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Iran Sentences Christians to 80 Lashes for Drinking Communion Wine
The persecution of Christians in the Muslim world has continued for nearly fourteen centuries. Yet, according to Western Muslim organizations like CAIR and ISNA, as well as most politicians and media groups, only racists would object to the Islamic doctrines that give rise to this persecution.
FoxNews—Four Iranian Christians were reportedly sentenced to 80 lashes for drinking wine for communion, a shocking punishment meted out even as a new United Nations report blasted the Islamic republic for its systematic persecution of non-Muslims.
The four men were sentenced Oct. 6 after being arrested in a house church last December and charged with consuming alcohol in violation of the theocracy’s strict laws, according to Christian Solidarity Worldwide. They were among several Christians punished for their faith in a nation where converting from Islam to Christianity can bring the death penalty. According to a new October UN report by Ahmed Shaheed, UN special rapporteur on human rights in Iran, such persecution is common, despite new President Hasan Rouhani’s pledge to be a moderate.
“At least 20 Christians were in custody in July 2013,” Shaheed wrote. “In addition, violations of the rights of Christians, particularly those belonging to evangelical Protestant groups, many of whom are converts, who proselytize to and serve Iranian Christians of Muslim background, continue to be reported.” (Continue Reading.)
Source: http://www.answeringmuslims.com/2013/10/iran-sentences-christians-to-80-lashes.html
Er, I do understand the hubris of persecution. Not trying to be insensitive, but it could be avoided by substituting non-alcoholic grape juice which is the point with it’s natural likeness to blood. Many temperance protestants practice communion this way. It is merely a symbol of identification after all. There is no harm in accommodating any law in this way. If they disallowed them the practice of communion then that is a problem.