Iranian Gov't Demand Details on Christian Congregations

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By Joseph DeCaro, Worthy News Correspondent

TEHRAN, IRAN (Worthy News)– Iranian authorities recently told church leaders to submit the names and National ID numbers of their members, threatening the security of Christian converts.

Under duress, leaders of the Assemblies of God church in Tehran were "asked" to provide personal information on new members by Iranian security officials; being known to the authorities as a Christian, especially a convert, could have a detrimental effect on the employment prospects of non-Muslims in this intolerant Islamic regime.

Assemblies of God has been under surveillance for decades; the Ministry of Intelligence previously demanded the names and personal data of church members 20 years ago, but church leaders refused to comply.

In 2009, the church was banned from holding services on Fridays in Farsi, the Iranian national language, a prohibition that has since been imposed on other congregations in the capital.

Although this continued campaign of harassment has forced Christians out of official churches, many now attend a growing number of hidden house churches that the authorities have been unable to harass.

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I would hope that they are smart enough not to document such things as new converts.

[LOVE SONGS]

I would hope that they are smart enough not to document such things as new converts.

Is it because of possible spy's into the church ,and may want to kill the christians ?

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I would hope that they are smart enough not to document such things as new converts.

Is it because of possible spy's into the church ,and may want to kill the christians ?

They should only kill them if they have converted from Islam... Other christians they could just let live as second class citizens and pay an extra tax.

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<p>By Joseph DeCaro, Worthy News Correspondent</p><p><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-11096" style="border: 0px; margin: 6px 10px;" title="iran-prison" src="http://www.worthynews.com/wp-content/uploads/iran-prison.jpg" alt="iran-christian" width="140" height="140" />TEHRAN, IRAN (<a title="daily news" href="http://www.worthynews.com">Worthy News</a>)– Iranian authorities recently told church leaders to submit the names and National ID numbers of their members, threatening the security of Christian converts.</p><p>Under duress, leaders of the Assemblies of God church in Tehran were "asked" to provide personal information on new members by Iranian security officials; being known to the authorities as a Christian, especially a convert, could have a detrimental effect on the employment prospects of non-Muslims in this intolerant Islamic regime.</p><p>Assemblies of God has been under surveillance for decades; the Ministry of Intelligence previously demanded the names and personal data of church members 20 years ago, but church leaders refused to comply.</p><p>In 2009, the church was banned from holding services on Fridays in Farsi, the Iranian national language, a prohibition that has since been imposed on other congregations in the capital.</p><p>Although this continued campaign of harassment has forced Christians out of official churches, many now attend a growing number of hidden house churches that the authorities have been unable to harass.</p>

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sad news--praying

[Elcule]

The Mullahs made a huge mistake when trying to plan Iran's future. After the war with Saddam's Iraq between 80-88 Iran lost more than 500,000 young men. Pretty much a lost generation, the Mullahs therefore gave huge benefit packages to those who had a lot of kids in order to try and keep the population young and vibrant. It's worked just a bit to well Those kids are now around 20-24 and none of them are too happy about being brought up in such a restrictive society. It's a matter of time before we see an Iranian Revolution and the more events like this that take place, the more the government continues to repress a population where 50% of people are under 25 the more you really are asking for trouble.

This regime in Iran will fall within the next 10 years without outside support. Whether the Mullahs get their hands on nuclear weapons in that time remains to be seen.