The story of imprisoned American Pastor Saeed Abedini is focusing attention on the treatment of Christians in Iran. Recently in Washington, DC two Iranian Christian women told their own story of persecution at the hands of the Iranian authorities. Marziyeh Amirizadeh and Maryam Rostampour addressed a Hudson Institute panel on the plight of Christians under the Iranian regime.
April 20 2013
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By funding television broadcasts, VOMC is making it possible for a vast audience of viewers throughout Iran to be reached via satellite with the "Good News" of Jesus' tremendous love for them. VOMC is also working with ministry partners to provide the Theology of Persecution course in the Farsi language so Iranian believers can be taught an accurate theological perspective and, therefore, gain a better understanding of persecution from a Biblical point of view.
Project Fund: Underground Church
Designation
Persecuted
Population
85,888,910 (July 2021 est.)
Ethnicity
Persian, Azeri, Kurd, Lur, Baloch, Arab, Turkmen and Turkic tribes
Religion (%)
Islam (99.6), other, including Christian (0.3), Unspecified (0.2)
Leader
President Ebrahim Raisi (2021)
Government type
Theocratic republic
Legal system
Religious legal system based on secular and Islamic law
Source: CIA World Factbook
As the Gospel message goes forth over the airwaves, may the growth of the church continue to multiply despite persecution. Pray that the Iranian government will be open to change, allowing full rights and protection for its non-Muslim citizens as well. In the meantime, may those who are forced to flee the country find safe refuge and help so they can live in peace and worship the Lord with freedom.
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