Saturday, May 12, 2012

Iranian Officials Heighten Control on Farsi-Speaking Church

Iranian Officials Heighten Control on Farsi-Speaking Church: "AOG church in Tehran faces pressure to identify members to authorities.

ISTANBUL, May 11 (CDN) — Leaders of the Assemblies of God’s (AOG) Central Church of Tehran told their congregation on Sunday (May 6) that authorities have demanded a list of names and identification numbers of church members, a major risk to converts from Islam.


Church leaders then asked members in attendance to volunteer their information. The AOG church holds two Sunday services, both conducted in Farsi. It is the only church remaining in Tehran that offers Farsi-language worship on Sundays. "

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