(Compass) – An Islamic court in southern Iran acquitted Christian lay pastor Hamid Pourmand on apostasy and proselytizing charges two days ago, declaring, Under sharia (Islamic law), there are no charges against you. The judge at the May 28 hearing in Bandar-i Bushehr said he was acquitting Pourmand, a former Muslim who converted to Christianity 25 years ago, because he had done nothing wrong according to Islamic law. But the lay pastor has been sent back to Tehran s Evin Prison to serve out a three-year prison sentence still under appeal before the Supreme Court for a separate conviction, also linked to his religious conversion. Over the weekend protests intensified in front of the Iranian Parliament demanding the release of prominent prisoners of conscience jailed with Pourmand at Evin Prison.
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Due to the country’s blasphemy laws and an anti-Christian worldview that has gripped the nation, the majority of Pakistani Christians live in extreme poverty and endure threats of incarceration, violence, and even death simply for believing in Jesus.
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Di bawah tekanan hukum penodaan agama, para martir Kristen terus berjatuhan. Semoga Allah menumbuhkan bagiNya jemaat yg setia mencintaiNya di Pakistan dari benih darah para martir itu di masa depan yg masih panjang.
But the world points fingers at Israel. Tired of the hypocrisy.