Posted on 07/26/2006 7:02:08 PM PDT by nuconvert
Iran bans Da Vinci Code
TEHRAN, Iran (Reuters) -- Iran has banned the best-selling novel "The Da Vinci Code" after protests from the country's Christian clergy, the culture ministry said on Wednesday, but the Persian translation is already in its eighth edition.
Iranian publishing thresholds have relaxed considerably in recent years and Tehran booksellers have noted an increased appetite for new age and spiritual titles.
"Based on the request of three Christian clerics, yesterday we decided to ban its republication," said an official at the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance who declined to be named.
Most of Iran's Christians belong to the Armenian church and number some 100,000. Although a small minority in a country of 69 million Muslims, the Armenians have two seats reserved for them in the 290-seat parliament.
The tiny Assyrian Christian community also has its own parliamentarian.
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what dont they ban
Kebab
Interesting factoid about Iran... didn't know Christianity was allowed.
Sure...with the exception of Saudi Arabia, Christians are present, IIRC, in all Middle Eastern countries.
But.....I have no doubt in my mind that they pay the al-jeziya!
Other than the Koran and some other Muslim tracts what else do they need in the 7th century?
"didn't know Christianity was allowed
Yes. There are churches and synagogues.
What isn't allowed, is converting from islam to another religion.
I wonder if they would ban the Harry Potter books and movies if the Wiccans requested it.
And before the Ayatollah came to power, Judaism could be practiced freely there too.
Believe it or not, I've been told by Christian missionaries who've been there, that there is a growing Christian movement in IRAQ....not Iran, Iraq. And, it was growing strong even when Saddam Hussein was in power.
Iran, I don't know about.
Actually, I did know that Christians were protected under Saddam. His Republic guards were all Roman Catholic - Chaldean. My Chaldean friend had actually been born in Baghdad told me that. Sad by-product of his being deposed is that Christians are having a very bad time over there...
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