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California based International Antioch
Ministries Receives Death Threats from Iran
SUNNYVALE,
Calif. – June 2, 2008 – According to International
Antioch Ministries (IAM),
callers from Iran are threatening their workers with
disfigurement, injury and death.
Photo:
Dr. Hormoz Shariat
Farzaneh, an IAM
telephone counselor taking phone calls from Iran during
IAM’s daily broadcasts into Iran, was threatened by
someone who identified himself as Heydar Amiri:
“One day you will see
that the building of this church will collapse on all of
you, we know your address very well and know where you
are located. We do not let you continue your programs
like this anymore. Shedding your blood in Islam has a
reward for me."
Bahnoosh, another
telephone counselor, relayed this threat:
“One day a bomb will go
off in your church and will make you all vanish, because
you are all blasphemers.”
See YouTube video.
IAM believes that these terrorist threats
are being fueled by the success of IAM’s satellite
broadcasts into Iran. As a result of these broadcasts,
according to IAM, the number of Muslims embracing
Christianity in Iran is growing dramatically.
Dr. Hormoz Shariat,
president of IAM and senior pastor of The Iranian
Christian Church said, “Our broadcasts are a benefit to
the people of Iran. During our daily two-hour, live,
call-in TV broadcasts, we often receive callers from
Iran who have severe personal problems and we offer them
comfort, healing and hope. Some are suffering from drug
addiction, depression, contemplating suicide or are
trapped in a life of prostitution all of which are
epidemic in Iran. Every day, we get calls from Iran
from people who report that their lives have been
changed, they have been set free from addictions, and
their families have been restored. We are making a
positive difference in Iran and are saving lives.
“We
are very careful to show
respect to Islam and to
Mohammad. So we are
doubly concerned about
these threats since we
have done nothing to
merit these terror
tactics in all our
broadcasts except to
hold up Jesus, which all
Muslims honor. These
terror threats will only
increase our resolve to
continue and expand our
good work in our beloved
Iran.”
How to Help
People who wish to stay
informed can sign up for
our free newsletter on
our website at: http://www.iam-online.net/.
Those who are impressed
to make a one-time or
continuing
tax-deductible donation,
however large or small,
to promote religious
diversity in Iran can
send a contribution to
Free to Worship in Iran
c/o International
Antioch Ministries, 740
E. Arques Ave.,
Sunnyvale, CA. 94085.
Or, secure donations can
be taken via IAM’s web
site at
http://www.iam-online.net/donate.html.
About International
Antioch Ministries
IAM is part of 24-hour
satellite TV broadcasts
into Iran that have been
a catalyst for bringing
many Iranian Muslims to
Christ. IAM plants
churches, trains
Iranian-speaking
Christian leaders for
ministry and provides
humanitarian support to
Iranians worldwide.
IAM's California-based
church plant,
The Iranian Christian
Church,
is the largest MBB
(Muslim Background
Believer) church in the
USA. IAM is a
non-denominational,
non-profit 501(c)(3)
organization devoted to
fulfilling The Great
Commission: first to
Iranian Muslims and then
to the rest of the
Muslim world.
Organizational
supporters include CBN,
Voice of the Martyrs (VOM),
Sammy Tippit, John
Maxwell, and Joyce Meyer
ministries. For more
information, contact
International Antioch
Ministries, 740 E.
Arques Ave., Sunnyvale,
Calif. 94085. T: 408 732
5050, F: 408 732 7575.
Visit the English web
site at:
www.iam-online.net
or the Persian site at:
www.24hourchurch.com.
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