Ray Downs of Christian Post reports about the arrest of Abdolreza “Matthias” Haghnejad, an evangelical pastor without clear charges. Many organizations see this act as part of Iran’s campaign against Christianity. The government thinks of Christianity as a threat to national security. Firouz Sadegh-Khanjani, a member of the Church of Iran’s National Council said that in Iran authorities are equating being a Christian to a political crime. Downs summarized this attitude of Iranian government towards Christianity:
“…Iranian courts and officials have begun to define Protestant groups in political terms, trying Protestant believers and leaders in Revolutionary Courts, which are reserved for political and national security offenses, with much heavier sentences.”
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