{"id":1434,"date":"2020-01-03T19:49:34","date_gmt":"2020-01-03T18:49:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forfulgtekristne.dk\/blogindlaeg\/i-30-aaret-for-berlinmurens-fald-40-aaret-for-shahens-fald-i-iran-og-5-aaret-for-islamisk-stats-fremmarch\/"},"modified":"2024-03-04T09:32:10","modified_gmt":"2024-03-04T08:32:10","slug":"30-years-since-the-fall-of-the-berlin-wall-40-years-since-the-fall-of-the-shah-of-iran-and-5-years-since-the-rise-of-islamic-state","status":"publish","type":"blogindlaeg","link":"https:\/\/forfulgtekristne.dk\/en\/blog\/i-30-aaret-for-berlinmurens-fald-40-aaret-for-shahens-fald-i-iran-og-5-aaret-for-islamisk-stats-fremmarch\/","title":{"rendered":"In the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the 40th anniversary of the fall of the Shah of Iran and the 5th anniversary of the rise of Islamic State"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In 2019, we commemorated significant anniversaries in modern history. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On November 9, 1989, the Berlin Wall fell, ushering in a new era in Europe where democracy, freedom of belief and market economy took hold <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">i <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Eastern Europe<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Walls<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> fall gives hope, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">as atheist dictatorships collapsed one by one, largely without bloodshed - and the church played a crucial role, especially in Poland, the Czech Republic, the GDR and Romania. K<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The grates had <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in the Eastern Bloc <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">imprisoned for the sake of their faith, had to<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> often<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> meet in secret and <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">had <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">not access to good positions. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Before that, it had been unthinkable that the brutal communist dictatorships would collapse<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> - that <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Christian<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">stalkers <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">could<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Change course.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The fall of the Berlin Wall also marked a turning point in the work of the Danish Mission to Europe, as it was no longer necessary to make the Danish public aware of violations of religious freedom in Eastern Europe and smuggle Bibles to the region. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In the 1990s, the work was oriented towards the Muslim world<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, especially Central Asia<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">At the same time, in Iran, Muslims began to look to the Christian faith for answers in greater and greater numbers. It seems that the revival has only increased in strength <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Towards 40 years<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">days<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> for <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the revolution of February 11 this year<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. 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data-contrast=\"auto\">Interdisciplinary<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Journal of Research on Religion<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It seems that many Iranians are frustrated with <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">priesthood and instead <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">turn their spiritual thirst towards Jesus<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">learns<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> His love<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Unlike the dictatorships in the East, the clerical regime still has a firm grip on power, but the ayatollahs don't have the hearts of Iranians with them. <\/span><span 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