{"id":6313,"date":"2011-08-21T12:55:26","date_gmt":"2011-08-21T16:55:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/news\/?p=6313"},"modified":"2011-08-20T12:57:07","modified_gmt":"2011-08-20T16:57:07","slug":"iranians-seize-6500-bibles-burn-300-claim-they-are-protecting-youth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/news\/2011\/08\/iranians-seize-6500-bibles-burn-300-claim-they-are-protecting-youth","title":{"rendered":"Iranians seize 6,500 Bibles, burn 300, claim they are protecting youth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Iranian authorities have seized 6,500 copies of the Bible in northwest of Iran. In another incident, officials burned 300 Bibles.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesman said the Bibles were confiscated to block missionaries who \u201care trying to deviate our youth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Majid Abhari, adviser to the social issues committee of the parliament in Iran, told the official Iranian news agency, Mehr, \u201cWith regard to the activities of these Christian missionaries to deceive people specially youngsters, they have begun a huge campaign by spending huge sums and false propaganda for deviating the public. These books were made with the best paper in the world in pocket size.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/pray_for_the_persecuted_church\/2011\/08\/iranians-seize-6500-of-bibles-burn-300-claim-they-are-protecting-youth.html#ixzz1Vaa0ZYjK\" target=\"_blank\">CLICK HERE to read more<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iranian authorities have seized 6,500 copies of the Bible in northwest of Iran. In another incident, officials burned 300 Bibles. 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