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July 23
/Christian Newswire/ —Although World Congress of
Families V (August 10-12) is almost three weeks away,
pro-family leaders, activists, scholars and officials
from over 50 countries on five continents, thus far have
registered for Amsterdam 2009.
Larry Jacobs, Managing Director of the World Congress of
Families, commented: “We’re delighted by the way
national representation is shaping up at World Congress
of Families V. Delegates will be coming from 11 African
states, and from as far away as Venezuela, South Africa,
Moldova, Pakistan and Australia.”
Jacobs continued: “In terms of nations represented, this
will truly be a World Congress of Families. And we
expect that other countries will add their voices to a
rising chorus in the next few weeks.”
The countries which will be represented in Amsterdam
include (in alphabetical order): Angola, Australia,
Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Burkina Faso, Burundi,
Canada, Colombia, Congo, Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast),
Croatia, Ecuador, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece,
Guatemala, Hungary, Iceland, India, Italy, Japan,
Latvia, Lithuania, Malawi, Malta, Mexico, Moldova,
Netherlands, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines,
Poland, Romania, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine,
United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela and
Zambia.
Jacobs noted: “The broad national representation at WCF
V demonstrates that the issues we’ll discuss – including
abortion, marriage, declining birth rates, child-care
vs. home care, education (including home-schooling),
Internet pornography, the exploitation of women and
children, threats to the family from radicals and
multi-national organizations, and the role of faith in
sustaining families – are universal, touching families
in North and South America, Europe, Africa, Asia and
Australia. A challenge to the family somewhere is a
challenge to families everywhere.”
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