Tolerant, liberal Jordan is not so tolerant and liberal when it comes to those who convert from Islam to Christianity. This is yet more evidence of the fact that non-Muslims do not enjoy full and equal rights with Muslims in any Muslim country in the world today. “Apostasy rules,” from World Magazine, with thanks to […]
US missionaries released in Dubai
From Reuters, with thanks to Twostellas: DUBAI: Two US missionaries detained in Dubai on suspicion of distributing Christian compact discs and Bibles in the Muslim Gulf emirate have returned to the United States, a local newspaper said. A US embassy official confirmed the report but declined to give details, citing the US privacy act. The […]
3000 Christians Harassed and Attacked in UK
From the Barnabas Fund via ReligionJournal, with thanks to EPG and RB: Some 3,000 Christians in the UK are in danger because they have chosen to convert from Islam. Some are being actively harassed and persecuted, but many church leaders seem more interested in defending their attackers than in standing up for the rights of […]
Saudis imprison Christian convert
And why not? Islamic law forbids Muslims to leave Islam. The prophet Muhammad himself says: “Whoever changed his Islamic religion, then kill him.” (Bukhari, IX:84:57). From WND, with thanks to Ali Dashti: Saudi religious police arrested a 30-year-old citizen who converted from Islam to Christianity. Emad Alaabadi, who has a wife and four children, is […]
Iran: Concern mounts for jailed Iranian Christian; Government Admits Christianity “Out of Control”
A courageous ex-Muslim battles the odds in Iran. From IranFocus, with thanks to Susan: Iranian authorities have refused to give any reason for the arrest and prolonged detention of Hamid Pourmand, 47, a lay pastor in the Assemblies of God Church. No one has been allowed contact with Pourmand since September 9, when he was […]
Iran: Police raid church, arrest at least 80 leaders
Yes, let’s come to an accord with this regime, eh, Mr. Kerry? From WND, : At least 80 Christian leaders attending the general conference of the Iranian Assemblies of God, being held near Tehran, were arrested and questioned following a police raid three days ago. Ten pastors taken into custody are still being held, and […]
Muslim peril in a new faith
In traditional Islamic law, for a Muslim to convert to another faith brings a death sentence. This is not “extremist” Islam. It is the Islamic mainstream, based on a statement of Muhammad: “Whoever changed his Islamic religion, then kill him.” (Sahih Bukhari, Volume 9, Book 84, Number 57). From the Washington Times, with thanks to […]
UN Urged to Protect Muslims Who Change Religion
More on this appeal for basic human rights. Note the lack of a reply from the “moderate” Muslim Council of Britain. From CNSNews.com, with thanks to Nicolei: A petition signed by almost 90,000 people in 32 countries was presented last week to U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour, the organization spearheading the campaign […]
Uzbekistan: Secret Police Interrogate And Beat Christians
Uzbekistan is reputed to be another beacon of Muslim moderation, but evidently that moderation doesn’t extend to dhimmis who dare to proselytize. Question: if Islam is so certain of its superiority as the last and perfect revelation from the true God, correcting and abrogating all previous revelations, why is it so unsure of itself as […]
Terrorists warn missionaries to stay out
In Islamic law, the penalty for conversion from Islam is death. And dhimmis are strictly forbidden to proselytize. These warnings are in full accord with these provisions, once again illustrating that the “extremist” Muslims are the by-the-book types, and that only when moderate Muslims acknowledge, confront and repudiate what is actually taught in Islamic theology […]