Observe, by the way, that, as a corollary, the Moslem was promised a paradise peopled with sensual girls, where wine flowed in streams — a real earthly paradise. The Christians, on the other hand, declare themselves satisfied if after their death they are allowed to sing hallelujahs! …Christianity, of course, has reached the peak of absurdity in this respect. And that’s why one day its structure will collapse.
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Like Zonoobi, most say true belief prompted their embrace of Christianity. But there’s no overlooking the fact that the decision will also greatly boost their chances of winning asylum by allowing them to claim they would face persecution if sent home.
Martens recognizes that some convert in order to improve their chances of staying in Germany — but for the pastor motivation is unimportant. Many, he said, are so taken by the Christian message that it changes their lives. And he estimates that only about 10 percent of converts do not return to church after christening.
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A British Asian convert from Islam, Nissar Hussain, told Barnabas that a mob of around 40 Muslim young men of Pakistani descent gathered outside his home in Bradford on 18 August in a patent display of intimidation. Two days later, his car was pelted with eggs by youngsters. But last week’s attacks are merely the latest in a history of persistent persecution towards this Christian convert family.
Mr Hussain and his wife converted from Islam to Christianity in 1996 and have endured decades of persecution by Muslims in the UK. “We are quite simply living as prisoners in our home and as soon as we try to venture outside we are jeered at, mocked, and sworn at,” he wrote.
In the past year alone his car has been damaged four times, and this month the rear screen and side window of his son’s car were also smashed when he was back home during the university summer break.
Years of persecution from the local Muslim community forced Mr Hussain’s family out of their previous home in 2006. But problems resurfaced in 2008 when the couple participated in a BBCDispatches documentary called “Unholy war” that highlighted the plight of Muslim converts to Christianity. Since then, they have been the victims of violence, abuse and other attacks.
One of the most frustrating and distressing features of these problems is that the family gets little help from police, local authorities or even other Christians. Previously, he received advice from one police officer to consider moving house if he wanted to escape the intimidation and on another occasion he was advised by the police sergeant to “stop trying to be a crusader and move out”
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