An extraordinarily insecure regime.
“The case of Alexander B.,” Article 18, August 29, 2024:
Of all the examples in the leaked Edaalate Ali files pertaining to Christians, one case stands out: that of a dual national by the name of Alexander B, who at nearly 80 years old was sentenced to five years in prison for attending a house-church.
The court documents in the case are replete with examples of how Iran’s judiciary seeks to distinguish between the different branches of Christianity, as evidenced below.
Who is Alexander B.?An Iranian-Armenian Christian, nearly 80 years of age at the time of the court case in 2022, who was born in Rasht, northern Iran, but emigrated to the US.
His lawyers described him as “a dignified and calm man of faith, who aside from political issues loves Iran as his homeland and birthplace, and respects and adheres to the laws and systems of the Islamic Republic of Iran”.
What was he accused of?
The long list of accusations against Alex included:
- “membership in the community under the name of a home church of ‘Zionist Evangelical Christianity’, with the aim of disrupting the security of the country”;
- “gathering and colluding against the country’s security”;
- “disturbing the public mind and disrupting social order through Christian publications with the aim of attracting Muslims”;
- and “insulting Islamic sacred things”….
Tony Rice says
Why is the Iranian government so touchy, what is it afraid of ?. Certainly can’t have much faith in it’s own strength or validity. Or even in Allah’s strength or ability.
SC says
They have one way of operation. Intimidate or kill.
They cannot cope with people that refuse to be intimidated. So one way or another they will get killed. Five years hard time in a sh!thole prison is just their cowardly way of killing him. Like the wife beater saying look what you made me do.
somehistory says
To both you guys, agreed. mozlums live in fear that someone …Christian or Jew…will prove them to be wrong and they just have no other way they can feel safe except to kill.
Palestine Red Crescent Society says
Only a Christian or a Jew might prove them wrong?
An atheist couldn’t? A Buddhist, a Hindu, a Sikh……
Rather narrow minded.
Shalamayath says
It is shocking, but you will never understand if you try to apply logic or American ideals of constitutional rights. It is their way, and they would not dare to allow freedom of choice in religion, dress, and many other areas. Some Islamic areas enforce “purdah,” where a woman cannot even leave the house w/out her husband or a designated male relative. Don’t be surprised.
Shalamayath says
I appreciate you Robert and always have. I have held secret meetings in Mauritania, Western Sahara, Algeria, Tunisia…..all forbidden. I knew that age, sex, pregnancy…NOTHING matters if they catch you breaking the law. There is no freedom of religion. You know that.
FYI says
The dawah folk like to trick women{usually vulnerable women}into converting to
islam..of course you are free to do so as an adult but the dawahgandist won’t tell you the awkward truths about islam.Women are HALF the value of men in islam.
So as a sort of counter-intellgence anti-dawah operation as it were I have to inform the dawah folk that i have been converting muslims{male and female}succesfuly to the awesome ..
“WAY OF THE MURTADEEN”{way of the apostates}
I recognise some muslims might want to think for themselves and get away from religion,others have a belief in God but clearly allah is NOT
God:in fact,allah is not even omniscient .:allah of course is a human impersonator of the Bibical/Torah God
3 options
The way of the Murtadeen
I stay with allah/islam {but at least agree to leave “apostates” alone will you?}
II Secular,non religious..Study philosophy etc,think for yourself..critical thinking..
III Religious..{but be wary of cults!
{some might go from II to III}
The best folk to talk to are the Turkish Murtadeen people
koran 10:94 might help,allah’s unwitting advice….
{“check the sources”
Do ii yourself ..AWAY from islamic “scholars”}
I’d like to teach the world to THINK…but it is important that we all have our own opinions and so free speech is essential isn’t it?
“let’s all go the lobby,let’s all go the lobby ,let’s all go to the lobby and get ourselves a treat”
But these days you might need to check the ingredients first..Food for thought.
Dave says
If Islam is such a powerful, true and upright religion, why are they so afraid that followers of Islam will be attracted to a different religion?
Personally, I think that if it wasn’t a death sentence to leave Islam…it would no longer exist.