Florida pastor holds another Koran burning to protest imprisonment of Christian clergyman in Iran

Pastor Terry Jones plans mass Koran burnings to mark 9/11

Pastor Terry Jones — who was sentenced to death by an Egyptian court in November for his ties to a film about Muslims that sparked Islamic riots — is planning a mass Koran burning to mark the 12th anniversary of Sept. 11. A press release from his organization — Stand ...

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White House now ‘deeply concerned’ — months after Iran jails U.S. pastor

The White House has finally spoken out against Iran's imprisonment of American pastor Saeed Abedini, who was sentenced to 8 years in jail for his Christian faith. Abedini, 33, was arrested last September and has been sentenced to 8 years at the Evin prison in Tehran, for accusations he spied for the U.S. government and worked to brainwash young Iranian Muslims to convert to...

nydailynews.com (15 days ago)

Four killed at Afghan Koran protest

CLASHES between police and villagers during a protest about the desecration of the Koran in Afghanistan's Helmand province have left four dead.

news.com.au (3 months and 1 day ago)

Supporters of American pastor jailed in Iran take case to UN

Supporters of American Pastor Saeed Abedini, imprisoned in Iran for practicing his Christian faith, have asked the United Nations to take up his cause.

foxnews.com (4 months and 6 days ago)

American Pastor Being Tortured in Iran Prays for America in Wake of Bombings

The American pastor jailed in Iran for his Christian faith told family members this week that he is praying for America in the wake of the...

townhall.com (1 month and 24 days ago)

American pastor jailed in Iran says he was beaten, refused treatment because of his faith

The American pastor imprisoned in Iran, in a vivid letter to his wife, described how he was beaten to the point where parts of his face were "swollen three times what they should have been" and was denied medical treatment because he was seen as an "unclean" Christian. 

foxnews.com (2 months and 30 days ago)

ACLJ: Obama Won’t Help American Pastor Held in Iran

The wife of an American pastor held captive in an Iranian prison for nearly a year tells me the Obama Administration has not done anything to help free her husband – and the law firm representing the family believes it’s because the pastor is a Christian who converted from Islam.

townhall.com (3 months and 10 days ago)

ARRESTED AT PRAYER: Iran Puts Five Christians On Trial for Their Faith

TODD STARNES: Obama Silent on American Christian Pastor Imprisoned in IranEgyptian Christian Dies After Torture in Libyan Jail, Report Says

foxnews.com (3 months and 10 days ago)

NEW SWEEP: Iran Hauls Off Pastor, Shuts Down Christian Church

foxnews.com (22 days ago)

Prayers from Prison: American pastor held in Iran releases letter

The American pastor jailed in Iran for his Christian faith has managed to get a letter out to his global supporters, thanking them for their prayers while confirming the brutality of his conditions. Saeed Abedini, the 33-year-old Idaho resident serving an eight-year prison term in Tehran's infamous Evin prison, passed the letter to family members who were permitted to visit...

foxnews.com (28 days ago)