At the height of the Syrian crisis in 2015, Germany welcomed more than a million refugees. Recall Angela Merk’s famous words: “We Can Do This.” As should have been expected, utter chaos in Germany ensued: massive unemployment among migrants, a rising jihad threat, and widespread sex attacks, prompting etiquette signs at public swimming pools. Merkel also admitted that anti-Semitism was coming to the country from “refugees or people of Arab origin.”
Despite the flood of economic migrants (and the monetary costs shouldered by taxpayers, as well as security threats), as elections approached last year during COVID lockdowns, Germany again opened its doors in a big welcome for unvetted Afghan refugees.
Everyone, no matter his or her background, is welcomed into Germany, or so it seemed. Except Christians, that is. An Iranian Christian convert is being singled out by Germany and the the EU. And this was the absurd reason for his rejection in Germany:
According to his advocates at the global legal advocacy group ADF International, the Iranian appealed to the Greifswald Administrative Court, which dismissed his case because it is “not particularly likely” that a Muslim would convert after his brother-in-law was killed and his wife abused for converting.
All the more reason for him to convert!
The double rejection of this genuine Christian refugee could cost him his life in Iran, especially given the fate of his family there, and showcases the anti-Christian sentiment of globalist leaders in Germany and the EU.
Germany also made unsavory news this week after its Chancellor’s delayed reaction to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ appalling statement that “Israel committed ’50 Holocausts.’”
“European human rights court rejects Christian convert facing deportation to Iran,” by Samantha Kamman, Christian Post, August 16, 2022:
The European Court of Human Rights has rejected the case of an Iranian Christian convert who was denied protection in Germany and could face deportation, leaving him vulnerable to persecution upon his return to Iran.
Hassan, whose name has been changed to protect his identity and is recorded as H.H. on public documents, is a 44-year-old Iranian cabinetmaker. He applied for asylum in Germany in 2018 but was denied by the German authorities.
According to his advocates at the global legal advocacy group ADF International, the Iranian appealed to the Greifswald Administrative Court, which dismissed his case because it is “not particularly likely” that a Muslim would convert after his brother-in-law was killed and his wife abused for converting.
The Administrative Court declared that if such events did occur, they would have a “deterrent effect” on third parties.
“No one should be persecuted for their faith. Iran is one of the most dangerous countries in the world for Christians, and converts are particularly at risk. In the last year, religious persecution has greatly worsened,” ADF International Legal Officer Lidia Rieder said in a statement.
“So-called ‘religious deviants’ can be given prison sentences, national security charges are continuously used to target religious minorities. The courts in Germany must take this into account when processing asylum applications.”
Hassan told Federal Office for Migration and Refugees that he was introduced to Christianity by his brother-in-law, who was imprisoned for participating in a house church. According to ADF, his brother-in-law was killed for practicing his faith in jail. Hassan and his family gave their lives to Christ.
According to persecution watchdog organization Open Doors USA, the view of the Iranian government is that all ethnic Persians are by definition Muslim, and any Persian Christians are considered “apostates.” Any Christian activity in the Persian language is considered illegal.
Once their new faith was discovered, security forces reportedly stormed Hassan’s family home and confiscated books, the computer, their passports and their Bible. The family fled to Turkey and later to Germany…..
