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Thursday, March 24, 2011

Iranian Christians to stand trial for blasphemy RSS Facebook March 24, 2011

Five Iranian Christians will soon stand trial on charges of blasphemy against Islam, according to Christian Solidarity Worldwide. The five-- a Protestant pastor and four laymen-- have already been sentenced to a year in prison for crimes against the Islamic order.
Only 0.02% of the nation's 72.6 million people are Catholic, according to Vatican statistics; overall, Christians account for 2%-3% of the population.
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