Save these two women in Iran from Capital Punishment because of their religious belifs!

To:  Office of International Religious Freedom

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 Marzieh’s 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/

Sincerely,

The Undersigned

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