Persecution Watchdog Responds to Whoopi Goldberg's America-Iran Comparison

Billy Hallowell
07-01-2025

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Outrage, frustration, and shock recently surrounded “The View” host Whoopi Goldberg’s proclamation that seemed to claim life for Black Americans is similar to that of those living under Iran’s horrific dictatorship — a place where citizens have virtually no free speech or religious liberty.

Jeff King, president of International Christian Concern, a persecution watchdog, joined CBN News to fact-check Goldberg’s claims, explain the religious persecution situation inside Iran, and offer his perspective on why he believes the TV host’s contentions are wrong.

Here’s what he had to say:

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Billy Hallowell writes for CBN's Faithwire.com. He has been working in journalism and media for more than a decade. His writings have appeared in CBN News, Faithwire, Deseret News, TheBlaze, Human Events, Mediaite, PureFlix, and Fox News, among other outlets. He is the author of several books, including Playing with Fire: A Modern Investigation Into Demons, Exorcism, and Ghosts Hallowell has a B.A. in journalism and broadcasting from the College of Mount Saint Vincent in Riverdale, New York and an M.S. in social research from Hunter College in Manhattan, New York.
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