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‘Religious Decree to Kill’: St. Louis Man and His Pastor Receive Death Threat from Iran’s Revolutionary Guard

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard has apparently issued a “fatwa” or a religious decree on the heads of a St. Louis man and his pastor, marking them for death, KTVI in St. Louis reports.

A letter with a death threat inside was sent to Ali Bahkti and his pastor Mike Salazar. The envelope appears to be from Tehran, Iran and is reportedly signed by a member of the Revolutionary Guard.

“It’s a death threat very simply” Salazar said.

Bakhti echoed his pastor, “Religious decree to kill… It’s something to be taken very seriously.”

And they are taking it seriously.

That’s because they know exactly who they are dealing with. Bahkti actually served in the Revolutionary Guard when he was only a teenager. He was even assigned a suicide mission to blow up an Israeli disco.

But before he completed his final mission, Bahkti converted to Christianity and moved to the U.S. in search of a better life. That is when he met Pastor Salazar and the two have been spreading the Gospel together ever since.

Bahkti and Salazar recognize that Islam is a religion that can convert a Muslim into a terrorist, they told KTVI. ”Our message isn’t to offend Muslims,” Salazar said.

Even though the two men now live under the constant fear of death, they say they will not stop preaching Christianity.

“I’m doing it for the kingdom of God,” Bakhti said.

“Even if you die doing it,” his pastor added.

Salazar has passed the letter on to the F.B.I. However, the agency wouldn’t confirm to KTVI whether they are investigating the incident.

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  • blackyb
    Posted on June 19, 2012 at 1:45pm

    All those mayors and govenors who are supporting Obama will be closely looked at when this is said and done. Those people are not ignorant about what this man and his thugs are doing to this country.

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  • blackyb
    Posted on June 19, 2012 at 1:43pm

    Beware of those pleading Christianity, make sure they are for there are many in wolves clothing. If the guy is for real, he should be protected. Those people flying in and out of our countries to harming our people needs to be stopped by this administration, but I guess he is just allowing some to do what they want in the name of the agenda he has committed himself to. It sure is not to be on the side of the people who trusted him. He is bitting the hand that has fed him and his.

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    • mecmelton
      Posted on June 19, 2012 at 5:08pm

      he is for real, he is a great man of God, Bro Ali also is a good man of God i would stand with either of them. both of which have amazing testimonies.

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  • zoro51
    Posted on June 19, 2012 at 1:42pm

    what dont u get… MURDERING MUSLUMS dont care they are in a man made CULT oif hate n death thier FAKE religion od peace IS anything BUT!!! thier god allah a FASLE STONE IDOL. there IS no heaven only HELL FOR ALL MUSLUMS they will kill you even if u convert they dont care whom they kill save thaqt they kill.. they even kill family members in honor killings n oppress the rest wiht shirea diareah laws that they them selves DONT FOLLOW.. now to go after a pastor.. for what?? saying stuff about islam.. burning a FALSE BOOK koran a book of LIES form hell,.. throw shoes MUSLUMS MATTER NOT… all muslums care is that they KILL YOU… n THATS the religion of peace.. YEAH RIIIIIIIGHT

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  • flatbroke
    Posted on June 19, 2012 at 1:33pm

    Come to the Lou! we will be waitin for ya!

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  • nothinghere
    Posted on June 19, 2012 at 1:29pm

    it‘s o’bama’s fbi and there will be no mention of islam,what i can‘t figure out is why does’nt the revolutionary guard just get a time slot on radio, right after the nbpp threatens to kill all the white people,then they can go on next and threaten to kill the people they want to in america.

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  • affinity
    Posted on June 19, 2012 at 1:12pm

    Muslims are cowards. They can’t win a fair fight so they resort to surprise attacks. Non-Christians love to threaten practicing Christians because Christians are nonviolent. You never hear about an Atheist or a Muslim threatening anyone that is willing to fight to the death with them.

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  • zoo9guy
    Posted on June 19, 2012 at 1:10pm

    These threats are serious and the people issuing them are very dangerous, they need to be dealt with appropriately and with extreme prejudice.

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  • palerider54
    Posted on June 19, 2012 at 12:33pm

    I have made this statement from the very beginning, the day after 9/11.

    Christians, WE ARE IN A HOLY WAR !

    Deny it if you want, be tolerant and accepting of Moslems who live here but remain seperate if you want.

    IT WILL NOT STOP THEM FROM KILLING YOU IF YOU WON’T CONVERT TO ISLAM.

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    • ONE-IFBYLAND
      Posted on June 19, 2012 at 2:21pm

      Absolutely, I don’t know how it could be made any more clear!
      It’s even coming from our own President, just look at his administration’s fight with the catholic church!

      A quote from obama’s book AUDACITY OF HOPE: “I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction”

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  • dont_drive_slow_in_the_left_lane_obliviot
    Posted on June 19, 2012 at 11:45am

    FBI won’t confirm? I guess they’re too busy figuring out if Zimmerman is white or not.

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  • YourVoiceMatters
    Posted on June 19, 2012 at 11:17am

    “Greater is He who is in you than he that is in the WOR l(ie) D”
    this wor-l-d system is the result of a lie inserted into the WORD of Truth!
    He who saved you, overcame the wor-l-d and the liar …
    saving you out of it, will protect you in it because you are not of it
    according to His Word!
    Thanks for being a part of the Great Awakening!
    All muslims need to hear the TRUTH of God’s love for them…
    Jesus died for them too!
    Psalm 91…be your protection and
    the blood of Jesus be your covering and
    the Angels of God encamp about you….always!

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  • OniKaze
    Posted on June 19, 2012 at 11:13am

    Muslim‘s threatening to kill someone who isn’t a muslim??? NO WAY!!!

    THAT would NEVER happen… ;-)

    Seriously, I am glad some people wake up and smell the sulfur (that is Islam..).

    It would be nice if Islam was not a religion of hate, violence, Violence against women, Ignorance, and pedophilia… But unfortunately… IT IS!

    I don’t hate muslims… I HATE ISLAM…. I feel that most Muslims have just made a wrong choice (and religion IS A CHOICE). Anyone who avows to Islam, pretty much tells you what their values are… and that value has nothing to do with being good to ANYONE….

    ISLAM is a joke…. I bet the guys at the top of Islam don’t buy into the crap they sell… I’m sure they are like many of the corrupt Christians (not all Christians are corrupt, most arn’t… But the ones at the top typically are… The name Benny Hinn comes to mind… And anyone else who had ever met the man, can attest to that…).

    They sit back, reap the profits from the tithings, and then sit back and laugh at how many people they have duped into giving their money to the “Servants of God” who typically only serve themselves…

    Most religions have become a joke… The only religious people I respect are ones who actually practice what they preach… (You never see the higher ups in Islam committing Suicide bombings… just grunts… and fools..)

    I’m sure whatever creator is out there (if any) would cry at what we have become…

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    • YourVoiceMatters
      Posted on June 19, 2012 at 11:33am

      if you are a muslim and you become a Christian it is a death sentence…if you are not a muslim and you marry a muslim you just became a muslim! and your children will be raised muslim Hello! obama ring a bell? if you renounce that it is a death sentence!
      Why don’t you check this out and see for yourself…
      also as a sidebar: rev wright’s church is christianism mixed w/ marxism / muslim tenets as per Cone…who has written on it extensively and given speeches iterating this…So to see the whole spectrum here you cannot say that will never happen It is amazing that it wouldn’t happen! ONIKAZE just saying !!!

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  • minnfinn
    Posted on June 19, 2012 at 10:25am

    Remember that the angels of the Lord stand guard around those who fear Him and will deliver them…

    “You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.”
    1 John 4:3-5

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  • jhurin
    Posted on June 19, 2012 at 10:21am

    My dear brothers in Christ, know that God is in you and with you. He will protect you and guide you. As it says in Isaiah, “…those who rage against you will surely be ashamed and disgraced. Those who oppress you will be as nothing and perish. Though you look for your enemies you will not find them. All who wage war against you will be as nothing at all. For I am the Lord your God who takes hold of you and says do not fear, I will help you.” I call out to all my Christian brother and sisters to pray for their protect and strength. In Jesus’ name I pray.

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  • ISRAELISOURFRIEND
    Posted on June 19, 2012 at 9:23am

    DEATH THREATS TO AMERICANS?

    DO THEY THINK WERE SCARED?

    OKAY, BRING THE THUNDER, LETS ROLL!

    aint skeered!

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  • scrapadapolis
    Posted on June 19, 2012 at 9:05am

    Ever notice these zelots only threaten people known for their non violent stance.How about this,Im armed and hate all muslims,alla is pig dung.Now with that put into print please find me and issue me a death threat.Unlike you I will be in the open when I destroy you.Many Americans are getting fed up with these antiamericans in our country.

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  • SageInWaiting
    Posted on June 19, 2012 at 7:55am

    The “Religion of Piece” is at it again. The adversary, HaSatan wants God’s glory and will use the tools at his disposal – theft, murder, and destruction – to achieve his goals through terror. Faith, guys… The King of the Universe is in charge and is able. Keep your trust unfailingly in Him!

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  • Unix
    Posted on June 19, 2012 at 6:58am

    Good for those two guys…Speak the Truth, even if it means your death!

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  • sbenard
    Posted on June 19, 2012 at 4:32am

    How about a “reverse” fatwa — in which we mark the original fatwa issuers for drone-style eliminations for targeting American citizens for terrorist murders?

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    • lukerw
      Posted on June 19, 2012 at 6:29am

      A fatwa is a Religious Decree… and Christianity does not get involved in those Blasphemies! Christians, on the other hand… Fight & War, as a sense of Defense & Honor.

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  • country_hick
    Posted on June 19, 2012 at 4:24am

    Not to worry! TSA and the Bureau will increase the number of 6 year old kids and 90 year old caucasian women searched at the airport because to do otherwise would be profiling.

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  • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
    Posted on June 19, 2012 at 2:50am

    And so the middle game commences; Iran is probably preparing to unleash terror in the nation so that Obama can come down hard and with steel, blood and fire.

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    • ENDTIMES2220
      Posted on June 19, 2012 at 5:29am

      Right on, They are here. Half million is the estimate. Iran has been flying them into South America. They travel unhindered threw are boarder, wearing T-shirts, I vote for Obama.

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  • Walkabout
    Posted on June 19, 2012 at 2:47am

    It is because of events like this that will get Romney elected president of the United States.

    President Obama talked about reset with Russia. Well Russia, China & Iran just b_atch slapped Barry. Team Democrat will pull out all the stops such as giving amnesty & throwing every race card they can find. It won’t help.

    Barry Obama was brought up wrong by his mother. How can someone who wants to amnesty not give anything in return such as a d_mn effective border fence? Call them moderate Republican or RINOs, but there are Republicans that would vote for amnesty if there was a fence built first. There can be no promise to build one like they gave Reagan. To not build a fence is to say we doing it our way because we can.

    Romney has to watched. We have to light the phone lines after he is elected or he will give amnesty & will not complete the fence. Then we will have more OTM (Other than Mexicans)_ crossing the border who could do Bahkti or the rest of us harm.

    Anyway Romney will get elected, because Putin just b_tch slapped Obama. But we are going to have to continue to pressure Washington or we get zip, zilch, nada.

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  • burnteye86
    Posted on June 19, 2012 at 2:43am

    No. I am Spartacus. I’m in South Carolina.

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  • lukerw
    Posted on June 19, 2012 at 2:28am

    I am… Spartacus / Ali Bahkti… and I am in Michigan: COME & GET ME (I hate to Hunt)!

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  • TSUNAMI-22
    Posted on June 19, 2012 at 2:08am

    Ann Barnhardt would tell them to bring it on.

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  • lassiegirldawn
    Posted on June 19, 2012 at 2:07am

    I wonder what the FBI would do if the pastor was a different color.

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