I have a few “Big Eva” friends who cannot understand why I would need an alias. They never take stands on controversial topics, so they have no experience getting pushback from non-Christians. Well, two of the most threatening groups that hunt Christians are Muslims and governments. And worst of all is a government run by Muslims.  There’s no such thing as free speech and religious liberty in Islam.

Here’s the story from ADF International:

A father, imprisoned for over two-and-a-half years for discussing theology with Christian converts in a private Facebook group following his conversion from Islam to Christianity, has declared a hunger strike in a heartbreaking letter to his wife and family.

Religious freedom advocates are calling for the urgent and safe release of Abdulbaqi Saeed Abdo following a devastating letter to his family, in which he vows to strike in stages until he makes the strike “complete,” including turning away healthcare treatment and, eventually, food.

Abdo was arrested by Egyptian authorities in 2021 for his involvement with a Facebook page that is dedicated to supporting people who have converted from Islam to Christianity. He was living as a UNHCR registered asylum seeker in Egypt following the death threats he received in his home country of Yemen after he converted to Christianity.

And here is his current status:

The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention and the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief have received information on behalf of Girgis and Abdo, citing that both men have been deprived of their right to religious freedom and a fair trial under international law. ADF International is directly involved in international efforts to secure their release.

So, what to say about this?

Well, I think we should be concerned about opening our borders to let in unskilled workers from predominantly Muslim countries. And I also think that Christian leaders should stop advocating for open borders, and start equipping their flocks to disagree with Islam using evidence. I don’t mean “share your faith”. I mean make an argument using evidence for why Christianity is true, and make an argument using evidence for why Islam is false. Because if we Christians ever find ourselves living in a country that is majority Muslim, it will not be easy for us to act like Christians.

In case you want to see our Knight and Rose Show episodes where we take on Islam with evidence, look on our podcast page. If you haven’t taken the time to inform yourself about Islam, and equipped yourself to debate it with evidence, you should check out those episodes. And just in general, if you are relying on Christian leaders who don’t know anything about the dangers of Islam, and can’t show their work about why they disagree with Islam, like we’ve done, then maybe you should look elsewhere for leadership.