Save these two women in Iran from Capital Punishment because of their religious belifs!
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The individuals signing this petition are asking the Office of International Religious Freedom within the Department of State, to be our voice and try to stop the death sentence of two women in Iran who will be put to death for Accepting Jesus as their Messiah.
This is not a Jewish thing, or a Christian thing or an Islam thing....This is about Religious Freedom and a violation of human rights. We believe that no one should be forced to believe in a Theology...it needs to be a personal choice and there needs to be mutual respect for each other's beliefs.
"Haven't we learned anything from events like...the Crusades, Inquisition and the Holocaust?"
In a dramatic session before the revolutionary court today in Tehran, Maryam Rustampoor (27) and Marzieh Amirizadeh (30) were told to recant their faith in Christ. Though great pressure was put on them, both women declared that they would not deny their faith. Maryam and Marzieh were originally arrested on March 5, 2009 and have suffered greatly while in prison, suffering ill health, solitary confinement and interrogations for many hours while blindfolded.
On Saturday August 8, Maryam and Marzieh were summoned to appear in court on Sunday August 9 in order to hear a verdict on their case. The chief interrogator had recommended a verdict of apostasy. However, when they arrived, no verdict was actually given. Instead, the court session focussed on the deputy prosecutor, Mr Haddad, questioning Maryam and Marzieh about their faith and telling them that they had to recant in both verbal and written form. This made it clear that in the eyes of the court, Maryam and Marziehs only crime is that they have converted to Christianity.
Even though the mandatory death sentence for apostasy did not pass the Iranian Parliament, there is still a very real danger they will be convicted of apostasy and given the death sentence. However, Islamic law forbids the execution of virgins, which both these young women are. We are told that to get around that... unmarried female convicts are forcefully "wed" the night before their execution, gang raped all night, and then executed the following morning.
For the complete story please click here:
http://www.elam.com/articles/Urgent-Prayer/
This is not a Jewish thing, or a Christian thing or an Islam thing....This is about Religious Freedom and a violation of human rights. We believe that no one should be forced to believe in a Theology...it needs to be a personal choice and there needs to be mutual respect for each other's beliefs.
"Haven't we learned anything from events like...the Crusades, Inquisition and the Holocaust?"
In a dramatic session before the revolutionary court today in Tehran, Maryam Rustampoor (27) and Marzieh Amirizadeh (30) were told to recant their faith in Christ. Though great pressure was put on them, both women declared that they would not deny their faith. Maryam and Marzieh were originally arrested on March 5, 2009 and have suffered greatly while in prison, suffering ill health, solitary confinement and interrogations for many hours while blindfolded.
On Saturday August 8, Maryam and Marzieh were summoned to appear in court on Sunday August 9 in order to hear a verdict on their case. The chief interrogator had recommended a verdict of apostasy. However, when they arrived, no verdict was actually given. Instead, the court session focussed on the deputy prosecutor, Mr Haddad, questioning Maryam and Marzieh about their faith and telling them that they had to recant in both verbal and written form. This made it clear that in the eyes of the court, Maryam and Marziehs only crime is that they have converted to Christianity.
Even though the mandatory death sentence for apostasy did not pass the Iranian Parliament, there is still a very real danger they will be convicted of apostasy and given the death sentence. However, Islamic law forbids the execution of virgins, which both these young women are. We are told that to get around that... unmarried female convicts are forcefully "wed" the night before their execution, gang raped all night, and then executed the following morning.
For the complete story please click here:
http://www.elam.com/articles/Urgent-Prayer/
37 Signatures
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Santiago Cuellar
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Deborah Fox
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- These women should not be punished for wanting to worship God according to their conscience.
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Oscar
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- God loves all of us equal, do not judge!!!!!
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Heber A.Bacolod
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Paula Taylor Saunders
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- May G-d bless and protect
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Michael Fox
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- I am not a Christian, but my religious beliefs make me a minority in this country so I understand the need for religious freedom.
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Cristina Amaral
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- please set Maryam and Marzieh free
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Robert Dinkle
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- What good is a religion that has to be forced on People?
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Zacharias-Aris Davarakis
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- This is unthikable barbarism.
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kornilia Kyrajoglou
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OLGA CHRISTOPOULOU
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- without comments.......
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Yiannis Golemis
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- This is a disgrace for mankind.
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LR
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- This is totally asburd for any religion!
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athanassios gaetanes
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Katerina Siriha
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Christina
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Lytras Dionysios
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tanya balomenou
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HELEN
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Dionissis Daoussis
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- No death penalty anymore!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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niki
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ATHINA GRITZALA
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Magda Benaki
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Fabiana Galiussi
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CHRISTINA ATHANASA
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Charalabos Stratopoulos
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Richard Saunders
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- We will not forget them.
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Eleni
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- Protect human life and the right to live in freedom
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Tabea Pritzkau
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vasso anagnostopoulou
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SECHI VAS
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carol haldane
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Barbara Jean Henry
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- Religious freedom in Iran, please!
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maryam
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- fekr nemikonam khoda rakhosh biaiad agar koshteh shavand. begozarid azad shavand. gonah darand.
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Tordis Lavinia Urbaniak
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e dance
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- i feel this is just so bad ..what they do in this country..but it is there law and there country..isnt it??? we must allow what is right in there own place...this is where we as a country have gone sadly wrong...we allow other religions to dictate to us ...and ..for that we are in a terrible situation..but i feel that i want to sign this ...
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Eleanor Bailey
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