Saturday, 01 October 2011
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Christian Pastor Sentenced to Death in Iran
By CaityI first heard about this a year ago. A Christian pastor has been jailed in Iran and has been given the death sentence because he will not convert to Islam. Just yesterday this story has made national news in the US. But it may be too late.
Please pray for this man and his family. Pray that God's will be done. Should he die, we should all remember this brave man during our own battles with Satan. How could we turn away from Jesus and take Him for granted when this man will die for Him? I certainly hope that I have the faith that Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani has.Here is a petition you can sign for his release.If you know how any other way for our voice to be heard in Iran, please share in the comments.
Did you know about this pastor? What other stories of honest faith do you know? How can we stand up for our faith when we are being persecuted?
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According to the authorities he also raped someone, though the court papers only list apostacy. Supposedly the rape trial is supposed to take place somehwere else and follow the one for the current charges but it's confusing because the story is so new, no one seems to know where or when this will happen.
@StatelessPilot - I agree, it's sad. I am glad I live in a country where I have freedom of religion. Some countries don't have that option...
@StatelessPilot - Well you clearly see the difference between faiths here. The RCC evolved and has become an institution that is more acceptable of people from all walks of life. The Islamic community is still the same as it was back in the middle ages.
@Japanesenightpurplegeisha@xanga - Freedom rocks!
@Japanesenightpurplegeisha@xanga - Except for there is no freedom of religion in America. Though America doesn't kill people of specific faiths, atheists are still banned from holding public office in a handful of states and atheists especially are still marginalized in the states. Trust me, I know. It's one of the reasons I left America.
@StatelessPilot - If you're talking about the Spanish Inquisition, I might respectfully say that you've been sadly misinformed about what really happened and what the Catholic Church's real role in it was.Look it up on any Catholic Web site--you'll see what I mean.
@daffodils_n_diamonds@xanga - I'm talking about the middle ages. You know, when witches were burned at the stake, and the like. Medieval Europe was just as bad as the current Muslim middle east about assassinating those who dared oppose the church.
@StatelessPilot - You probably didn't mean to, but your comment implies that somehow the protestants did not do the same when they had secular power. That said, I get your point. The Muslims will never advance while they repeatedly drop back into the dark ages. Secular authority is the only way to go.
God will be proud that he didn't cave!
I continually ask myself why people put themselves in harms way during the most dangerous of times in the Middle East. We can prop ourselves up and say we should be doing this, but the bottom line is, not many are safe right now. Now isn't the time to be proclaiming ourselves as having a better way of life to ultra conservative muslims. And the comments about the Reformation are troubling to me. Bringing up humanistic characteristic faults of Protestants in later years does not in any way make what made them leave Catholicism easy. Thousands upon thousands were murdered for this. This in light of the second commandment, to love thy neighbor, and paying priests to have your sins removed. Find that in the Bible for me, if you please. And yes, when we came to America, there was plenty of infighting and quarreling amongst all. But it pales in comparison to why we came to America in the first place.
Sentenced to death, and for rape, will I ever see an entry on xanga that mentions the racism and the hate towards muslims in America? The constant reminder that somehow, terrorism is a synonym to their religion?
I feel less inclined to feel sorry for this man because of the rape charge, but no man should be punished for his belief. But he should receive the full blow of the law for rape.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youcef_Nadarkhani
Suggests that Iran might be fabricating the additional allegations of rape.
@ZombieMom_Speaks@xanga @TRISTITIAMVNDI@xanga @jasonwl@xanga
Having also heard of this months ago, there was NEVER any mention of rape. The rape accusations only started a few days ago when the White House made a statement about it. I have read several articles on this and everyone who has read the court documents say that rape was not mentioned ONCE. He is facing the death sentence for being Christian, pure and simple. Iran is starting to invent other charges in order to avoid looking bad - the new charge today is treason. It is obvious what they are doing (although I see their trick has already worked on some of you). Disgusting.
@nyclegodesi24@xanga - I agree. That's why I mentioned that the court documents for that don't seem to exist. This doesn't sound right. Several days later and still no corroboration?
@pfirsich_n_sahne@xanga - Not everyone is buying it. They have yet to find any court papers backing up the rape charge, as I pointed out in my comment. And if he is innocent and they're padding the charges to make it seem to be something it isn't, that is indeed disgusting. I just hope the truth comes out before it's too late. Perhaps the fact that there's so much attention on it now will be helpful.
I think the fact that he was accused of rape was a very important point that was left out... because instead of the story of he's a christian minister in jail for not converting, now its - he's a man in jail in a foreign country penalized for breaking a law and committing a heinous crime.
do I believe the death penalty is right for rape? no, but the country he was in did. and he willingly committed the crime knowing the laws.
Yeah, and in America we convicted black men of "rape" to have an excuse other than their skin color to throw them into prison and pin a death sentence on them. Whether or not this man ACTUALLY raped someone, I don't know, but no one should be murdered because of their faith or lack thereof.
This is only one of many reasons why I am an atheist.
@raspberryjade@xanga - Who says that he actually did commit rape? There is large suspicion about it, considering that it was not an original charge against him. Since there is an uproar concerning him being condemned to death for his faith, a new and seemingly false rape accusation is being made against him to make it seem justifiable.
Really sad and I don't know that I believe that he raped someone. If the man is strong enough and willing to die for his faith and not renounce it, what are the odds that he would go against the Bible and rape someone? It doesn't make sense to me.
I wish there was more that could be done for him. I'll be signing the petition. Even if you don't believe in Christianity, please stand up for freedom of religion and sign it.
@nyclegodesi24@xanga - Heeded