| Iranian Christians Ask for Bibles as Christian Numbers Increase |
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Sources: International Antioch Ministries, PR Web Media Requests for Bibles and New Testaments for Christians in Iran is at an all-time high, reported International Antioch Ministries (IAM), the nonprofit outreach foundation of the Iranian Christian Church. Requests for Bibles in Iranian languages, particularly by new believers, are being received daily. Iranian Christians, including new converts, are contacting the ministry through IAM’s 24-hour satellite television, Iranian Christian television, but the requests are more than the ministry can fulfill. IAM believes that this growing demand for Persian Bibles and New Testaments is being fueled by a number of factors. One is the rising number of Christian converts in Iran. According to IAM, the number of Christians in Iran is growing quickly. Estimates vary from 500,000 to as high as 1 million. Another factor comes from the difficulties of obtaining and keeping Bibles caused by confiscations by Iranian officials and the Muslim “religious police.” Even though it is illegal to print Bibles in Iran, let alone distribute them widely, demand for the gospel is increasing exponentially. |
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