Hopefully today will mark the day when we can all look back 10 years from now and feel satisfied that real progress has been made on behalf of Christians behind the Iron Curtain. And there is good reason to be optimistic. Spurred by reports of religious persecution in the Soviet Union and other Eastern bloc countries. liberal and conservative Christians in the United States. along with Jewish organizations. have begun a campaign to support Christians who want to emigrate. In different ways and without any central coordination. church leaders and a number of organizations. some of them newly formed. are working to help some of those 20.000 Christians who sent their names to the Supreme Soviet requesting permission to leave because of religious persecution. Over the last 3 years. the New York City based Tolstoy Foundation. probably the most active organization. has helped process more than 800 official invitations that are required by the Soviet governments before anyone can apply for an exit visa. So where do they go from here. Mr.
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