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Christian Women Pressured to recant Faith in Christ

By Michael Ireland, Chief Correspondent, ASSIST News Service TEHRAN, IRAN ANS — In a dramatic session before the revolutionary court in Tehran Sunday Aug.9, two Iranian Christian women on trial for ‘apostasy’ were pressured to recant their faith in Jesus Christ. Elam Ministries says that although great pressure was put on them, both women declared that they would not deny their faith. Elam Ministries reports that Maryam and Marzieh were originally arrested on March 5, 2009 and have suffered greatly while in prison, suffering ill health, solitary confinement and interrogations for many hours while blindfolded. … Read entire article »

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