IRANIAN ISLAMIC PERSECUTION OF CHRISTIANS & BAHAIS~AMERICAN CHRISTIAN PASTOR SAEED ABEDINI IMPRISONED, BEATEN, ABUSED, & DENIED MEDICAL CARE FOR BEING "UNCLEAN" BY MUSLIM NURSE

WHAT OBAMA FAILED TO MENTION AT THE WHITE HOUSE RAMADAN IFTAR DINNER. HE COULD HAVE ASKED FOR HELP FROM THE ISLAMIC "BUILDERS OF AMERICA", BUT DIDN'T. WE KNOW WHY!

Persecution in Iran

See:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDp8lYV6Nvs.

    In this video, Dr. Hormoz Shariat, President and Founder of Iran Alive Ministries, shares his unique perspective on the difficult circumstances facing Believers in Iran. Dr. Shariat discusses his personal relationship to Saeed Abedini's family and how to pray for the persecuted church in Iran. According to the extensive research of Operation World, Iran is home to the fastest growing Evangelical population in the world. The mosques are empty and the people have rejected Islam. As a result, persecution of Believers is increasing exponentially as well.

    Pastor Saeed has been quoted here at Christian News: 

http://christiannews.net/2013/07/24/american-pastor-imprisoned-in-iran-receives-long-awaited-medical-treatment-for-injuries-from-beatings/, as saying:

    “The nurse would also come to take care of us and provide us with treatment, but she said in front of others ‘in our religion we are not suppose to touch you, you are unclean. Baha’i (religion) and Christians are unclean!’” Abedini outlined in a letter this past March. “She did not treat me, and that night I could not sleep from the intense pain I had. According to the doctor’s instructions, they would not give me the pain medication that they would give other prisoners because I was unclean.” “On July 20, 2013, he was taken to a private hospital in Tehran for treatment and, for the first time, he was examined by a physician and prescribed medication for injuries he sustained from the beatings he endured by prison guards.”

    Pastor Saeed Abedini has planted 100 house churches in 30 towns and cities in Iran, as well as a children's orphanage more recently. In January 2013, he was sentenced to 8 years in prison for "national security reasons", Islamic religious heresy and apostasy, and as an overall threat to the state religion of Islam.  He endures torture and abuse for his Christian faith. Please pray for his release and call or write your congressional representatives. Please note that he is one of many Christians and Bahais imprisoned because their faiths are not approved by the state.

GOVERNMENT APPROVED ORPHANAGE SAEED WAS WORKING ON WHEN ARRESTED:

EVIN PRISON http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evin_Prison, WHERE SAEED ABEDINI IS BEING HELD & DENIED MEDICAL CARE:

THE STORY OF SAEED ABEDINI AND HIS FAMILY:

Naghmeh Abedini's History & Testimony:

Also:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afxm7uGy-SE, AND HER PRAYER:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5gNDSZrt5I

Published on Jun 4, 2013 on YouTube:

    Idaho State Senator Mike Crapo seeks answers on imprisoned Boise, Idaho pastor, Saeed Abedini, at a U.S. Senate Banking Hearing. Senator Crapo questioned the Under Secretary for Political Affairs of the U.S. Department of State, Wendy Sherman, about the Iranian government holding Abedini captive and the status of his safe return home.

    Naghmeh Abedini at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, 

explaining the plight of her husband, his torture, and 

denial of medical care for internal bleeding:

Jordan Sekulow of the ACLJ (American Center for Law and Justice-http://aclj.org/) Raises Pastor Saeed's Case & Religious Freedom at UN:

See:Press Release by the ECLJ. Request for release of Saeed made to the United Nations Human Rights Council:

http://eclj.org/Releases/Read.aspx?GUID=60783ae1-be6a-4dd4-8094-fcfa36bae181, and

http://eclj.org/Releases/Read.aspx?GUID=663ea0ba-8ee6-4bd8-b5f6-fc985379884e, and

http://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/un_geneva/documents/eu_statments/human_right/20130311_id_sriran.pdf.

Pastor Saeed Abedini Intervention ECLJ 

to the Council of Human Rights, UN: (Audio in French):

Published on March 14, 2013 on YouTube above: (translated from French):

Intervention Gregor Puppinck, Director ECLJ, at the 30th meeting of the Council of Human Rights, Geneva, 12 March 2013. Text intrervention Name of NGO: European Centre for Law and Justice - European Centre for Law and Justice (ECLJ) Representative: Dr. Gregor Puppinck 22 HRC session - Item 4. Human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran. GD 11 and 12 March 2013 The European Centre for Law and Justice would like to congratulate Mr. Ahmed Shaheed, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran, and thank to discuss the disturbing fate of Pastor Saeed Abedini. Mr. President, the ECLJ wishes to draw attention of the Council of Human Rights on the situation of Pastor Saeed Abedini who was arrested in Iran September 26, 2012 while building a non-denominational orphanage, so for the children of all religions. He was sentenced to eight years in prison. He is being held Thééran.He is married and has two young children. Condemning Pastor Saeed Abedini, the Islamic Republic of Iran has violated its international commitments, in particular the freedom of religion and assembly, the right to a fair trial and the prohibition of torture and ill-treatment: Pastor Saeed was sentenced because of his religion and his peaceful and humanitarian activities. His imprisonment is a flagrant violation of the fundamental right to free and public exercise of religion of his choice. Imprisonment of Pastor Saeed is also a violation of the right to a "fair and public trial. . . by an independent and impartial tribunal. " Pastor Saeed had access to his lawyer for a few hours before the start of his trial, even more, they were then excluded one or the other of the court during the trial. In addition, the judge who presided at the hearing (Judge Pir-Abassi Abbas) is within the scope of international sanctions for violations of human rights during popular events of 2009. Pastor Saeed was subjected to intense interrogation to sleep deprivation, he was repeatedly beaten and suffered internal bleeding. He did not receive the necessary medical care. In prison, he is the target of death threats because of his conversion. Mr. Chairman, in conclusion, the ECLJ invites the Council of Human Rights to reiterate its condemnation of violations of freedom of religion, especially laws that prohibit the free choice of religion and public practice; calls ECLJ Pastor Saeed receive urgently needed medical care and that he be released immediately. Thank you Mr. President. The European Centre for Law and Justice is an international, Non-Governmental Organization dedicated to the Promotion and protection of human rights in Europe and worldwide. The ECLJ holds special Consultative Status before the United Nations / ECOSOC since 2007. ECLJ The incurred legal, legislative, and cultural issues by Implementing an effective strategy of advocacy, education, and litigation. The ECLJ advocates in Particular the protection of religious Freedoms and the dignity of the person with the European Court of Human Rights and the other Mechanisms afforded by the United Nations, the Council of Europe, the European Parliament, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), and others. ECLJ The bases icts Action on "the spiritual and moral values ​​All which are the common heritage of European peoples and the true source of individual freedom, political liberty and the rule of law, principles All which form the Basis of all genuine democracy "(Preamble of the Statute of the Council of Europe).

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Text of Saeed's letter to the persecuted church from prison, with Jay Sekulow of ACLJ and Naghmeh:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBntu2I4V2E

Saeed's Message to the Persecuted Church:

Published on May 31, 2013

http://SaeedMinistries.com | http://Network211.com |http://FindTruthNow.com
    Pastor Saeed Abedini shares a message to the persecuted church, just prior to his wrongful imprisonment in Iran. All around the world, the church is experiencing persecution in one form or another. In one place, Christians might be singled out for poor treatment in the work place. In another nation, they may lose their property or homes because of faith in Christ. Still other believers may be imprisoned or in the worst situations even die for the Good News.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnR_tJN0ywc. (Won't upload just like many others about Abedini).

Special Guest Naghmeh Abedini, wife of American pastor imprisoned in Iran, Saeed Abedini, live at Joshua Springs Calvary Chapel, Yucca Valley, California, http://www.joshuasprings.org/:

UN report: Tehran's religious persecution of Christians and other minorities including Bahais is getting worse. See Wikipedia's long history of Bahai persecution:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bah%C3%A1%27%C3%AD_persecution, and

http://iran.bahai.us/about/.

Published on Jul 11, 2013 on YouTube:

Geneva - 10 June 2013 - In a side-event about the persecution of religious and ethnic minorities in Iran, the Baha'i International Community made a presentation about the situation of the Baha'is in Iran. Representatives from other religious and ethnic minorities included Sunnis, Christians, Gonabadi Dervishes, Yarasans, Kurds, and Turks. Simin Fahandej, from the Baha'i International Community, spoke about the situation of the Yaran, the former leaders of the Baha'is in Iran, and emphasized that their unjust imprisonment is an example of the persecution of the entire Baha'i community in Iran.

Bahai Leaders Imprisoned:

"VISSARION" FALSE CHRIST & MESSIAH IN SIBERIA RUSSIA BUILDS HIS AUTHORITARIAN INTERFAITH COMMUNE IN THE WILDERNESS CALLING IT THE "PROMISED LAND"

FALSE CHRIST

Matthew 24:24-"For false christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect."

Mark 13:22-"For false christs and false prophets will rise and show signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect."

1 John 2:18-"Little children, it is the last hour; and as you have heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come, by which we know that it is the last hour."

 
    Among the growing list of false christs as seen in the movie, "I Am Jesus", http://iamjesusmovie.com/, there is one in particular who has a large following of about 4,000 people in a remote location in Petropavlovka,Russia, known as the "promised land", with adherents of about 50,000 in other areas.

VISSARION
FOUNDER OF 
"COMMUNITY OF UNIFIED FAITH"
AND

"CHURCH OF THE LAST TESTAMENT"

Vissarion (aka Sergey Anatolyevitch Torop, also known as the "Teacher"), founder of the "Church of the Last Testament", known as "Jesus of Siberia".

Published on May 16, 2012 on YouTube: 

SEE: http://www.vice.com/read/the-mysteries-of-the-teacher-0000099-v18n12?Contentpage=-1, and

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vissarion, the latter which states:

    Vissarion claims to be a reincarnation of Jesus. He teaches reincarnation, veganism, the impending end of the world (or at least of civilization as we know it), and the belief of aliens. On August 18, 1990, when he was 29, Vissarion claims that he had a revelation that he was the reincarnation of Christ. He first spoke publicly in Minusinsk on 18 August 1991. He founded the "Church of the Last Testament" (Церковь Последнего Завета Tserkov Poslednego Zaveta), also known as "Community of Unified Faith".

Vissarion was born in Krasnodar; after service in the Red Army, he settled in Minusinsk. He worked as a patrol officer before losing his job in 1989. 
    He claims that in 1990 he was "reborn" as Vissarion, the returned Jesus Christ. In his system this does not make him God, but instead the word of God. His religion combines elements of the Russian Orthodox Church with Buddhism, apocalypticism, collectivism, and ecological values. His followers observe strict regulations, are vegans, and are allowed no vices such as smoking or drinking alcohol and money is banned. The aim of the group is to unite all religions on Earth. Vissarion has two wives, and six children from two marriages. He rejected his first wife and married a nineteen year-old girl, who had lived with Vissarion since the age of seven. Vissarion has a sister named Irina. Vissarion considers Mary, mother of Jesus, as his own mother.

Deep in Siberia's Taiga forest, 

is Vissarion, a native Bulgarian, (see: http://vissarion.eu/), a cult leader who looks like Jesus and claims to be the voice of God. He's known as "the Teacher" to his 4,000+ vegetarian ex-professional followers, who initially seem surprisingly normal. Over time, however, their unflinching belief in UFOs and the Earth's imminent demise made this group start to look more and more like some sort of strange cult. Vissarion is a 29-year-old patrol officer and talented painter named Sergey Anatolyevitch Torop publicly declared himself reborn as Vissarion. Since then he’s fostered a “unified religion” that is a vast amalgam of Christian, Buddhist, Hindu, pagan, and other spiritual beliefs. Vissarion's "Last Testament" is translated in part here: https://sites.google.com/site/vissariontestament/.

Vissarion addresses his followers in a sermon on the Holiday of Good Fruits:

The procession to the Temple Mount on the Holiday of Good Fruits:

Festival of the Good Fruits:

"Jesus of Siberia":

 A female gathering in the early morning, Petropavlovka, Russia:

Festival of Mother Earth:

Morning Gathering:

UPDATE: JANUARY 30, 2014:

Siberian 'Messiah' (RT Documentary) IN VIDEO:

Published on Jan 30, 2014

A self-proclaimed Messiah has been operating in Siberia's Krasnoyarsk Region. The founding father of the Vissarion Brotherhood and the Church of the Last Testament, who calls himself "The Teacher," predicts a new Great Flood, promises salvation and spiritual perfection to his followers. His followers choose to abandon their homes and build settlements near the sacred Mountain, where "The Teacher" lives. One woman, a former member of the sect, shares her experience and explains how her new faith has torn her family apart.

DOMINIONIST PENTECOSTAL CINDY JACOBS DESCRIBES THE "LEVIATHAN SPIRIT"~ADMITS SHE IS A FALSE PROPHET

See Vimeo for full 10 minute video of Jacobs describing the Leviathan spirit (a type of alligator) here:
http://vimeo.com/67310140.
See Apprising for the connection to Bill Johnson's Bethel Church of California, and the resident singing group, "Jesus Culture":
http://apprising.org/2011/09/14/nar-apostlette-cindy-jacobs-on-authority-over-weather/.
http://apprising.org/2013/02/01/jesus-culture-spiritual-mother-cindy-jacobs-makes-a-startling-confession/.
http://apprising.org/2013/01/25/jesus-cultures-spiritual-mother-cindy-jacobs-admits-shes-a-false-prophet/.
http://apprising.org/2011/09/13/nar-apostlette-cindy-jacobs-on-texas-healed-from-curse-of-native-american-cannibalism/, as in:

http://apprising.org/2011/09/06/nar-apostlette-cindy-jacobs-and-spirit-of-homosexuality/.

Jacobs is affiliated with the "Dominionist" New Apostolic Reformation. See our previous post:
http://ratherexposethem.blogspot.com/2012/12/new-apostolic-reformationthird.html, and
whose primary leaders are:
C. Peter Wagner:

Rick Joyner:

Chris Rosebrough of Fighting for the Faith on Cindy Jacobs, titled:

"Cindy Jacobs' Inadvertent Admission that She is a False Prophet":

OBAMA PANDERS TO MUSLIMS FOR RAMADAN AND GIVES LIP SERVICE TO RELIGIOUS FREEDOM WHILE CHRISTIANS CONTINUE TO HAVE THEIR FREEDOMS TAKEN AWAY

OBAMA REVISES AMERICAN HISTORY BY SCRUBBING THE CHRISTIAN PROTESTANT WORK ETHIC TO PLEASE A MUSLIM AUDIENCE SIMILAR TO RICK WARREN'S "CHRISLAM".

Rick Warren's "Isa", the Muslim word for Jesus mentioned by Rick Warren at the 2009 Obama inauguration:

                                        

Joe Schimmel of Good Fight Ministries on:

"Rick Warren, Emergents and Muslims":

                                     

Obama celebrates Muslim achievements in helping to build America at a Ramadan Iftar dinner served at the White House. No mention of America's Protestant Christian heritage or the Protestant work ethic that really built America. All this while Christians are losing their freedoms daily at the hands of his stooges.

THE DANGEROUS MERGING OF CHRISTIANITY WITH ISLAM INTO "CHRISLAM" EXPOSED BY KAMYEL ON YOUTUBE:

QUEEN ELIZABETH II APPROVES SAME SEX MARRIAGE IN ENGLAND AND WALES, SCOTLAND TO DEBATE THIS SOON

    England and Wales became the 16^th and 17^th countries in the world to recognize gay marriage after Queen Elizabeth II gave “royal assent” to a same-sex marriage bill. Under the new law, gay men and women will be able to join together in civil ceremonies or in church services — although no religious denomination will be forced to carry out such services. Cheers, laughter and clapping broke out in the House of Commons when Speaker John Bercow announced the bill had been approved. “The fact that the bill passed through both Houses (Commons and Lords) undefeated is a huge accomplishment for the government,” said Equalities Minister Maria Miller. “This is an historic moment that will resonate in many people’s lives. I am proud that we have made it happen and I look forward to the first same sex wedding by next summer. The title of this bill might be ‘marriage’ but its fabric is about freedom and respect.” 
See: http://www.religionnews.com/2013/07/17/queen-approves-same-sex-marriage-bill-in-england-wales/.
    This while the BBC accuses Christians who oppose gay marriage as "damaging the church". 
See: http://www.charismanews.com/world/40143-bbc-says-christians-who-oppose-gay-marriage-damaging-the-church.

DISCIPLES OF CHRIST DENOMINATION EMBRACES HOMOSEXUALITY

As reported by the New American, http://thenewamerican.com/culture/faith-and-morals/item/16084-disciples-of-christ-vote-to-embrace-homosexuality, here is the letter from Sharon Watkins, General Minister and President. See: http://www.disciples.org/Portals/0/PDF/ga/2013/SharonWatkinspostGAletter07-19-13-English.pdf.

July 19, 2013
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ –
Grace and peace to you in the name of the living Christ who lives and moves among us,
who calls us to the Table, then sends us forth to serve.
I write to share a word with all Disciples congregations following an important vote at the
2013 Orlando General Assembly.
In these days following assembly, my heart is prayerful; my spirit hopeful; and my love
for our church is strong. Surely, God has given Disciples a blessing and a mission
for wholeness, welcoming all to the Lord’s Table of reconciliation and love.
That blessing and mission for Disciples begins in a congregation. In congregations we
come forward and make or reaffirm our confession of faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and
Savior. There we are baptized, our babies are dedicated, we are married and our parents
buried. Our faith is nurtured and sometimes challenged in a beloved community of other
Disciples we know and love.
We extend the blessing as we join hands with other Disciples congregations to share God’s
love in our communities and around the world. We offer words and prayers of comfort and
challenge, as well as hands-on help, to our neighbor in times of need. In many diverse
ways, we learn the story of Jesus and invite others to walk in his love.
The recent vote to “adopt” Resolution GA1327, Becoming a People of Grace and Welcome
to All, has significance for the Church, but it is important to recognize the nature of that
significance. The intent of the resolution is to urge Disciples to welcome into our
congregations and other ministries all who seek Christ. It serves as a reminder that
among Disciples we do not bar the church door or fence the table from those who
desire the embrace of God’s love.
Here is what this “Sense of the Assembly” resolution is not:
 It is not a statement of “unwelcome” for Disciples who did not support the
resolution. All who confess faith in Jesus Christ are welcome. All means all.
 It is not a policy change. The congregation where you worship and serve will not be
requested to establish (or change) a policy on gay or lesbian persons in the life of
the Church. The region where your congregation is affiliated is not required to
change its policies on ordination. Your pastor is not required to bless same-gender
marriages.
 It is not a theological mandate. It does not say that we have the same biblical
understanding of sexual orientation or gender identity. Disciples, prayerfully and with
biblical study and other research, come to their own understanding on these
matters.
This resolution does, however, carry symbolic importance in the life of our Church. It
reminds us that our baptism into the living Christ continues to be our common ground
It points out that within the broad membership of Disciples, among the many congregations 
in covenant with each other, there have always been gay and straight, lesbian, bi-sexual 
and transgender persons who participate fully in the life and leadership of the church. It
urges us to treat each other with gospel hospitality as we seek to understand each
other better.
My deepest hope is that, in the coming weeks and months, with God’s help, we will
continue in worship and mission together even when we profoundly disagree – as we have
so often done before – recognizing that it is God’s covenant of love that binds us to God
and to one another1
in Christ. My prayer is that together we will continue to witness to
God’s gift of reconciliation and wholeness before the brokenness of the world.
United though not uniform, diverse but not divided, let us name our differences, then
claim our common calling to be and to share the good news of Jesus Christ who
came “that the world might be saved”. (John 3:17)
Your sister in Christ,
The Rev. Dr. Sharon Watkins
General Minister and President
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the United States and Canada
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PENNSYLVANIA ATTORNEY GENERAL REFUSES TO ENFORCE STATE DEFENSE OF MARRIAGE LAW

From the PA Attorney General, this press release:

http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=7043, followed by a legal analysis from New American:

http://thenewamerican.com/culture/item/16044-pennsylvania-attorney-general-refuses-to-enforce-state-doma-law.

July 11, 2013

Attorney General Kane will not defend DOMA

HARRISBURG - Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane today announced that the Office of Attorney General will not defend Pennsylvania's Defense of Marriage Act in a recently filed lawsuit (Whitewood, et al vs Corbett, et al). The lawsuit challenges Pennsylvania's Defense of Marriage Act, based on the Equal Protection and Due Process Clauses of the United States Constitution.

The law, commonly referred to as DOMA, prohibits marriage between people of the same sex. In addition, under DOMA, same-sex marriages that are legally made in other states are void in Pennsylvania.

"I cannot ethically defend the constitutionality of Pennsylvania's version of DOMA where I believe it to be wholly unconstitutional," Kane said.

"It is my duty under the Commonwealth Attorneys Act whenever I determine it is in the best interest of the Commonwealth to authorize the Office of General Counsel to defend the state in litigation."

"Additionally, it is a lawyer's ethical obligation under Pennsylvania's Rules of Professional Conduct to withdraw from a case in which the lawyer has a fundamental disagreement with the client," said Kane.

Kane made the following points about DOMA:

• Pennsylvania's DOMA, like the federal DOMA, imposes a disadvantage, a separate status, and a stigma on those who enter into same-sex marriages. 
• Pennsylvania's DOMA wrongly denies same-sex couples the fundamental right to marry in Pennsylvania; and for those same-sex couples who legally marry outside Pennsylvania, it denies them the fundamental right to have their lawful marriage recognized in our state.  
• Pennsylvania's DOMA has no legitimate purpose other than to disparage and injure same-sex couples by placing them in a less respected position than others.  
• The discriminatory treatment explicitly authorized by DOMA violates both the US and Pennsylvania Constitution.

"I know that in this state there are people who don't believe in what we are doing, and I'm not asking them to believe in it. I'm asking them to believe in the constitution," Kane said.

The issue of same-sex marriage is squarely in the tradition of the struggle for civil rights in the U.S.

"We have always stood strong in the face of discrimination, which in its various forms has never withstood the test of time," Kane said.

"It is our duty, each and every one of us, to protect the constitutionality, to protect the rights and dignity of others, and to protect the equality of all men and women in this Commonwealth." 

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UK PRIME MINISTER DAVID CAMERON WANTS TO BAN PORNOGRAPHY