Pastor talks of breakdown in Turkey, but also forgiveness
(WorldNews Europe)

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) - The American pastor recently released after two years of confinement in Turkey said Friday that he suffered a breakdown during his time in prison and was put on anti-anxiety medication. Andrew Brunson said he was deprived of books - even a Bible - for long stretches of time. For eight months, he spent 24 hours a day with more than 20 men in a cell designed for eight. But the worst of it, he said, was the uncertainty. The pastor who had led a small congregation faced the possibility of life in a Turkish prison if convicted on charges of terrorism and related counts, accusations he still calls “ridiculous.” “I didn’t do very well,”...