🔥 Is it ever biblical to pray for the downfall of a corrupt government? As millions of Iranians risk their lives to overthrow an oppressive regime, an unprecedented mass rejection of Shiite Islam is paving the way for the fastest-growing underground church in the world.

In this powerful and revealing episode of Unmuted, host Edwin Abnous sits down with Dr. Douglas Groothuis—veteran philosopher, apologetics expert, and author—to examine the Iranian crisis through a biblical lens and unpack the theology of resistance.

🎯 Who This Is For:

1. Christians grappling with the theology of government submission and civil disobedience.
2. Supporters of the persecuted underground church in Iran and the Middle East.
3. Students of Christian apologetics, philosophy, and biblical theology.
4. The Iranian diaspora seeking an intellectual defense for their faith in a newly secularizing nation.
5. Anyone trying to process deep personal or global suffering through a biblical worldview.

💡 Key Takeaways:

→ Why the 1979 Islamic Republic functions as an illegitimate “alien insurrection” and exactly when physical resistance becomes a biblical last resort under Romans 13

→ How to navigate the tension between loving your enemies and praying for the destruction of wicked regimes using the imprecatory Psalms

→ The power of lament as a Christian apologetic to process profound political evil and suffering without losing faith