They strike fear in the hearts of the mullahs
In Florida, Rifqa Bary is in fear for her life because she converted to Christianity, and she is afraid that her Muslim family will kill her, in accord with the death penalty for apostates that all sects and schools of Islam prescribe. But in the Florida courtroom where her custody case was heard, an imam blandly sowed detours and misdirection about Islamic apostasy law, and Islamic apologists are coming out of the woodwork (even in the comments fields here) to assure gullible Infidels that Islam does not mandate death for apostates.
Unfortunately for those apologists, the Iranians (see below) and Somalis (see here) don't seem to have gotten the memo.
More on this story. "Two Iranian Women Arrested for Converting to Christianity," by Ann Buwalda for Jubilee Campaign USA via AINA, August 11:
In a dramatic session before the revolutionary court this past weekend, documented by Elam Ministries, Maryam Rustampoor (27) and Marzieh Amirizadeh (30) were told to recant their faith in Christ. Though great pressure was put on them, both women have refused to give in. Maryam and Marzieh were originally arrested on March 5, 2009 and have suffered greatly while in prison, suffering ill health, solitary confinement and interrogations for many hours while blindfolded. In a dramatic court room, the deputy prosecutor, Mr. Haddad, questioned Maryam and Marzieh about their faith and told them that they had to recant in both verbal and written form. They responded, "We will not deny our faith."As the questioning continued, Maryam and Marzieh made reference to their belief that God had convicted them through the Holy Spirit.
Mr. Haddad told them, "It is impossible for God to speak with humans." Marzieh asked him in return, "Are you questioning whether God is Almighty?" Mr. Haddad then replied, "You are not worthy for God to speak to you." Marzieh said, "It is God, and not you, who determines if I am worthy."
In the eyes of the court, Maryam and Marzieh's only crime was their conversion to Christianity, but these young women have stayed strong and clung to their faith in Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. They are now in prison awaiting their verdict.
Although the Iranian Parliament has not yet passed a threatened new apostacy bill, over the last 20 years Iran has punished many converts to Christianity through torture, imprisonment, and extrajudicial killings. Please pray for these courageous women of God.
Restoring, from my record, the comments that were made to this article when we were still using IntenseDebate.
DUMBLEDORESARMY said - In these women's faces - and in their courage and grace - we see what the true and living God intends for Persia.
VIRGIL said - So exactly where did the Iranian authorities come up with the idea that apostasy from Islam is a crime? They couldn't have got this notion from Muhammad himself, could they?
HENRIKRCLAUSEN said - (quoting Mr Spencer's caption for the photo) 'They strike fear in the hearts of the mullahs'
These two lovely ladies? These mullahs seem easy to scare :)
TANSTAAFL said - (quoting) "Mr. Haddad told them, "It is impossible for God to speak with humans." Marzieh asked him in return, "Are you questioning whether God is Almighty?" Mr. Haddad then replied, "You are not worthy for God to speak to you." Marzieh said, "It is God, and not you, who determines if I am worthy." "
Get out you pencil and books, Haddah, you just been schooled.
Is this the best Islam can do? No wonder they can't debate the merits of Islam. One, there don't appear to be any. Two, this fact becomes even more obvious under debate.
-DUMBLEDORESARMY added - And think about it: this woman, giving these answers, is under unimaginable stress. She's likely in severe pain. I'd say she's been raped, beaten, tormented, starved. And yet she's still running rings round the Muslim interrogator, intellectually speaking.
BASEBALLMAVEN said - May God bless these wonderful two women for standing firm in their faith in the midst of evil.
TRAEH said - Muhammad himself said: "Whoever changed his Islamic religion, then kill him." He said it repeatedly, in the most canonical hadith collections, those considered reliable by mainstream Muslim authorities. The quote here is from Bukhari.
NAKAL said - Imagine if they had converted to Judaism ! Muslims from Morocco to Indonesia would be whining and ranting like pigs.
DGENE said - One has to fear for these commited women.
We know what they face in an Iranian prison.
We should bomb the guard section of all the women prisons in Iran.
(would the Dem bastards require us to declare war first ?)
NAKAL said - I think all of Iran should return to Zoroastrianism and Islam should be eradicated in Iran.
PROUDBELEIVER said - I can't help but think of Shadrack, Mishak and Abendigo - they too were told to bow to a false god...
UNBELEIVER said - Every one; let me hear you. Repeat after me. "NO COMPULSION TO RELIGION " Well, except Islam that is. Religion of peace indeed. What a crock ! Like the Mangler's lawyer (remember that FLINTSTONE episode?)said ,"Look at my client's eyes. He won't hurt a fly." (He smashed a table
to smithereens when the jury announced a guilty verdict)".
END of my record of the original comments for this article - dda.
PS. I apologise to anyone who may have commented upon this article, or replied to comments that appear in the record reproduced above, but whose comments were overlooked and did not make it into that record, which is my own somewhat idiosyncratic scrapbook (some things I overlook but wish I'd kept; some things I don't keep).