HELP STOP IRAN KILLING PASTOR YOUCEF FOR HIS FAITH
HELP STOP IRAN KILLING PASTOR YOUCEF FOR HIS FAITH
By Philip Rosenthal
www.ChristianView.org
February 23, 2012
Yesterday, an Iranian court condemned pastor Youcef Nadarkhani to death for his faith on a charge of apostacy because he had been born into a muslim family, but professed faith in Christ. Pastor Youcef refused the courts offer that he save his life by converting back to Islam or declaring Mohammed a prophet. He became a target when he protested attempts to force his own children to receive Islamic education. Read more athttp://goo.gl/Glror
Unfortunately, this is not an isolated incident, but part of a pattern of increasing radicalisation in Islamic countries from North Africa to Afghanistan. In Pakistan, a peasant woman Asia Bibi is alo facing execution. After a religious argument with other women in her village, she was falsely accused of insulting the prophet Mohammed. Two senior government leaders who spoke up against such persecution were assassinated by Islamic radicals. She claimed a prison warder tried to strangle her.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
By Philip Rosenthal
www.ChristianView.org
February 23, 2012
Yesterday, an Iranian court condemned pastor Youcef Nadarkhani to death for his faith on a charge of apostacy because he had been born into a muslim family, but professed faith in Christ. Pastor Youcef refused the courts offer that he save his life by converting back to Islam or declaring Mohammed a prophet. He became a target when he protested attempts to force his own children to receive Islamic education. Read more athttp://goo.gl/Glror
Unfortunately, this is not an isolated incident, but part of a pattern of increasing radicalisation in Islamic countries from North Africa to Afghanistan. In Pakistan, a peasant woman Asia Bibi is alo facing execution. After a religious argument with other women in her village, she was falsely accused of insulting the prophet Mohammed. Two senior government leaders who spoke up against such persecution were assassinated by Islamic radicals. She claimed a prison warder tried to strangle her.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
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