The Bishop of Durham said that the Church of England had raised issues with the Home Office over the religious literacy of its staff Nigel Roddis/Getty ImagesThe Home Office refused asylum to an Iranian who converted from Islam to Christianity because it said that Christianity was not a peaceful religion. Immigration officials wrote to the man citing violent passages from the Bible to prove their point. They said that the Book of Revelation was “filled with imagery of revenge, destruction, death and violence”. The Church of England condemned the “lack of religious literacy” shown by the immigration officials, after the man warned he might now face persecution in Iran for his faith. The official letter cites a passage from Leviticus in the Old Testament, which states: “You will pursue your enemies and they will fall by the sword before you.”It also cites chapter 10 of Matthew’s gospel, where Jesus states:…

Source: The Times March 21, 2019 12:00 UTC