IRAN: No longer an Islamic nation

[Incal]

Yea Iran has a sizeable Christian minority, who are mostly assyrians and armenians. Nobody bothers them, not even the government. Intermarriages between christians, muslims, and jews also happen sometimes too, which clearly shows how unified Iran really is as a Islamic nation. Iran is still very united despite the turmoil that its experiencing.

I meant ethnic, my bad.

[Victor]

Yeah, excuse me if I dont really believe that. They`ve worshipped that evil demon Allah for way to long with zeal, going as far as randomly killing women simply for not wearing their burkas right. So why the sudden change of heart?
There`s a HUGE difference between proclaiming to be Christian and actually acting Christian.

Majority of nations were so earlier or later, worshiping some demons, including Russians, or better say, those tribes which became Russians. Every nation on Earth still exists because it's not hopeless and has Christians or will become Christian in generations. Like Jews for example, who will massively repent and accept Christ as Messiah after a sermon of Elijah in the days of antichrist.

While, I'm not be surprised, if some of nations which were considered to be "traditional Christian" and were Christian for centuries, will disappear from the face of Earth until then for their apostasy and lukewarm Christianity.

God changes heart(s), pharisee Saul was on his way to Damascus to kill and torture more Christians, but got visited by God on his way and ended up as apostle Paul who spreaded the name of God.

[gixajo]

At least partially, yes. Like everywhere else in the world almost? It started with a small persecuted minority in the mighty Roman Empire. The rest is history.

The remaining places in the world that are un-Christianized are being Christianized. In East and South East Asia, ethnic Chinese are rapidly becoming Christians today -- in China, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, and elsewhere.

The Bible predicted this would happen in the world a few thousands of years ago already. The prophecies are coming into fulfillment. The whole world will know the saving grace of God in Jesus Christ!

It seems to me that what you think does not correspond to reality.

[Victor]

It seems to me that what you think does not correspond to reality.

The name of God will be spread to all nations, so those who still didn't know Him, will know, either accepting or rejecting, that's what's gonna happen, it's one of goals of the mission, when it's gonna be finished, the end of this World will come which is a positive thing. Christians will never dominate the World in numbers but will always be a small flock, chosen from nations, especially in the days of antichrist. Everyone will accept Christ in the Judgement Day, as a fact, for someone it's gonna be late.

[gixajo]

Not an expert but the other day I posted a video of people celebrating Christmas in Tehran, xmas trees were sold and there were some dudes dressed as Santa: that's something I could never imagined happening in a muslim country with no christian minorities..

Porque la Navidad ha trascendido desde hace mucho tiempo lo puramente religioso y porque ni Santa Claus ni el árbol de Navidad son símbolos cristianos estrictamente. En ninguna imagen verás ni un nacimiento, ni un crucifijo ni una virgen María ni nada por el estilo.

El proselitismo no está permitido en Irán, y la apostasía puede interpretarse directamente como un delito.

Las minorías religiosas en Irán (oficialmente) son practicamente inexistentes, según datos del gobierno de Irán el 99,4% de los habitantes son musulmanes, y en el 0,6% restante entra de todo, hasta minorías religiosas semi-desconocidas por la mayoría.

La enorme mayoría de practicantes de religiones minoritarias De Irán se van en cuanto pueden del país.

Ni admitiendo que el gobierno de Irán pudiera estar abriendo un poco la mano y dejando de ser tan rígido en cuestiones de este tipo, (que dudo que sea así) se podría aceptar que el exagerado título del hilo sea ni remotamente parecido a la realidad.

[Nurzat]

Yea Iran has a sizeable Christian minority, who are mostly assyrians and armenians. Nobody bothers them, not even the government. Intermarriages between christians, muslims, and jews also happen sometimes too, which clearly shows how unified Iran really is as a Islamic nation. Iran is still very united despite the turmoil that its experiencing.

is there any Greater Persia feeling of common cultural ground between people in Iran, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, parts of Uzbekistan?

also, are the Tajiks in Uzbekistan and Tajikistan the least traditional and most modern in lifestyle Muslim Persian communities because of Soviet heritage?

[Loki]

It seems to me that what you think does not correspond to reality.

Au contraire, my friend. What is reality according to you? An atheist life without God?

[Avicenna]

Hate to break it to most of you, but without Islam, Iran probably wouldn't even exist as a nation today. Not just that, but also the Persian language.

It was the Perso-Islamic and Turko-Persian dynasties, such as the Samanids, Tahirids, Saffarids, and the Safavids that played a major role in reviving the core of Iranian identity. It is what it is. You all can call it the religion of evil etc whatever. Iran will not exist without Islam.

Bro I can't lie, I can't help but think what Iran would have been like if it had kept true to it's roots and tradition of orthodox Sunni stance in the region. Most Iranians don't even realise that the region of Persia was actually predominantly sunni.

[lei.talk]

Most Iranians don't even realise that the region of Persia was actually predominantly sunni.

[thisismyaccount]

Bro I can't lie, I can't help but think what Iran would have been like if it had kept true to it's roots and tradition of orthodox Sunni stance in the region. Most Iranians don't even realise that the region of Persia was actually predominantly sunni.

It probably would had been like bukharan emirate. Idk if they would wear burqa in all of the cities in Iran?

But lots of madrassahs, mosques. Turbans everywhere