. >> reporter: chris mitchell, cbn news, jerusalem. >> george: joining us now is david ignazar. david, great to have you back on the show. his election, do you see this as a positive development for christians? and if so, why? >> well, i would say that the election of rohani as the president could be reason for some cautious optimism for christians. and that is not because he is a reformer who wants to change the islamic republic, but because he is a pragmatist who realizes he needs to do a deal with the west in order to lift some of the sanctions that have hurt iran. >> george: do you think that pragmatism could work out badly for christians? >> the reality is even if the pressure is lifted, the christians will continue to be monitored. they'll continue to be observed by the government, and they will live with the pressure that any time persecution could come back. and so it is important for us to continue to pray. this is certainly that nothing has changed, and it won't change overnight. there could be some better days ahead, but at the same time, the fundamental system is not

john waggi, cbn news. >> george: two years ago, south sudan became a new nation, having won its independencerom sudan. since then, many former revolutionary soldiers have immigrated to the united states. but as cbn's contributing reporter, russ jones, he brings thi this story of one soldier who stayed to build a new nation. >> reporter: during the recent visit to his homeland, john points out his uncle of the same name who led the revolution that led to south sudan's independence. >> so we put them here because they are heros. they have given us freedom. >> reporter: as one of the lost boys of sudan, as they're often called, he was separated from his family as a young boy in the 1980s to fight for his nation's freedom from extremist muslims. but 13 years into his military service, under the command of his uncle, garong heard the gospel message for the first time. leaving the battlefield this burst boy of sudan enlisted into a new army, taking on a new fight. that decision led him to yenia. kenya. >> oo i have seen great vision. >> reporter: it was in room number four of h his dorm, he absorb

today swedish christians are crediting cbn news as a factor in raza's freedom. >> reporter: in march, cbn news brought you this story of raza jabari, who along with many other iranian christians in sweden faced deportation back to iran and grave danger. the swedish government's attitude towards iranian christians facing deportation would seem to be as cold as the swedish winter. the iranians say sweden's immigration board simply does not care if they face prison or torture if they return to iran. ♪ >> reporter: jabari, a famous singer in iran, who refused to be a government informant, was hiding in sweden after his asylum request was rejected. >> in islam, it is shari'a and it is every muslim man who leaves the islam must be killed because this man is a prostate. >> reporter: his pastor still can't believe raza's asylum request was denied. >> i thought, this should be a piece of cake. i mean, this man has brought other muslims to the christian faith and the christian baptism. i mean, if he is a fraud, he is a very bad one because he is bringing people to christian faith. but, still, t

here with us now for the must read opinion pages from washington, chief political correspondent for cbn newsbrody. good to have you on board this morning. i got a must read from "the washington post" i'm going to read in just a moment, but first anger directed at the federal government and the irs was enough for hundreds of americans to gather in protest yesterday in the nation's capital. the audit irs rally was to paint the government enemy number one. it did not stop them from implicated the nsa and the epa with government corruption. notable speakers include senator ted cruz and rand paul along with representative dave camp and michele bachmann and conservative pundit glenn beck. tea party organizers called the rally their largest event since 2010. >> and, david, as dana mill writes in "the washington post," marco rubio is also a target. this is the republican party going into the 2014 elections and trying to take the white house back. right now it has a little bit of intermural battling going on. >> there's no question about that. and the front lines of that intermural battle, to a degre