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No Compromise: The Story of Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani

Posted on February 23, 2012February 23, 2012 by Michael Peabody

Throughout history, it seems that people of most faiths have had some period of persecution and martyrdom for no crime other than telling others what they have chosen to believe. Those who dared to think differently were dangerous to the status quo and they either had to publicly change their mind or face torture or death.

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Iran Upholds Christian Pastor’s Apostasy Conviction: Execution as Early as Wednesday | American Center for Law and Justice ACLJ

Posted on September 27, 2011September 27, 2011 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

EXCERPT: Just days after Iran released two Americans accused of spying in Iran, an Iranian court has upheld the apostasy conviction and execution sentence of Christian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani. The 11th branch of Iran’s Gilan Provincial Court has determined that Pastor Nadarkhani has Islamic ancestry and therefore must recant his faith in Jesus Christ. Iran’s…

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UPDATE – Troy Anthony Davis Execution Stayed a Third Time Yesterday (New York Times)

Posted on October 25, 2008October 25, 2008 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

A federal appeals court on Friday, October 4, halted the execution of a Georgia inmate convicted in the 1989 killing of a police officer, the third time in 16 months that a stay of execution has been ordered in the case.

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VIDEO UPDATE: Troy Anthony Davis Granted Temporary Reprieve

Posted on September 24, 2008September 24, 2008 by Michael Peabody

Less than 2 hours before Troy was to die by lethal injection, the U.S. Supreme Court , the highest court in the United States, granted a stay of execution. AP Video and updates about Terry Benedict’s film project.

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On September 23, 2008 an Innocent Man is Scheduled to Die

Posted on September 9, 2008September 10, 2008 by Terry Benedict

By Terry L. Benedict – How Easily Can an Innocent Man Lose His Life?

Ask Troy Davis, who came within a harrowing 23 hours of execution by lethal injection last year and received a new execution date of September 23, 2008:

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BLOG: Democrats Begin Faith-filled Convention

Posted on August 25, 2008August 25, 2008 by Michael Peabody

For all practical purposes, it resembled an interfaith worship service. In a move designed to appeal to religious voters, the Democrats opened their convention in Denver last night with prayer, a gospel song, and a Torah recitation by a rabbi. A Catholic nun and Muslim women in headscarves also made appearances. (You may recall that Obama received some criticism when his staff asked two Muslim women wearing headscarves not to stand behind him at an appearance.)

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