Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has been criticized for reported abuses against Christians.
There is no compulsion in religion update:
* Heaven knows why they put ‘Detains’ and ‘Tortures’ in exclamation marks in the original article. I don’t think Gaddafi and his demented sons are as humanitarian as the good folks in Gitmo:
TRIPOLI, LIBYA (Worthy News) — Libya’s feared intelligence service has “detained and tortured” four Christians for converting from Islam, as part of a wider crackdown on people embracing Christianity, human rights group said in comments monitored by Worthy News Thursday, March 12.
U.S.-based International Christian Concern (ICC) said the believers, whose names were not identified, were imprisoned for the past seven weeks in Tripoli, Libya’s capital.
“Libya’s External Security Organization is believed to be behind the detention and torture of the Christians” ICC said, citing local sources.
Update:
Muslim Burns a Young Copt Alive and Murders His Father Because of a Rumor!!!
Egypt:
A Muslim man set fire to a Coptic young man, murdered his father and wounded his younger brother, after it was rumored that the young Copt allegedly had a relationship with the Muslim man’s sister!!The events took place in the small village of “Dmas” Meet-Ghamr, after a rumor spread around of a relationship between the 25-year-old Copt Shihata Sabri, and the sister of a Muslim man named Yasser Ahmed Qasim.
Yasser went to Coptic Shehata, holding a gasoline canister, poured it over him and set him on fire, as bystanders looked on in horror. The young Copt threw himself into the adjacent canal to try to put out the flames from his burning body. The fire left burns all over his body, leading to his death. More here...
Continued, Libya detains….
The security agents have reportedly barred families from visiting the detained converts and ICC said they “are putting severe physical and psychological pressure on the Christians in order to force them to reveal the names of other converts.”
“Fearing for their lives, converts from Islam are on the run,” the group added.
TORTURE REPORTED
ICC said the detention and alleged torture of the Christian converts come despite efforts by Libya to improve ties with the international community.
Libya began re-establishing relations following the recent lifting of sanctions, which were imposed due to the country’s involvement in the bombing of an American airliner, in which 270 people were killed.
However, “by torturing the four Christian converts and stifling religious freedom, Libya is once again violating basic principles of the international human rights law,” ICC said. Libyan officials could not immediately be reached for comment.
“We call upon Libyan officials to stop torturing the four Christians and release them from detention,” added ICC Regional Manager for Africa, Jonathan Racho. “Libya must respect the rights of its citizens to worship freely and not to be tortured. We particularly ask the Libyan leader and the current head of the African Union, Mr. Muammar Gaddafi, to set the prisoners free and demonstrate his country’s commitment to respect human rights.”
The group said it had urged its supporters to “pray for the safe release of the detained believers” and “for comfort and strength of their families.”


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forcing people….kaw…can u tell me some one forced to become a Muslim….if Muslims were forcing people become Muslims..u would not see one Arab christian….Islam ruled India for 1000 year…80 of Indians are Hindu..stop lying..and i did not say that catholic say do so..i said Christians..and we know there is many types of Christians..and i am not living in my box ..u r living in huge box made of ur own hands and imaginations
Najeeb,
Jesus Son of God is descriptional, family theory falls short of
describing of manifestation of Yahwe in human form Yehoshuwa
(Yeshua/Jesus), monotheistic descriptions in Judaism, Christianity
and Islam as well as dualism and trinitarian descriptions are not
adequate enough. YHWH appeared to Abrahim in human form,
He can because He is allmighty.
Also the Father-Son aspect is not to be compared with the normal
human relation. same as Malak YHWH (is Angel of Yahwe) is not just
like other angels but Yahwe in angelic form.
In a way YHWH is Yeshua and in another way the only divine human,
perfect without sin and He was sacrificed instead of all humans in order
to save them and was resurrected after 3 days and 3 nights and
ascended to Heaven.
Difference of the real YHWH worship compared to Judaism, Christianity and Islam: you can not EARN salvation; it is grace through faith. you accept it or not, it is everyone’s personal choice.
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