![]() We have all heard about Christians being tortured because of their faith in Christ. President Obama has been silent on the issue as an American Christian endures the horrors of Evin Prison.” As of the writing of this article, Obama’s silence has continued. Franklin Graham stated in July concerning Saeed’s wife that, “She’s also discouraged by the fact that our own government seems to have abandoned them. She has recently given testimony before the United Nations about Saeed’s condition and has appealed for his release. Saeed has a wife, Naghmeh, and two young children, all of which are United States citizens. He has remained faithful despite the torture. The beatings and torture has been administered to Saeed to force him to convert to Islam, yet he has refused to turn his heart from Christ. The beatings have caused internal bleeding, and family members in Iran have said that he is now passing out due to the intensity of the pain he endures on a daily basis. This is a notorious prison where prisoners are rarely released alive.īecause of his faith in Christ, he has been severely beaten, tortured, and put into solitary confinement. He was falsely accused of “endangering national security” and sentenced to eight years in Evin Prison. In 2012, he was arrested in Iran while building an orphanage. ![]() Saeed Abedini is an American citizen and Christian pastor. ![]()
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