Everyday as I read through stories of Christian persecution, I am amazed at the faith of believers all over the world. I am especially moved by the fact, and it is truly a FACT, that if a person leaves Islam to follow Jesus Christ, in many cases it is a death sentence. So as you read this, consider whether or not you'd follow Jesus if you knew you could die for it. Thankfully this story is good news for our brother in Christ. Read on...click here for the full story.
The man, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, used human rights rules to overturn a previous Home Office decision to refuse him asylum.
Lawyers said there were fears that, as an apostate – one who rejects the Muslim religion – the man, originally from Mazar-i-Sharif, but now living in Hounslow, west London, would face persecution, or even death, if returned.
The former Kabul hotel worker had arrived in the UK as a Muslim, but converted to Christianity, was baptised and now regularly attends a west London church and bible classes.
But his conversion had met with hostility from other Afghans and Muslims, who spat at him in the street when rumours spread, the Asylum and Immigration Appeals Tribunal was told.
He was even threatened with death by two Afghans with whom he had shared a house in London and warned by others that he would be killed if he went back to Afghanistan.
Although the Afghan Constitution allows non-Muslims to practise their faith, the small Christian community practises exclusively underground and it is forbidden for Afghans to abandon Islam.
