Please pray for Iran and Mr. Tamadon

Scores of Christians" have been detained since Christmas in Tehran, according to a statement protesting the action by Iranian authorities issued by the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom on Jan. 7.

Tehran’s governor, Morteza Tamadon, confirmed there have been detentions and said more arrests were on the way, state media reported.

Mr. Tamadon suggested the roundup hadn’t targeted the mainstream Armenian Christians or Catholics, which make up most of the small Christian population in Iran. Instead, he suggested the arrests targeted Protestant evangelicals, who have run into trouble elsewhere in the Mideast.

Mr. Tamadon said missionary evangelicals had stepped up their activity in Iran, calling it a “cultural invasion of the enemy.”

“Just like the Taliban, who have inserted themselves into Islam like a parasite, [evangelicals] have crafted a movement in the name of Christianity,” he said, according to state media outlet IRNA. He didn’t give further details about the arrests.

Please pray for Mr. Tamadon's salvation, that he would come to the full knowledge of God, that the love of God would dwell in him richly. It is funny but sad at the same time to see someone compare apple to oranges, like Taliban to Christians.

Please also pray that the Word of God would continue to go forth in Iran with love, peace, and wisdom.

In Iran one can be sentenced to death if you renounce your Muslim faith, which is considered apostasy, although it is not a crime under Iran's Islamic Penal Code.


Acts 17 put out a great youtube video on Apostates in Islam.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ju3HsWLyVlQ&feature=player_embedded#!


References:
http://www.debbieschlussel.com/31434/the-real-islam-iran-targets-christians-with-wave-of-arrests/

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=132835088

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703730704576066033828042322.html