The Democratic base is very dialed into abortion rights as an issue more broadly.

Same-sex marriage rights.

The state's last abortion provider has now apologized to his congregation.

The Bible has application for every part of our lives as a Southern Baptist.

He's on camera saying that the problem is also not just the shift of the position.

In the midst of all of today's noise and confusion, we need a voice that cuts through the chaos to bring wisdom and clarity.

Welcome to The Roy's Report with Julie Roy's, an hour-long show exploring critical issues related to faith and culture from a uniquely Christian perspective.

Now, here's your host, Julie Roy's. Welcome to The Roy's report,

brought to you in part by Judson University. I am Julie Roy's, and today we're going to talk about

one of the fastest growing Christian movements in the world. And surprisingly, this movement

isn't occurring in the West, where there's lots of religious freedom,

or in the global south where Christianity is also booming.

In fact, there are currently more Christians in the global south of the world than in the global north.

And the Christian community in Latin America and Africa alone account for one billion people.

But this incredible movement that we're going to be discussing

today is happening in the Middle East of all places, in the mostly Islamic country of Iran.

That's right, in Iran, a country where the government is engaged in systematic, ongoing, egregious

violations of religious freedom, Christianity is booming. In a country where Christians can face imprisonment, torture, and execution, Christians are actively and successfully evangelizing. It's an incredibly inspirational movement, and next Friday, there's a new film telling the story of this amazing movement that will debut as a live streaming event

that you and your friends, your church, your small group can watch.

In fact, there are about 1,000 different watch parties scheduled for this Friday, August

23rd, and I'll be telling you a lot more about that in the rest of this show.

But joining me now is Joel Richardson, a New York Times bestselling author and co-producer of this

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