Iran has set a trial date for Youcef Nadarkhani, the Christian pastor I’ve written about previously here. He has spent more than a thousand days in prison on bogus charges of apostasy. Apostasy is, amazingly, a victimless crime subject to capital punishment. But that’s beside the point, because he’s not guilty. Imagine withstanding three years … Continue reading »
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Youcef Nadarkhani Update
I’ve written before about Youcef Nadarkhani, the Iranian Christian whose life is in jeopardy because of a (apparently fictitious) charge of apostasy. In Iran, it is a capital crime for a Muslim to have a change of heart about their faith. (Really!) Which in any event is not the case with Nadarkhani, who was never … Continue reading »
A Catholic Martyr
I was vaguely aware that Pope Benedict XVI recently visited Cyprus, but I missed this story about the martyrdom of Luigi Padovese, on June 3 of this year.
Atheist Recommends Christians Convert Muslims?
MacLeans has an interview with Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a Somali woman who was raised as a Muslim but who has become an atheist. In the article, she said Christians should proselytize Muslims, at least in the West: