Saturday, January 21, 2012

Iranian Christians tell of persecution

And here is why there can be no form of democracy which includes any elements of Sharia.

"Despite appeals against the court’s ruling that apostasy is not a crime under Iran’s penal code, the Supreme Court held in June 2011 that apostasy was still punishable under Sharia law. The court also asked a lower court to review whether Pastor Youcef was a Muslim when he became a Christian at the age of 19."

To the true believer, Sharia must always trump secularism.

FROM ROYALGAZETTE.COM:

Iranian Christians tell of persecution

By Sara Westhead

Published Jan 21, 2012 at 5:57 am (Updated Jan 21, 2012 at 5:55 am)

A young man is forced to squat on the floor of a small, closed room. Soldiers cock their rifles. Bound and blindfolded, the man does not know if a shot will ring out, or if that it will be the last sound he hears.

A young woman is arrested for no reason and held, isolated, in a solitary room, and interrogated for 14 hours straight, not knowing whether she will ever see her family again.

An entire family is on edge as they are warned to not turn off their phones, so they can receive their daily threat of interrogation and incarceration.

As terrible and unreal as these three situations may sound, they are regular occurrences for Christians living in Iran in 2012, as testified to by Pouya and Tarsa, two young people presently visiting and ministering in Bermuda at local churches with international missions group, Youth With A Mission (YWAM).

Article continues HERE.