Muslim Government Renews Attack on Christian
Michael Carl, WND — Reports coming out of Iran say that the Iranian government again has arrested and jailed Iranian pastor Youcef Nadarkhani.According to Christian Solidarity Worldwide, the Iranian government used a previous criminal charge to put Nadarkhani back in Lakan Prison in Rasht, Iran.
Nakarkhani was acquitted of blasphemy and released from jail in September after spending over 1,000 days behind bars.
The American Center for Law and Justice reports that a judge in an Iranian court is ordering that Nadarkhani spend the final 45 days of his prison term on other charges behind bars.
The ACLJ report says the decision is “malicious” because “Pastor Youcef was torn away from his wife and two young boys on Christmas Day.”
The ACLJ said it was only international pressure that freed Nadarkhani earlier this year.
“Iran’s brutal repression and persecution of Christianity has not gone unnoticed. The type of immense international pressure placed on Iran earlier this year that led to Pastor Youcef’s prior release may be the only hope for freedom for these men,” the ACLJ statement said.
WND reported in August that after Nadarkhani’s 1,000th day in jail, the pastor was likely facing additional charges.
The English language site for the Farsi Christian News Network said that Nadarkhani would be charged with banditry and extortion. The network report says Nadarkhani was supposed to appear in court earlier, but there’s no record the hearing took place. » Read More
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If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you. If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you. ~ John 15:18,19
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