Faith and Justice

The Iranian government is doing all that it can to discredit Christian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani who faces death by hanging for his Christian beliefs. This weekend, more confusion at the hands of the Iranians. They were pushing reports that Pastor Youcef had been executed. Our sources in Iran quickly confirmed that those reports were false…

We have seen firsthand that Iran rejects human rights, rejects international law. Christian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani faces death because of his religious beliefs. Following a unanimous vote in the U.S. House condemning Iran and calling for his immediate release, our efforts are expanding to secure the release of Pastor Youcef, whether it is through our Tweet…

The U.S. House of Representatives today unanimously approved a resolution condemning Iran and calling for the immediate release of Christian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani, who faces death by hanging in Iran because of his Christian beliefs. This vote in the House is very important. It sends a powerful message that human rights and religious freedom transcend political…

There’s another troubling development out of the Justice Department – a problematic move by the U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder. Holder now says the Justice Department will defend the deeply flawed mandate put forth by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) – the mandate that forces employers to provide abortion-inducing drugs, sterilization and…

I want to thank FOX News and the numerous news organizations that have been reporting on Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani. In an interview today with FOX host Megyn Kelly, it became very clear that Iran is doing all that it can to politicize the case of this Christian pastor, facing death because of his religious beliefs.…

The mandate and compromise by the Obama Administration’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) are facing new challenges each day. The latest legal challenge comes from seven states and a host of organizations – including two private citizens, two religious non-profit organizations and a Catholic school. They have filed a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality…

One of the most powerful tools we can use in dealing with Iran is publicity. At a time when Iran is flexing its political and military muscle around the globe, we know that they are hoping to keep the plight of Christian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani quiet. Iran would prefer to act in private – without the…

The opposition to the mandate and compromise put in place by the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) continues to grow as pressure continues to be applied to HHS Secretary Sebelius. We have sent a detailed legal analysis to Secretary Sebelius on behalf of nearly 70,000 Americans  – urging the Secretary to reverse the…

Just hours after posting the latest update concerning the fate of Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani, comes word from our sources in Iran that officials in Iran may have issued an execution order for the Christian pastor, whose been held for more than two years in an Iranian jail cell because of his Christian faith. We can’t…

It truly is a matter of life or death. Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani is facing the death penalty in Iran because of his Christian beliefs. It’s a case we’ve written about often  – a case that we’ve been working to resolve for some time now. We are now at a critical stage. New information suggests that…

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