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June 23, 2005

Iranian convert to Christianity escapes death sentence for apostasy - forced to 'reconvert' to Islam - remains jailed

Topics: Understanding Islam

Here's yet another shining example of the so-called tolerance and inter-faith cooperation of the not-so-peaceful religion of Islam:

Christian Today via MIM:
There is no such thing as interfaith in Islam. The case of Pastor Hamid Pourmand is just one of hundreds of cases where Muslims who have converted 'out' of Islam into other religions have been imprisoned, executed, or forced to become Muslim again.

(Iranian Pastor Pourmand Acquitted of Apostasy & Proselytising - Remains in Jail)

(...) The judge in the case admitted that international pressure from Christian groups played a role in Pourmand's 'aquittal', which essentially meant that he did not get sentenced to death but did not signal the end of his or his family's ordeal.

(...) he was forced to 'convert' to Islam again . He is also still facing charges that he 'deceived his superiors' about his faith, and committed the 'crime' of being in a position of authority above that of a Muslim. Since 1987 three Christians in Iran have been sentenced to death for converting to Christianity.

Related: Here and Here

Posted by Hyscience at June 23, 2005 11:31 AM

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