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Survey Finds Increasing Religious Diversity in Iran Despite Persecution

February 19, 2021 by Staff

(International Christian Concern) According to a recent poll conducted by a European research organization, the Iranian regime’s policy of discrimination and, in some cases, persecution of non-Shia Muslim groups may be having the effect of driving Iranians to other religions. It seems that the spiritual gap between Iran’s Shia ayatollahs and the people they rule is growing as increasing numbers of Iranians are leaving religion or experimenting with alternatives to Shiism. Christians, Baha’is, and Zoroastrians in the country have all reported soaring interest and leaders of other forms of Islam speak of popular revivals and “loyalty changes” as Iranians turn to other religions because they no longer find satisfaction in the official faith.

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