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Thread #136372   Message #3570394
Posted By: MGM·Lion
27-Oct-13 - 02:39 AM
Thread Name: BS: Christian Persecution
Subject: RE: BS: Christian Persecution
Persecution in Iran

A court in Iran has sentenced four Christians to 80 lashes each for drinking wine during Communion. Mervyn Thomas, of Christian Solidarity Worldwide, said that the sentences "effectively criminalise the Christian sacrament of sharing in the Lord's Supper" in Iran.

The Times, 26 October 2013