Saturday, September 8, 2012

Iran: Pastor Nadarkhani released, acquitted of apostasy 08/09/2012

CSW:
CSW has been informed that Yousef Nadarkhani, the Church of Iran pastor, sentenced to death for apostasy, has been released and is at home with his family.

According to reliable sources, during court proceedings that took place today, Pastor Nadarkhani was acquitted of apostasy,  but found guilty of evangelizing Muslims. He was sentenced to three years imprisonment for the latter charge, but released because he had already served this time.

Opinion:
Praise God who hears us and sees us! Praise Him who answers prayer.

The pastor spent three years behind bars for evangelizing Muslims. How privileged are we that we get to choose where we worship from a huge array of local Christian churches? And, most of us, in this country, and in this state, and in this city, don't take advantage of this great opportunity.