harris, Senior Pastor of the First Baptist Church in Charlotte, North Carolina, who was also a candidate in the Republican Primary for the U.S. Senate in 2014 and Pastor Les Lawrence, author of “Blessing Israel” and “Simple Islam” and who is also a spokesman for Christian Zionism. (see: www.ElishaVision.wordpress.com).
As a horrified world watches, ISIS and other radical Islamic groups have been systematically targeting and killing Christians and Jews. Both of our speakers have visited Israel numerous times and gave us tremendous insight to the magnitude of this persecution and inspiration as to how to stand up and speak out against this threat to religious liberty throughout the world.
Dr. Mark HarrisPastor Les LawrenceMark and Beth HarrisDoreen Lawrence, wife of Pastor Les LawrenceLinda and Matt Arnold and Jim Duncan, candidate for U.S. House of Representatives, District 2Dr. Laura Gutman and Frank Roche, candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives, District 2From the left: Evelyn Poole-Kober, Dr. Leon Coleman and Dr. Laura GutmanFrom the left: Barbara Beard, Friends of ICON and Janie Wagstaff, President, ICON Lecture SeriesDee Park, originator of the Orange Ribbon Project (remembering the Christians who have been targeted by ISIS for death and forced to wear orange jump suits before they are murdered for their faith)Orange RibbonsStanding, Meg Gresham and Dave McCusker, seated, Betty Ann Guidry, Jane Hogan and Laura Cox
Sandra Bazley, Jeff Vanderclute, Ken Johnson and Jim DuncanJimmy Bland and Rod and Gayle ChaneyFrom the left: Cheri Hardman, EvelynPoole-Kober, Nancy Clark and Meg GreshamCathy and John WrightFrom the left: Valerie Johnson, and Dave and Mary CarterFrom the left: Jack McCallus, Rod Chaney and Bob Luebke, Policy Analyst, CivitasFrom the left: Kimberly Sanchez and Kaye ChitsazEvelyn Poole-Kober and Frank RocheFrom the left: Ty Elliott, Meg Gresham, Karin Nemetz and Chris ElliottFrom the left: Maia Szulik, Orit Szulik and Mary McKinneyFrom the left: Lee Green and Karen MacomsonCarol King and Ted HicksGladys Kofalt and Jim DuncanFrom the left: Terry Wiegers, Meg Gresham and Andrea RockThe ICON Board enjoying desert and coffee after the lecture with Mark and Beth Harris and Les and Doreen Lawrence at the Washington Duke Club