A Sudden Turnaround
Jul. 23rd, 2009 10:57 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
poliphiloOh...
Right....
I spoke to the solicitor. He's withdrawing from the case. He thinks Azam is scamming us.
It's like this. Azam wants to convert to Christianity, yes? But he knows nothing about Christianity. He's interviewed by immigration officials and he can't tell them what an apostle is or who Jesus' mother was. Even more telling, he doesn't seem to want to find out. He has an Urdu bible in his hands, but he hasn't read a word of it.
Apparently a lot of people try to pull this trick.
Anyway, he'll be going back to Pakistan. There's nothing anyone can do for him at this late stage. The case is closed.
I feel a little foolish.
Sorry.
And of course I'll always be left with a scintilla of doubt. Maybe he was for real and a terrible injustice has been done. I'll never know.
Right....
I spoke to the solicitor. He's withdrawing from the case. He thinks Azam is scamming us.
It's like this. Azam wants to convert to Christianity, yes? But he knows nothing about Christianity. He's interviewed by immigration officials and he can't tell them what an apostle is or who Jesus' mother was. Even more telling, he doesn't seem to want to find out. He has an Urdu bible in his hands, but he hasn't read a word of it.
Apparently a lot of people try to pull this trick.
Anyway, he'll be going back to Pakistan. There's nothing anyone can do for him at this late stage. The case is closed.
I feel a little foolish.
Sorry.
And of course I'll always be left with a scintilla of doubt. Maybe he was for real and a terrible injustice has been done. I'll never know.
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Date: 2009-07-23 02:55 pm (UTC)Religious Muslims know about Jesus and regard him as a prophet who preceded Muhammed. They also know the name of the mother of Jesus -- Maryam or Miriam in their languages.
I have a couple of Muslim friends who would consider it a rather foolish move to leave off their faith -- much as if I too decided to leave off mine and become Muslim. Yet, a person should be free to make that decision for him or her self without government interference.
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Date: 2009-07-23 03:19 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-07-23 05:01 pm (UTC)There's a huge gulf between Christianity and Islam- not only religious, but also cultural. Switching from one to the other is not something to be undertaken lightly.