During the recent U.S. Presidential election I asked the question, “What is America hoping for“? While I certainly recognized that things were not perfect, I was struck by how relatively empty those words sounded when applied to America. In stark contrast to that campaign the world is now turning it’s attention to the Islamic Republic of Iran, a country whose people have been subjected to a theocratic dictatorship since 1979, and before that the Shah, a country where, under the law, women are deemed to have half the value of men, homosexuality is illegal and punishable by death, and where stoning is still practiced:
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Update: Peter Roff writes:
The film, produced by the same people responsible for Braveheart and The Passion of the Christ, is nothing short of heart-rending. It reminds us that there is real evil in the world—and should be a sobering experience for anyone who sees it. And it provides a much needed window on why millions of Iranians are gathering in Freedom Square and elsewhere, at considerable risk to their lives and liberty, in the hopes they can force a change in the regime that is suppressing the essence of the human spirit throughout the country.
