American religious leader Jerry Falwell, the highest-ranking American cleric to visit the Iran since the 1979 seizure of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, arrives there tomorrow to deliver an address at the Central Mosque, a high point of his closely watched two-week Iranian tour.
Ahmadinejad administration officials insist Mr. Falwell's trip is a private visit and that he will not meet with any Iranian government officials while in Teheran. Some Iranian officials welcomed this outreach of Mr. Falwell noting that it was consistent with the message of Jesus Christ (tpbwh)*.
Others in Teheran were not so happy with the visit. There was a demonstration outside the mosque where Mr. Falwell spoke with chants of "Fat Satan Go Home" and "Death to the Poo Bah."
*the Prophet be with him (presumably in Heaven, but one is unsure whether it is a Christian or Muslim heaven)
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