As discussed earlier, Youcef's case was to be re-examined, Sunday, September 25th, 2011. During this court appearance, Youcef was given the opportunity to recant his Christian faith, to which he responded,
"Repent means to return. What should I return to? To the blasphemy that I had before my faith in Christ?"Youcef has been given four "opportunities" to recant and escape his death sentence of being hanged by the Iranian government. He has stood strong for Christ telling the court each time that "he cannot." Many are expecting his execution to be enacted at any moment given the unpredictable nature of the Iranian government.
"To the religion of your ancestors, Islam," the judge replied, according to the American Center for Law & Justice.
"I cannot," Nadarkhani said.
FoxNews.com has also reported today (9/28/11) on Youcef's current status and has also included statements by House Speaker John Boehner. Boehner had this to say,
[Youcef's case is] "distressing for people of every country and creed."The State Department declined to comment to FoxNews concerning Youcef's case.
Please be in prayer for Youcef, his family, and the underground church in Iran as well as for the nation itself. Today and the next few days are critical. Urgent prayers are needed on his behalf as well as on the behalf of all persecuted peoples world wide.
I know it's late, but maybe it will encourage you that on Drudge Report just now, I saw this headline. It will go to the Fox page, but it was on the front of Drudge - which makes it big news. So, the story is out there and Fox picked up on it too. Hope that gives some hope to his situation.
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Thanks for sharing Jackie! I'm glad the story is starting to pick up some notice from the media instead of just us bloggers! I'm still praying God's will for him and that he would be comforted by God and that his testimony to the Muslims would be unmistakable!
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