Fred Nile's awkward Twitter fail
The photo which was uploaded to Fred Nile's Twitter feed but has since been deleted. (Supplied)
Reverend Fred Nile has made an awkward blunder on Twitter by uploading a picture he believed showed the execution of a smiling Iraqi Christian – when it was actually an Iranian murderer.
The Christian Democratic Party Senator tweeted a series of images in support of the campaign "God protect the Christians of the Middle East ... because our governments have failed them" showing a young man smiling and waving as he is led to the gallows.
In the accompanying text Senator Nile wrote: "How one Christian faced death at the hands of ISIS."
"He was already in Jesus' arms. Psalms 23:4 #saved.”
But the man wasn't a Christian at all but rather Majid Kavoosifar, 28, a murderous Iranian who, along with his cousin and uncle, was executed for killing a prominent Iranian judge in 2007.
Kavoosifar gained notoriety by accepting the noose with a grin and waving "goodbye".
Senator Nile has since deleted his tweet.
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