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A Christian church in Tehran was forced by the Iranian government to shut down its Friday services, and some fear that this is the beginning of a renewed focus in Iran’s government to oppress Christians who gather for public worship, according to The Christian Telegraph. Iran’s weekly Islamic day of prayer is held on Fridays.
Reverend Sourik, who is the bishop of the church, was given the ultimatum of either shutting down the Friday services or the church would lose the building and be completely and permanently shut down. Since the church would still be allowed to meet on Sundays and Sourik was concerned about the congregation, he ended up giving in to the demand.
Most Christians in Iran worship together in underground house churches, but the Christian church in Tehran is one of the largest buildings designated for worship in Iran and is “registered” with the government who watches its activity very closely. It has been a catalyst for bringing many Muslims to Christ and was originally founded by several pastors and Christian lay leaders before the Islamic revolution.
The Islamic Revolution in Iran happened in 1979 and was led by Ayatollah Khomeini. He was living in exile in Iraq (and later in France) and his message was recorded on music cassettes which were then smuggled into the country a few at a time, duplicated, and distributed all over the country. Imagine how quickly he could have moved, organized, and gotten things into the hands of students and a civilian military if things like the internet and You-tube had existed back then! (Mmm, mmm, mmm!)
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