Megan Johnson

here's an excerpt from the Washington post about two of the women mentioned in this video.

As of November 18th, they are out of prison!

'What natural beauty Maryam Rostampour, 27, and Marzieh Amirizadeh Esmaeilabad, 30, had at the beginning of the year has certainly disappeared after a six-month stint in one of the world's worst jails. Marzieh especially suffers from back problems, an infected tooth and blinding headaches.

Members of Iran's tiny and much-persecuted Christian minority, they were arrested March 5 for "acting against state security" and "taking part in illegal gatherings" and left to rot in Tehran's notorious Evin prison. Their families have tried to bail them out, to no avail.

On Aug. 9, the two gaunt women were brought before a revolutionary court and told to recant, according to a transcript provided by the Britain-based Elam Ministries.

"You were Muslims and now you have become Christians?" the prosecutor asked them.

"We were born in Muslim families, but we were not Muslims," was the women's reply.

When he asked them whether they regretted becoming Christians, "We have no regrets," the women replied. When he told them to renounce their beliefs, "We will not deny our faith," they said.

At one point, they got into a theological debate while trying to explain how the Holy Spirit speaks to them.

"It is impossible for God to speak with humans," the prosecutor said.

"Are you questioning whether God is almighty?" Marzieh asked.

"You are not worthy for God to speak to you," the prosecutor said.

"It is God, and not you, who determines if I am worthy," Marzieh replied.

When they were told to return to prison and think over their options, "We have already done our thinking," the women said. "

read the full article here
washingtontimes .com/news/2009/sep/10/jailed-iranians-stand-by-god/