Crosswalk.com - U.K. Court Recognizes Threat to Christian Converts

by Crosswalk.com

According to the Christian Post, a U.K. immigration court of appeals delivered a "groundbreaking decision" that provides asylum for a young Christian couple who fled Syria after converting from Islam, recognizing the threat to Christians' lives for the first time.

This is a significant and groundbreaking decision that clearly puts the focus on the fact that many converts to Christianity from Islam face real danger including the ultimate penalty of death, said Jay Sekulow, chief counsel of both the European Center for Law and Justice, which aided the couple, and its U.S.-based affiliate the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), in a statement.

He added, This important decision will not go unnoticed in the international arena and were delighted that it provides protection for Christian converts who are at great risk because of their faith and their desire to share it. The couple's families and others have threatened to punish the couple's apostasy and "wash their shame" with death.