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Nadarkhani free, but Iran’s jails hold many more Christians

Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani made international headlines and eventually won his freedom after being imprisoned and sentenced to death by an Iranian court, but several other Christians remain in the Islamic nation's prisons simply because of their faith.

Advocates of the men and women who refuse to renounce their Christian beliefs in a nation where they are vastly outnumbered by an often hostile population say their best chance for freedom is international pressure. Less than 1 percent of Iran's population is comprised of people of non-Muslim faith, according to CIA's World Factbook, and Christians, Jews and Hindi face relentless persecution.

“Iran has amped up its systematic persecution of Christians over the last year, closing churches, burning Bibles, imprisoning believers, and using threats and intimidations tactics to suppress religious expression,” said Tiffany Barrans, International legal Director for the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), which waged a successful campaign for Nadarkhani’s release.

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  • Evermyrtle

    And if we burn one of their "Holy Books? in our own country the will start a war. If if America does not soon wake up to what is going on over there and turn to GOD we will be in that same condition and it will not be so very long before it happens. People here are already being arrested for worshiping our GOD AND HIS SON JESUS CHRIST, even our homes..

    Matt. 24:6-9
    6. And you shall hear of wars and rumors of wars: see that you be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
    7. For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in many places.
    8. All these are the beginning of sorrows.
    9. They shall deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and you shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake.

    • Evermyrtle

      Mark 13:9-11
      9. But take heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to councils; and in the synagogues you shall be beaten: and you shall be brought before rulers and kings for
      my sake,for a testimony against them.
      10. And the gospel must first be published among all nations.
      11.But when they shall lead you, and deliver you up , take no thought before hand what you shall speak, neither do you premeditate; but what soever shall be given you in that hour, that speak you: : for it is not you that speak,m; but ht HOLY GHOST.

      So, you see you need not to worry about what you will say. Just speak the word that HE will put in your minds to speak.HE will take care of us.

  • acdeituna

    Outside pressure works, but many are wasting away in these prisons unknown and have no one to adgitate for them. How can we aid these downtrodden?

  • bigbadude

    ya where is the obumer admin for the non political christians? where is clinton or she and he only helps muslims?