Don't show you are a Christian!

That is the advice of the Swedish special court for immigration, when they want to send back a Christian couple to Iran, according to Dagen . According to the newspaper, the Court (and apparently the Immigration Service itself, as they want to sent the couple back) thinks it is no big problem being a Christian in Iran, as long as you hold a low profile. They seem to know little about Christianity, as Christ calls upon his followers not to keep a low profile. The Great Commission and the central place that has in Christian faith seems to be unknown for them. How can one be a Christian and not talk about what changed ones life with friends, relatives, collegues, not gather in places to pray and worship?

There is no freedom for Christians in Iran. I thought everybody knew that. If Sweden thinks freedom of religion is important (as politicians say all the time) it seems clear to me that people like this couple should be granted to stay. While Sweden as a nation should do all that is possible to support democracy in countries like Iran.

Sending back people who fled because of their Christian faith to a country where they can be sentenced to death for their conversion from Islam to Christianity could be seen as helping third part to persecute people for their faith. Let us hope that Sweden will be more decent than so.