JW: The United Kingdom’s foreign secretary is urging Parliament to withhold aid to nations in which Christians are persecuted. “‘I think we should do more for the estimated 240 million Christians who face persecution for their faith around the world,’ Jeremy Hunt told members of parliament.”
It is worthwhile to note that all but two of the top 17 states where Christians are most persecuted in the world are Muslim countries.
While Jeremy Hunt is urging Britain to do more to help persecuted Christians, given the deplorable record of the UK government in kowtowing to Muslims, it is highly unlikely that anything will be done, beyond a false public impression created that the UK actually cares about persecuted Christians.
Take some recent examples in the UK:
- The asylum application of a Christian family facing a death fatwa in Pakistan was rejected by the UK Home Office three times;
- The UK also deported a Christian back to Pakistan despite his receiving beatings and threats from Muslims in that country;
- The UK Home Office rejected the asylum bid of an Iranian convert to Christianity, mocking him and saying that “Christianity is not a religion of peace.” The Home Office also made fun of the Iranian national for believing in Christ and wrote to him: “You affirmed in your AIR 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.”
- The British government barred Asia Bibi from entering the country, for fear that if she did, Muslims would riot.
If the UK decides to help Christians, this would be something to be celebrated, but evidence suggests that nothing will be done. read more
Hunt is obviously a racist.
Highly unlikely is an understatement.
UK is on its way to becoming the 1st muslim nation in Europe.
At least one government secretary has the rocks and honesty to say it. Too bad he’ll be beheaded.
I’ve been reading through the top 50 list from Open Doors, which has the Palestinian Territories at 49: “In general, Palestinian Christians face ethnic persecution from Israelis as a result of the ongoing Palestinian-Israeli conflict. All Christian groups struggle with travel and other limitations imposed by Israeli authorities. Those who convert to Christianity from Islam, however, face the worst persecution, and it is difficult for them to safely participate in existing churches. Christians also sometimes face harassment from radical Jews.”
They do list the source of persecution as Islamic oppression, and the penultimate sentence vaguely points to a Palestinian source of harassment, but overall this description makes it all about the big bad Jews. I’m sure some Israelis do harass some Palestinians – there are good and bad everywhere – but why PA officials and Palestinian societal pressure/harassment aren’t even briefly discussed is disingenuous, even just plain dishonest.