Iran Burns New Testaments

Screen shot 2011-03-15 at 1.46.14 PM The bible is the world's most popular holy book, and once again, approximately 600 New Testaments were burned when they were discovered in a routine border inspection.

Here's more of the story from Mohabat News:

According to Iranian Christian News Agency " Mohabat News" reporters, on Tuesday February 7, 2011, in coordinated operation between the Office of Contraband Search and Seizure and the Revolutionary Guards of the city of Salmas, in the Northwest province of Western Azerbaijan, discovered more than 300 New Testaments along with other contrabands such as alcoholic spirits, which were previously discovered and seized and in a special public viewing in the town of Derishk, burned all of the New Testaments and the seized alcohol.

The article goes on to say that a similar incident occurred in October 2010.  Click here for the full story.