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Frank R. Wolf

Prisoner of Conscience: One Man's Crusade for Global Human and Religious Rights Hardcover – October 8, 2011

by Frank Wolf (Author), Anne Morse (Contributor)

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What’s a congressman from Virginia doing in places where bullets fly and babies starve? Thirty years ago, Frank Wolf was elected to the U.S. Congress to address local transportation issues. Fueled by a faith that made him believe he could do something about it, the congressman grew to champion human and religious rights around the world―from cracking down on gang-related crimes in the U.S. to relieving suffering from war, AIDS, and famine in places like Darfur, China, and Bosnia. Eventually, he became a key proponent of opposing radical Jihadists and creating a National Committee on Terrorism. As Wolf visited some of the most dangerous places in the world, he saw firsthand the need for members of Congress to speak out for persecuted people around the globe. In Prisoner of Conscience, he shares intimate stories of his adventures from the halls of political power to other dangerous places around the world, what he has learned along the way, and what you can do about it now.

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288 pages
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English
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Zondervan
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October 8, 2011
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6.25 x 1 x 9.25 inches
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0310328993
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978-0310328995
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Congressman Frank Wolf has represented Virginia’s 10th District since 1981, making him one of the most senior members of the House of Representatives. For three decades now, Frank Wolf has partnered across the aisle to become an outspoken voice on human rights in Congress. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Penn State and a law degree from Georgetown. He and his wife, Carolyn, live in Virginia. They are the parents of five children and the grandparents of fifteen grandchildren.

Anne Morse, a freelance writer, spent 18 years collaborating with Chuck Colson on BreakPoint commentaries, Jubilee and Christianity Today columns, and books. She is also the co-author of Prisoner of Conscience with Congressman Frank Wolf of Virginia. She lives in Maryland with her husband.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Zondervan; First , Fir edition (October 8, 2011)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0310328993
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0310328995
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.14 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.25 x 1 x 9.25 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #2,666,643 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #3,065 in Human Rights Law (Books)
- #5,007 in Human Rights (Books)
- #14,349 in Political Leader Biographies

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E. Culp

Frank Wolf is Adventuresome, Courageous, Compassionate; a riviting, contemporary account of appalling human rights abuses

Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2014

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With a will of steel and a heart of compassion, Congressman Frank Wolf sought out some of the most dangerous countries in the world, with the purpose of extracting first-hand information about religious persecution, political oppression, and famine, and to report back to Congress and the administration. President Obama has not appointed a person to the cabinet to represent Human Rights and Religious Freedom issues around the world in all the years he has been president, as his predecessors have done.
A well written first-hand account, creating awareness of the great needs around the world.

Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2011

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An easy read and remarkable insight into the heart and soul of a public servant. Unlikely situation to find a US congressman stepping into with all the inherent dangers, but one that did not discourage Congressman Wolf and Congressman Smith. The visit to China and the discoveries there should have been a wake-up call to the administration and his associates in the
Congress, but the only ripple effect was to anger the Chinese government. Back home, it was business as usual.

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Gin

prisoner of conscience

Reviewed in the United States on November 14, 2011

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This book is a wake up call to all God loving people describing the atrocities that have been and are still going on in places througout the world. The author shares with his readers the horrible experiences he has personnal witness during his terms in Congress. I believe the intent of the author of his writings is to rally support of the American people to pressure our represenatives to take congessional actions that will help elimate these atrocities.

Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2015

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Excellent insight in support of international religious freedom

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Dennis E. Landry

Integrity is demonstrated between the covers of this book

Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2013

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Frank Wolf is a man of high integrity and has engaged the issues addressed in this book for many years.

Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2011

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This was a wonderfully written book! I found it to be very inspiring, moving, and even motivating. It was such a great read that I bought several other copies for Christmas gifts. I highly recommend it.

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Rex M. Rogers

Prisoner of Conscience

Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2012

Frank R. Wolf has served in the United States Congress for Virginia's 10th Congressional District since 1981. In that time he's become known as a tireless worker on behalf of the oppressed, downtrodden, suppressed, poor and hungry, and marginalized the world over.

This book, "Prisoner of Conscience: One Man's Crusade for Global Human and Religious Rights," was written with Anne Morse and has just been released. Stories from Congressman Wolf's career form the outline, with chapters focusing upon famine in Ethiopia, Romanian political oppression, prisons in Russia and China, suppression of rights and religion in Tibet, tribal missions in Ecuador, genocide in Sudan, and more recent adventures in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Beijing Olympics. He ends the book with a chapter called "Our Fiscal Time Bomb," followed by a conclusion discussing America's potential for collapse or rejuvenation.

There's no question Rep. Wolf is a kind of modern-day Wilberforce. Wolf is consistent in his Christian faith, wants not just to be but to do, tries over and again to change the world for the better, and most of all, works to advance human rights and the strength of the United States of America in whose founding ideals he still believes.

I first encountered Congressman Wolf in the mid-1990s when I was writing my first book on legalized commercial gambling, Gambling: Don't Bet on It . At that time few people understood the negative social and economic potential in gambling. Yet Congressman Wolf was, at that time, one of the earliest and is still one of the few national leaders to speak against the advance of legalized commercial gambling. I cited him in my book. While most Democrat and Republican leaders have fallen over themselves assisting Native American tribes and localities in installing this perceived panacea for all fiscal crises, Rep. Wolf knew better then and now. I salute him for this.

Congressman Wolf's conscience, his concern for the freedom and wellbeing of others worldwide, is rooted in his Christian faith. He is a man who understands his Christian worldview and its implications, Living for God in Changing Times , and he's never shied from speaking up, speaking out, and speaking truth to power when he felt he needed to do so.

I enjoyed reading this book. It was in some sense like a trip down memory lane, for it catalogs many of the political issues I've read about and followed in the past twenty years. Some of the reading wasn't fun, in the sense that gulag oppression doesn't make for light reading. But the tale that's told in this book needs to be told.

This book is not just about one man's work. It's about what we all need to be, know, and do.

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A Conscience for Injustice

Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2012

Congressman Wolf recounts his visits over the years with many heads of state and other world leaders in his efforts to documents the situations of repressions and violation of universal human rights in many countries of the world.

Wolf gives details of personalities, situations, and events that brought about changes or that still are resistant to change. He discusses political and economic trends that have supported or hindered the attempt to improve human rights situations around the world.

In his worldwide campaign for human rights, Wolf especially focuses on two primary concerns for Americans and the American government, freedom of religious expression and political prisoners. He travels to hot spots and areas of concern to gain first-hand knowledge of situations.

This Congressman conducts an awareness campaign with other Congressmen and US government leaders, and introduces specific US legislation related to US policy and trade practices as they affect political prisoners and other prisoners of conscience in various countries.

Wolf meets with heads of state and other national leaders, where they will see him. He engaged in one trip to Tibet under cover in order to see the on-the-ground reality behind the claims of suppression and culture-destruction by the Chinese, ultimately creating an international diplomatic incident. He takes a historical approach, starting with older situations that have now changed for the better, and looks at current problems still unresolved.

It is instructive of the forces and pressures from within the United States - business or government - that hinder an administration or Congress' attempts to advocate for oppressed minorities or individuals in some countries such as China presently.

Wolf gives specific instances of his letters to and meetings with several US Presidents over the years on such matters.

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