The British Government should speak up for persecuted Christians

 

“The British Government should speak up for persecuted Christians” says Canon Yaqub Masih who was speaking to Christians in the Government on the subject of Persecuted Christians around the World at the Foreign Office. His audience included the Under Secretary of State. He claimed that worldwide anti-Christian persecution is not only increasing but also becoming more violent and deadly. “I think it is fair to say that today Christians are the single most heavily and extensively persecuted group in the world,” Canon Masih said. “The British government ought to speak out more firmly, clearly and frequently, but the major obstacle to speaking out more forcefully is political correctness and a misplaced reticence on the part of the Foreign Office and the rest of the British government regarding Britain’s deep historical and cultural connection with Christianity, and a misguided desire not to be seen to be defending the human rights of Christians.”  He was highlighting the situation in Iraq Iran, Egypt, Nigeria, Ethiopia and Pakistan - especially its Blasphemy Law which he described as being ‘like a sword hanging over the Christians’.

 

“Those who are accused of blasphemy are subject to harassment, threats and attacks,” Canon Masih continued. “They are subject to immediate incarceration, most are denied bail, and those who are acquitted of blasphemy usually go into hiding or leave Pakistan. Recently two high profile individuals have been killed, because they raised their voice against the blasphemy law. As Christians we should feel the pain of those who are suffering, because we are all part of the body of Christ. We should also be concerned for this nation, as some people are becoming intolerant in our own society, and are too fearful to express their views, in case they are accused of racism. God has put us where we are for a purpose, so show let us show our concern and raise our voice for the voiceless." 

 

I am convinced that neither death nor life will be able to separate us from of God, that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.