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08-02-2006, 04:30 AM
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<HR SIZE=1>Posted: August 2, 2006
1:00 a.m. Eastern
An Iranian man who with his wife chose a Christian name for their newborn son has been arrested and imprisoned by Muslims on allegations of apostasy. Issa Motamadi, whose son became known to authorities seven months ago, faces a trial before a national Revolutionary Tribunal, according to a World Evangelical Alliance Religious Liberty Commission (http://www.worldevangelicalalliance.com/commissions/rlc.htm) report published by Assist News Service (http://www.assistnews.net/).
Motamadi, a resident of Recht, the capital of Gilan Province, was taken into custody July 24 and sources told the Religious Liberty Commission it was because of the couple's choice of a name.
Both Motamadi and his wife, Parvah, are converts to Christianity, and while technically the Iranian constitution bans persecution of anyone for their religious beliefs, it remains common for authorities to level a non-religious legal allegation against someone they want to use as an example. Supporters of the couple are pleading with Christians around the world for prayer for the family and also are asking for human rights and religious liberty groups to intercede for Motamadi with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs....
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=51346
FAITH UNDER FIRE
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<HR SIZE=1>Posted: August 2, 2006
1:00 a.m. Eastern
An Iranian man who with his wife chose a Christian name for their newborn son has been arrested and imprisoned by Muslims on allegations of apostasy. Issa Motamadi, whose son became known to authorities seven months ago, faces a trial before a national Revolutionary Tribunal, according to a World Evangelical Alliance Religious Liberty Commission (http://www.worldevangelicalalliance.com/commissions/rlc.htm) report published by Assist News Service (http://www.assistnews.net/).
Motamadi, a resident of Recht, the capital of Gilan Province, was taken into custody July 24 and sources told the Religious Liberty Commission it was because of the couple's choice of a name.
Both Motamadi and his wife, Parvah, are converts to Christianity, and while technically the Iranian constitution bans persecution of anyone for their religious beliefs, it remains common for authorities to level a non-religious legal allegation against someone they want to use as an example. Supporters of the couple are pleading with Christians around the world for prayer for the family and also are asking for human rights and religious liberty groups to intercede for Motamadi with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs....
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=51346