"Lord Jesus, receive my spirit."

"And they stoned Stephen, invoking and saying: Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. " (Acts 7:58).

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Anti-Iranian Sentiment, Directly From Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Iranian_sentiment

Between the 1920s and the 1960s, some houses in the Rock Creek Hills neighborhood of Kensington, Maryland, a suburb of Washington, D.C., included anti-Iranian language in racial covenants that were part of property deeds. One deed in Rock Creek Hills declared that homes in the neighborhood "shall never be used or occupied by...negroes or any person or persons, of negro blood or extraction, or to any person of the Semitic Race, blood or origin, or Jews, Armenians, Hebrews, Persians and Syrians, except...partial occupancy of the premises by domestic servants."[82]

Anti-Iranian sentiment or Iranophobia, also called anti-Persian sentiment or Persophobia,[2] refers to feelings and expressions of hostility, hatred, discrimination, or prejudice towards Iran, the Iranian government, or Iranian people on the basis of a disdain for their national and cultural affiliation. The opposite phenomenon, in which one holds notable feelings of love or interest towards Iranian people for the same reasons, is known as Iranophilia or Persophilia. Historically, discrimination and prejudice against Iranians (and against Persians in particular) has been a recurring theme in the Arab world, particularly since the Arab conquest of Iran in the 7th century.

The 1979 Iran hostage crisis of the US embassy in Tehran precipitated a wave of anti-Iranian sentiment in the United States, against the new Islamic regime and Iranian nationals and immigrants. Even though such sentiments gradually declined after the release of the hostages at the start of 1981. In response, some Iranian immigrants to the US have distanced themselves from their nationality and instead identify primarily on the basis of their ethnic or religious affiliations.[83]

According to the Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA), nearly half of Iranian Americans surveyed in 2008 by Zogby International have themselves experienced or personally know another Iranian American who has experienced discrimination because of their ethnicity or country of origin. The most common types of discrimination reported are airport security, social discrimination, employment or business discrimination, racial profiling and discrimination at the hands of immigration officials.[84]

For three decades (starting in 1979), a BBQ restaurant in Houston, Texas hung an anti-Iranian poster featuring a re-enactment of lynching.[85][86][87] This restaurant poster has drawn both protesters and fans to the restaurant in 2011.[86][88]

Neda Maghbouleh is an American-born Canadian sociologist and author, with a focus on the racialization of migrants from Iran, as well as the entire Middle Eastern and North African region.[89][90]

In January 2020, the fear of “Iranophobia” has raised in the Iranian-American community by the US killing of top Iranian commander Qassem Soliemani led to an intensifying crisis between Iran and the United States. Following some reactions of the United States including, patrols of Law enforcement in streets. Lily Tajaddini, an Iranian-American activist in Washington, DC, declared “Posts like this insinuate that Iran is a terrorist country and thus Iranians are terrorists. It makes people feel scared to say they are Iranian in fear of how others might react”.The news tells people that Iranians are terrorists.[91]

A survey conducted by the Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (a non-profit for Iranian Americans) mentioned that "more than 50 percent of Iranian Americans oppose any kind of action by the US against Iran". Mana Kharrazi, an Iranian-American community organizer reported that violent reactions on Iran were not accepted by some parts of the Iranian-American community.[91]

References

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Iranian_sentiment

Deport all Iranians?

Really? In the past, before my experiences with applying to be a hermit in a particular area of the US, I ignored these types of news articles, feeling as though it was unkind and untrue. However, as I get older and gain new experiences, and as I reflect upon my life and upbringing, I agree that we, as Persians, have experienced significant discrimination.

 When applying to be a hermit, I was treated in a cruel manner. The racism against me has been severe. I have been ostracized and pushed to the side. And how strange, for Catholics, for Christians, to be racist against those from Iran and the greater Middle East. After all, Lord Jesus Christ was born in the Middle East. Christianity started in the Middle East. Many of the people in the Bible are from the Middle East.

I do not know what will happen with Iran and the USA, but I pray we can treat each other in a kind and loving manner. Perhaps we can more closely follow the Gospels and the Beatitudes. Since many of them are not Christian yet, it is important for Christians to lead and show the love they want to receive in return (loving others how God loves us/loving others how we want to be treated). Those who get their information from the traditional news should educate themselves further on the history of relations with Iran and Christian history, rather than relying on hateful news stories on Iran. Did you know some of my family lives in Iran? Or do you not care?

Please, instead of hate, please everyone pray for Iran's salvation. This could be the spark of a greater revival in Iran -- all coming to the Lord Jesus Christ!

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God save Iran.

*I am a Catholic; these are some resources of those who have accepted the Lord Jesus Christ.