Posted on 12/17/2006 3:25:26 PM PST by Biscuit85
According to confirmed reports from inside of Iran, 14 ex-muslims who converted to christianity were arrested a week ago in cities of Karaj, Tehran and Rasht.
Reports from US backed RadioFarda.com tell us that these new christians were trying to hold religious gathering to celebrate christmas and they are charged with converting from Islam to christianity and according the sharia law, the penalty for such act is death.
Their bibles, religious books & symbols, CDs and other personal stuff were seized by the authorities.
The families of these detainees staged a rally in front of the judicial ministry but their peaceful gathering was met with brutal actions of the ministry of intelligence agents.
The name of the christian detainees are:
In city of Rasht: Shaheen Taghizadeh, Yosef Noorkhani, Mathias Hagh-Nejad, Parviz Khalaj, Muhammad Belyad, Peyman Salarvand, Sohrab Sayadi, Mr. Davood and Mr. Amin.
City of Tehran: Mrs. Shirin Sadegh, Mr. Behrooz Sadegh, Mr. Hamid-Reza Tolou'ee
City of Karaj: Mr. Behnam Irani & Mr. Bahman Irani (brothers)
The families of these above mentioned detainees ask all people from all around the world to raise their concern with their governments and help secure the release of their loved ones from the jails of the Islamic regime of Iran.
That is actually true and I am among them. I converted to Christianity when I was 12 (now I'm 21) and I was arrested along with my family in a small town for openly celebrating Christmas at my parents' home. I was 14 at the time.
The only reason why we were released was that we were very wealthy and had great (and I mean GREAT!) lawyers. We can only hope these detainees will be so fortunate. Somehow I doubt it....God help them.
Interest ping to you fine folks.
Pray for the collapse of Islam.
Oh yes, I am not suprised that the Muslim clerics are going nuts with the lost of more Muslim believers to both Jesus and the Christian faith. Not only the Evangelicals and the Anglicans in Africa, but the Catholic church has seen a lot of growth in new believers as well. It is a good sign that the Gospel is going out to the nations. Also a sign that the Christian church around the world have to face persicution for having faith in the Lord.
That's what I keep hearing but this nut Ahmedinejad must have been elected by someone. From the demographics in that country, a sizeable proportion of the young must have voted for this Hitler-wannabee and Holocaust denier.
Not really! He was selected by the few handful of clerics.
Yes
The ACLU traitors are cheering.
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