OPINION (CBN) – It may surprise you that the fastest growing church in the world is in Iran. Yet that’s the assessment of those who have seen and heard the remarkable story of millions turning away from Shiite Islam and turning toward Jesus Christ. The image Iran presents to the world is large demonstrations with shouts of ‘Death to America’ and ‘Death to Israel’. Those who have seen Iran from the inside, however, paint a very different picture. “You can’t believe the images on TV. Because for example, all the protests you see on the streets, those are mostly contrived.
They’re young people on the streets and they’ve told us if we don’t go to the streets, we won’t get our grades so we’re forced to go and protest,” one Iranian church worker said. He spoke to CBN News on condition of anonymity. He says there are two Irans. The one you see on the news and the other hidden from the world.“I would say there’s a 10 percent Iran and a 90 percent Iran. Ten percent control the country in a more oppressive manner, hardline, religious manner and then the majority of the people, 90 percent of the people love America. They don’t hate Americans. I think that’s the message that Americans need to hear. READ MORE
