Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has been criticized for suggesting that force should not be used topromotecultural valuesin the country.Do not interfere in peoples lives so much, even if it is out of compassion, Rouhani said at a health insurance conference on May 24 arranged by the administration. Let people pick their own path to heaven.One cannot take people to heaven through force and a whip. The Prophet [Mohammad] did not have a whip in his hand.
Today, May 27, influential conservative Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami responded,They say let people be and dont take them to heaven by force. Headdressedthe administration rather than Rouhani specifically.
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