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UK denies asylum to Iranian convert to Christianity, saying the religion is not 'peaceful'
 [FOXNEWS] The U.K. government agency in charge of immigration has come under fire for denying political asylum to an Iranian convert to Christianity and explaining its decision on its contention that the religion is not peaceful.The Iranian man had said in his asylum petition that he converted to Christianity because it was a "peaceful" religion. The U.K. Home Office, which oversees immigration and passports, among other things, sent the Iranian national a letter that said the book of Revelations is "filled with imagery of Dire Revenge, destruction, death and violence," according to the Independent. It cited excerpts from the Bible, according to the newspaper, and added: "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 Dire Revenge." The newspaper said it reached out to the Home Office for comment and was told that the letter the asylum seeker had received did not follow its protocol for handling petitions based on religious persecution. The agency said it was trying to improve training for officers who decide religious conversion-related cases. Legal experts are holding the case up as an example of what they say is the agency’s pattern of over-reaching to deny political asylum. Nathan Stevens, the asylum seeker’s caseworker, tweeted: "I’ve seen a lot over the years, but even I was genuinely shocked to read this unbelievably offensive diatribe being used to justify a refusal of asylum. Posted by: Fred 2019-03-23 |
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