UK to reconsider Iranian Christian’s asylum claim following global condemnation

Mar 30, 2019 by Jill

by Michael Gryboski, Christian Post:

The U.K. Home Office said it would take a second look at an Iranian Christian’s asylum claim after the department first denied the application because, they argued, Christianity is not a peaceful religion.

The department faced international criticism for attacking Christianity as a violent religion in a letter stating their reasons for denying the Christian convert’s asylum application.

“The Home Office have agreed to withdraw their refusal and to reconsider our client’s asylum application, offering us a chance to submit further representations. A good start, but more change is needed,” the Iranian’s caseworker, Nathan Stevens, tweeted on March 22.

Stevens added that he hopes “there will be real change though as it isn’t all about this one case; there’s a much wider problem to be addressed here.”

On his Twitter page, Stevens said that several years ago, in another asylum applicant’s refusal letter, the Home Office attacked an applicant’s faith in Jesus, saying: “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.”

Read here