The biblical case for charging Shamima Begum with treason

Feb 24, 2019 by

by Tim Dieppe, Premier:

The Home Secretary has suggested the ancient law of treason could be rewritten to make it easier to prosecute returning jihadist fighters such as Shamima Begum. Christian Concern’s head of public policy Tim Dieppe explains why he believes the Bible supports this course of action

The case of Shamima Begum has captivated the nation. Shamima left the UK in 2015 when she was just 15 years old to join ISIS and become a so-called “jihadi bride”. Now four years later, having just given birth to a baby son, she has appealed to come back to the UK. In response to this, a petition calling on the government to ban all ISIS members from returning to the UK has attracted over 500,000 signatures and is now the most popular petition to the government.

Sadly, Shamima appears unrepentant for her actions, a point that should be taken into account given the emphasis in Christianity on repentance. She has said that she doesn’t regret going to live under Islamic State and that seeing a severed head in a bin didn’t faze her.

She also defended the Manchester bombing of the Ariana Grande concert as a tit-for-tat retaliation for air strikes in Syria, and she named her baby Jarrah, which means “able fighter” or “one who wounds”.

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