Muslims who converted to Christianity are not uncommon in the modern world. Gradually, more and more people from different countries are changing Islam to the Catholic or Orthodox faith. Why is this happening?
Christianized Muslims in Egypt
More than a million Egyptian Muslims have already converted to Christianity. In 2012 alone, more than 750,000 audio copies and 500,000 text copies of the New Testament and 600,000 copies of the Jesus movie were sold.
Why did so many Muslims convert to Christianity?
Islam is becoming less attractive. According to various sources, during the 28 years of Sharia rule in Iran, the leaders failed to solve social and economic problems and make the country an example of an Islamic state, so many residents became disillusioned with their religion.
Many change their faith out of a sense of hopelessness. Christianity gives faith in one's strength and that life will change for the better.
Christianized Muslims in Iran
In Iran, the Gospel and the Old Testament have sharply begun to usedemand. Many want to buy Holy Scripture in Farsi. According to various sources, the number of Iranian Christian converts ranges from 500,000 to 1 million people. In total, about 70 million people live in Iran. About 50 Muslims convert to Christianity every day, and they do it secretly. This is understandable, because such actions are prohibited under pain of death. But in Europe they are more loyal to this. So, only in the capital of Great Britain there are 3 Christian churches for Iranians. There are also similar churches in 9 cities of England, 14 countries of Europe, 22 states of America. There are 8 cathedrals in major cities in Canada and 4 in Australia. In total, there are over 150 such churches in the West.
Muslim converts to Christianity in Algeria
Massive changes in faith are also observed among the Berber tribes. In 2006, even a law was passed banning missionary activity. Despite the fact that it restricts human rights (according to UN agreements), the law is still in force.
According to this, a person who forces or incites a Muslim to change his faith risks going to prison for a period of 2-5 years. The same punishment is provided for the distribution, creation and storage of religious literature that can shake the faith of Muslims.
How are things in other countries?
Every year about 35 thousand Turkish Muslims become Christians. In Malaysia, approximately 100,000 people have changed their faith. About 10,000 people become Christians in Indonesia every year. In this country, transitions from oneconfessions to another are allowed, but disputes around this phenomenon are still ongoing. In Yemen, the mass exodus of Muslims to other faiths is strongly condemned. Therefore, newly converted Christians arrange joint prayers in strict secrecy in the homes of foreigners. Because if anyone finds out that a Muslim woman has converted to Christianity, she will certainly be executed. The same applies to young people who have violated Sharia norms.
Is this okay?
Each country has its own understanding of the norm. Somewhere the change of confession is punishable by death, somewhere this is treated with loy alty. Therefore, there is no universal answer. At the same time, the number of Christians who convert to Islam is growing. Moreover, among them there are prominent scientists, athletes and public figures.
