{"id":1525,"date":"2009-04-19T16:02:01","date_gmt":"2009-04-19T22:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eaf.net\/mvp\/?p=1525"},"modified":"2009-04-19T16:02:01","modified_gmt":"2009-04-19T22:02:01","slug":"tightening-screws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eaf.net\/mvp\/2009\/tightening-screws\/","title":{"rendered":"Tightening Screws"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href='http:\/\/www.crosswalk.com\/root\/news\/religiontoday\/11602192\/page0\/'>Iran: Screws Tighten on Christians in Government Crackdown<\/a><\/p>\n<table width=75% align=center bgcolor=pink border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=5>\n<tr>\n<td>The threatening environment facing Christians in Iran continues to worsen. That\u2019s saying something, considering Christians there have faced incredibly hostile responses for a long time.<\/p>\n<p>[&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p>Open Doors tracks the hatred and distrust of Christianity internationally, assigning rankings to the most dangerous spots for Christians to practice their faith. For the past seven years Iran ranked third behind No. 2 Saudi Arabia and No. 1 North Korea. In January, Iran moved into a tie for second with Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<p>[&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p>The government is reacting to the growth by expanding the powers of Parliament to effectively persecute Christians. Currently, anyone charged with apostasy goes before a court, where the judge rules on a case-by-case basis. The penalty might be hard labor or prison or simply a fine.<\/p>\n<p>If the recent bill becomes law, however, it would create a new penal code by which conservative Muslim clerics would make the final decision on each case of apostasy. Any Iranian man found guilty would be put to death, while women would receive life imprisonment.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>Hat Tip: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.persecution.org\/suffering\/newssummpopup.php?newscode=9901&#038;PHPSESSID=d34081a7f336218f1cca1f6dfc65a4ed\">International Christian Concern<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran: Screws Tighten on Christians in Government Crackdown The threatening environment facing Christians in Iran continues to worsen. That\u2019s saying something, considering Christians there have faced incredibly hostile responses for a long time. 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