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Photos: New Year 2011 at the Vank Christian Church in Isfahan - Iran
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| 1/02/2011
Posted on 01/02/2011 5:59:20 PM PST by sionnsar
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posted on
01/02/2011 5:59:26 PM PST
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sionnsar
To: LibreOuMort; FARS; nuconvert
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posted on
01/02/2011 6:00:52 PM PST
by
sionnsar
(IranAzadi|5yst3m 0wn3d-it's N0t Y0ur5:SONY|Why are TSA exempt from their own searches?)
To: sionnsar
God bless them. I hope they can survive.
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posted on
01/02/2011 6:01:49 PM PST
by
Cisco Nix
(Real Conservatives stay sober and focused)
To: Cisco Nix
God bless them. I hope they can survive. I am sure it's not easy, but this cathedral has been there.. what, 3-1/2 to 4 centuries? Christianity remains a presence in Iran, even on the surface.
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posted on
01/02/2011 6:08:03 PM PST
by
sionnsar
(IranAzadi|5yst3m 0wn3d-it's N0t Y0ur5:SONY|Why are TSA exempt from their own searches?)
To: sionnsar
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posted on
01/02/2011 6:16:26 PM PST
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
To: sionnsar
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posted on
01/02/2011 6:16:26 PM PST
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
To: sionnsar
Stunning photographs.
Tradition just oozes from those pictures.
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posted on
01/02/2011 6:19:55 PM PST
by
steve86
(Acerbic by nature, not nurture)
To: steve86; LibreOuMort
Tradition just oozes from those pictures. Doesn't it? And these folks are so clearly Iranians.
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posted on
01/02/2011 6:35:09 PM PST
by
sionnsar
(IranAzadi|5yst3m 0wn3d-it's N0t Y0ur5:SONY|Why are TSA exempt from their own searches?)
To: sionnsar
Wow..thank you so much for sharing these beautiful pictures
To: PeachyKeen
You are welcome. This is part of the Iran you don’t hear about often.
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posted on
01/02/2011 6:49:24 PM PST
by
sionnsar
(IranAzadi|5yst3m 0wn3d-it's N0t Y0ur5:SONY|Why are TSA exempt from their own searches?)
To: sionnsar
To: sionnsar; All; Spunky; ~Kim4VRWC's~; 1035rep; 2ndDivisionVet; 4woodenboats; 5Madman2; ...
Beautiful.
Note the man in the grey suit wearing the necktie forbidden in Iran, which could get him a rope one if push comes to shove.
What grim conditions under which to live and practice your beliefs. Reflects in faces of those shown and a bit uncomfortable at being photographed.
There should be a similar or more lavish ceremony on January 6th or 7th, the Armenian Christmas Day
BTW the photo posted on FR the other day on a shop in Tehran with Xmas decorations is an old one and at best from 2008 and probably from earlier than that. There are some who try to show that Christianity is tolerated in Islamic Iran.Less and less so with every passing year.
BTW they have also banned Valentine celebrations in 2012
The millions of Orthodox Armenians inside Iran are more of a force to be reckoned with so are given a bit more leeway.
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posted on
01/02/2011 7:50:57 PM PST
by
FARS
(Be Healthy, Happy and Thrive)
To: Cisco Nix
these are saints....similar to early Christians.....God bless them and maybe send some of their courage to the rest of us......
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posted on
01/02/2011 7:53:47 PM PST
by
cherry
To: sionnsar
Did not GOD promise that he will make a way in the desert ? waters where there is no water ? make trees grow where it is impossible for it to grow ?
To: sionnsar
Did not GOD promise that he will make a way in the desert ? waters where there is no water ? make trees grow where it is impossible for it to grow ?
To: sionnsar
Truly Awe inspiring.
Blessed be His Holy Name!
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posted on
01/02/2011 10:30:59 PM PST
by
happygrl
To: sionnsar
And Blessed be His Saints!
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posted on
01/02/2011 10:31:41 PM PST
by
happygrl
To: sionnsar
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posted on
01/03/2011 4:40:16 AM PST
by
nuconvert
( Khomeini promised change too // Hail, Chairman O)
To: sionnsar; SoCalPol
Gorgeous!
ping to this beautiful Armenian church in Iran.
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posted on
01/03/2011 4:44:35 AM PST
by
CAluvdubya
(Don't retreat...reload!)
To: sionnsar; Kolokotronis
How absolutely uplifting!!!! I wish my Orthodox brothers and sisters the very best and heavenly blessings! May the Lord protect them...
Eleni
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posted on
01/03/2011 9:56:36 AM PST
by
eleni121
(MY HERO GREGORY THE V - a living saint hanged and dragged by the ungodly muslims and their allies)
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