More activity by a brittle culture that cannot stand dissent and disagreement, and so has to silence its critics by force -- in the West, of course, they do this by defamation and character assassination. More on this story. "More arrests and Bibles seized in Iran," from Christian Today, August 24 (thanks to Amil Imani):
Christians in Iran are facing increasing hostility from authorities in the officially Islamic country.Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) has received reports that a pastor has been arrested for a second time on August 17.
Abdolreza ‘Matthias’ Haghnejad, a pastor in the evangelical Church of Iran denomination, was reportedly re-arrested by Iranian authorities in Rasht whilst making a pastoral visit.
His family are in the dark about why he has been arrested and his whereabouts.
There are also concerns that he does not have access to an attorney.
Pastor Haghnejad was arrested previously in 2006. Earlier this year, he was charged with activities against the order and rounded up by authorities along with 10 other members of his denomination. He was released when the authorities dropped the charges.
Last month, a Christian man and woman were detained in Iran. The man was released but the woman, Leila Mohammadi, was arrested and is believed to be behind bars in Evin prison....
Earlier this month, the authorities confiscated 6,500 Bibles as they were being transported in the north-western province of Zanjan.
CSW reports that Dr Majid Abhari, adviser to the social issues committee of the Iranian parliament, declared that Christian missionaries were attempting to deceive people, especially the youth, with an expensive propaganda campaign. He also indicated his belief that all religions are strengthening their power to confront Islam.
Rhetoric has turned increasingly anti-Christian in recent months, with one official saying Christians are like the Taliban and "parasites"....
They haven't seen nothing yet. Christianity is a fatal threat to Islam, just as light is to the darkness...gotta be the real McCoy though.
I am told there is a large increase in the number of Christians in Iran recently despite or because of the persecutions. Sometimes the more Satan/Islam roars the more he loses, and so the mullah's evil theocracy may be coming to an end.
WILL OBAMA INTERVENE
Earlier this month, the authorities confiscated 6,500 Bibles...
Much in the same way one of our leading thinkers, Bill O'Reilly, continues to repeat the line We'll have to give Obama the benefit of the doubt, we must assume that Prez Mahmoud and his boss Ayatollah Khamenei will treat these 6,500 bibles with respect and dignity.
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They may even Fed-Ex them to the Vatican for proper disposal by the now speechless Pope Benedict.
Pig Farmer beat me to it, but I was going to ask for odds that the Bibles will be summarily incinerated. But we should give them the benefit of the doubt, I bet they will return them to sender with kind regards.
**Eye roll**
I am not entirely discouraged by this news. As John Spielman has noted above, there are rumors of large numbers of Muslims converting to Christianity in Iran and elsewhere in the Middle East. When the government of Iran resorts to these tactics, it's clear that they're scared.
Were any of those Bibles burned?
Just wondering........
When people are getting murdered it means someone is going to get hurt.
It's a bad world. Some people know this, and they like it.
When Mohammed concocted his cult, he plagiarized Judaism and Christianity, and incorporated Jesus as a revered prophet (albeit in a grossly garbled and distorted form).
However, this is becoming a major weakness, because with the spread of the internet, Muslims can discover the REAL Jesus (not Mohammeds' corrupted version), and in Him they will find a person who in character, teachings and actions is far superior to the lecherous old pedophile.
Islam can be destroyed, and Christianity has a major part to play: http://crombouke.blogspot.com/2011/03/how-to-destroy-islam-non-violently.html
Has this even been *mentioned* in the msm ? Have obama, camoron sent messages of condemnation, and appeals for peace and restraint ? No ?
And yet, one man in America burns a quran, and all hell lets loose. the lies, hypocrisy, and double standards are so *glaring*, how can any decent person not feel sick to the stomach ?
Great! Wish I thought of that one....