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Is the UK Too Hard on Asylum-Seeking Christian Converts?

By Rod Anderson, CP Cartoonist
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 A number of recent refugees who converted to Christianity in the United Kingdom are protesting their denial for asylum, after authorities said they could not prove the authenticity of their Christian faith by answering basic Bible questions, such as reciting the 10 Commandments.

BBC News reported on Sunday that an all-party parliamentary group on international religious freedom is standing up for these converts, arguing that asking Bible trivia to prove one's faith is unfair and does not really determine what a person believes.

Read more at http://www.christianpost.com/news/christian-converts-asylum-faith-bible-trivia-ten-commandments-164848/#L7PxY1wUb3K51gIF.99

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