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-Jones Quran Burning Not Helpful at All

Tuesday, May 1st, 2012

Over the weekend, Florida pastor Terry Jones burned a copy of the Quran supposedly in protest of Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani’s ongoing detainment in Iran. Now the Iranian officials are demanding an apology from the USA. A statement was released from the Iranian Foreign Ministry. Here’s a quote from it: “There is no doubt that this [...]

-Iran: Annihilate Israel and Kill All Jews

Monday, February 6th, 2012

                                  (Image via Wikipedia) I don’t know if you have been following events in the Middle east lately or not but the ‘war of words’ has been heating up in the last week or so in regard to Israel and Iran’s nuclear weapons program. Last week US Sec. of Defense Leon Panetta said that he [...]

-International Outcry Brings Re-trial For Iranian Pastor

Thursday, October 13th, 2011

                                   (Image via Wikipedia) Supreme Court of Iran has ordered a re-trial for a Christian pastor sentenced to death for ‘apostasy.’ Facing death, Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani refused to recant his Christian faith in at least 3 Appeals Court hearings. The Appeals Court found him guilty of ‘apostasy’ even though it could not be proven that [...]

-Iran: Christian Pastor is Facing Execution Because His Ancestry Was Muslim?

Wednesday, September 28th, 2011

Iranian pastor Yousef Nadarkhani has refused to recant his Christian faith before two court hearings on September 25 and 26. If he continues to refuse, he will be executed. His final opportunity is scheduled for today (September 28). UPDATE: Pastor Yousef did refuse to recant for the 3rd and final time before the court on [...]

-Iran: Three Gay Men Hanged For Breaking Sharia Law

Tuesday, September 6th, 2011

According to The Iranian news agency: On Sunday, three gay men were executed in Iran by hanging for “forbidden acts against religion”: “Iran Human Rights explains that the state-run Iranian news agency ISNA reported that the men were put to death for acts against sharia, “based on the articles 108 and 110 of the Iranian [...]

-Is ‘Gog and Magog’ Beginning to Line Up?

Friday, September 2nd, 2011

For years, Bible teachers and preachers have been looking for Russia to lead a coalition of nations in an attack against Israel as foretold in Ezekiel 38-39. The only problem was that many of the ancient nations mentioned in the prophecy are now incorporated in modern Turkey and Turkey had close ties with Israel and [...]

-Muslim Calls For The Destruction of Israel

Saturday, August 27th, 2011

                                     (Jerusalem via Wikipedia) Yesterday was International Quds Day all across the Muslim world. The last Friday of Ramadan is dedicated to supporting the Palestinians and calling for the destruction of the Jewish state of Israel. Here’s just a taste: -Iran: Thousands rally in the streets of Iran against Israel and the USA. Many demonstrators [...]