An Iranian convert from Islam to Christianity has been denied asylum in the UK because an official rejected his claim that Christianity is a peaceful religion.
The unnamed official in the Home Office used extensive quotes from the Bible, such as “You will pursue your enemies, and they will fall by the sword before you,” from Leviticus, as evidence against the asylum seeker’s claim about Christianity.
“These examples are inconsistent with your claim that you converted to Christianity after discovering it is a ‘peaceful’ religion, as opposed to Islam which contains violence, rage and revenge,” read a rejection letter made public by the Asylum seeker’s caseworker Nathan Stevens.
The same caseworker also shared that two years previously, another man’s claim to conversion was disbelieved for supposedly displaying a lack of faith in Jesus’ power to save him from political oppression.
”You affirmed in your AIR [Asylum Interview Record] that Jesus is your saviour, but then claimed that He would not be able to save you from the Iranian regime. It is therefore considered that you have no conviction in your faith and your belief in Jesus is half-hearted,” said the letter of refusal.
