Iranian Pastor Faces Execution for Refusing to Recant Christian Faith

Fox News Reports:

An Iranian pastor who has refused to renounce his Christian faith faces execution as early as Wednesday after his sentence was upheld by an Iranian court.Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani, who maintains he has never been a Muslim as an adult, has Islamic ancestry and therefore must recant his faith in Jesus Christ, the 11th branch of Iran’s Gilan Provincial Court ruled. Iran’s Supreme Court had ordered the trial court to determine whether Nadarkhani had been a Muslim prior to converting to Christianity.

Killing those who convert away from Islam is popular in many Muslim countries.  A Pew poll released last December found the following:

The Egyptian numbers are especially noteworthy, and something to watch out for in the near future.

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