Isa or Yeshua?
A week ago this surprising statement was made by the Prime Minister of Pakistan: “There is no mention of Jesus Christ in any books of history.” I wrote a rebuttal to it only yesterday. However, the exact phrase Mr. Khan used for Jesus Christ was ‘Hazrat Isa’. His use of …
No mention of Jesus Christ in any history!
Yes, the Prime Minister of Pakistan said: “There is no mention of Jesus Christ in any books of history”. Imran Kham made this bold statement at a conference held to celebrate the (supposed) birthday of Mohammed. If that is the case, then none of the New Testament books are histories …
Outlawing the criticism of religious ideas
Pakistan has begun a diplomatic effort to make it against international law for anyone to criticise a religion. “Pakistan informs UN of initiative to counter defamation of religions,” Express Tribune, November 22, 2018: “Pakistan informed the United Nations (UN) on Thursday of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s initiative for an international …
I am Asia Bibi!
In the 1960s film Sparticus, there is a memorable scene when the oppressive Romans are searching for the rebel slave Sparticus, to find him and kill him. Many of his fellow slaves stand up and, rather than denounce Sparticus, all claim to be him, shouting at the soldiers, ‘I’m Sparticus!’. …
An Unsettled Briton: Confessions of a Second Generation, Christian, Immigrant
My mother left Holland when she was 17 to work in England as an au pair. Two years later she was married and shortly after her 20th birthday she gave birth to a baby boy – me. Four hundred years before Queen Elizabeth 1 was persuaded by one of her …
The Campaign to end Western nation states
Next month the United Nations, that international body long dominated by the Organisation of the Islamic Conference, will vote on a measure to make migration a human right. It is sure to pass. It sounds a good thing, until you realise that Islamic strategists have long been following a plan …
Britain just lost the Great War
It has been reported that the UK Government has refused the asylum request for Asia Bibi and her family. In Pakistan, Asia Bibi was recently acquitted of the charge of blasphemy, but at present she and her family are still in grave danger, as the government of Pakistan have still …
How Asia Bibi is treated now will set how the world views Pakistan, the UN and Islam
That man in the photograph looks really, very, very cross. Holding the photo of a sad-looking Asia Bibi with a big cross taped her face, he is yelling at the top of his voice, presumably calling for her to die. For him, as a good Muslim, it should be enough …
Thailand’s treatment of its vulnerable foreigners is a stain upon its good character
In these turbulent times, the issue of immigration is never far from the top of the political agenda in many countries. In Thailand, the same holds true. However, unlike many countries who seek to provide humane solutions to the plight of refugees, especially those fleeing persecution and threats to life, …
Religions and States
Any Google search on religion and state will bring up many references to the separation of church and state, a very contentious topic in the United States of America. The argument in that country seems to be that that the atheists object to Christians holding office and bringing Christian ideas …
