Iran has sentenced Christian Pastor to
Jul 12, 2011 15:52:06 GMT -5
Post by emortimer on Jul 12, 2011 15:52:06 GMT -5
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In just the last two weeks, Iran has sentenced Christian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani to death just for being a Christian, in what the U.S. State Department has noted would be the first such Iranian state execution for one’s faith since 1990. When this blatant human rights violation caught the attention of the international community, the Iranian regime attempted to calm the outcry by giving Pastor Nadarkhani a choice – renounce his Christian faith or die.
While the Ayatollah’s regime continues oppressing its own people and threatening the stability of the Middle East, there have been new concerns raised in Capitol Hill hearings about Iran and its puppet Hezbollah in Latin America.
Iran cannot be allowed to increase its threat by obtaining nuclear weapons. That is why I have joined many Christian leaders from across America, including Dr. Richard Land, John Hagee, and Tony Perkins in signing a letter from Christian Leaders for a Nuclear-Free Iran – an ad-hoc coalition of evangelical, Roman Catholic and other faith leaders representing 25 million Americans – to the White House, Congress, and ambassadors around the world calling for urgent action to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons.
In just the last two weeks, Iran has sentenced Christian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani to death just for being a Christian, in what the U.S. State Department has noted would be the first such Iranian state execution for one’s faith since 1990. When this blatant human rights violation caught the attention of the international community, the Iranian regime attempted to calm the outcry by giving Pastor Nadarkhani a choice – renounce his Christian faith or die.
While the Ayatollah’s regime continues oppressing its own people and threatening the stability of the Middle East, there have been new concerns raised in Capitol Hill hearings about Iran and its puppet Hezbollah in Latin America.
Iran cannot be allowed to increase its threat by obtaining nuclear weapons. That is why I have joined many Christian leaders from across America, including Dr. Richard Land, John Hagee, and Tony Perkins in signing a letter from Christian Leaders for a Nuclear-Free Iran – an ad-hoc coalition of evangelical, Roman Catholic and other faith leaders representing 25 million Americans – to the White House, Congress, and ambassadors around the world calling for urgent action to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons.