As many as 40 asylum seekers on the Bibby Stockholm barge are said to be converting to Christianity, sparking fears that migrants are claiming to have changed their religion in order to be granted asylum.
Earlier this week it was revealed that Abdul Shokoor Ezedi, the suspected Clapham chemical attacker, was granted asylum after he converted to the religion, despite having previous convictions of two sex offences.
Of the 300 migrants on the Bibby Stockholm barge, nearly one in seven are attending churches under supervision from local faith leaders, a church elder told the BBC.
There is growing concern over the role of the churches in supporting asylum seekers in conversion to Christianity.
As many as forty asylum seekers on the Bibby Stockholm barge are said to be converting to Christianity
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On his second attempt to seek asylum in the UK, Ezedi claimed that he had converted to Christianity – which would put his life at risk if he returned home to Afghanistan.
At his third appeal, a priest vouched for his conversion claiming he was “wholly committed” to his new faith.
A Government source said: “There are clearly general questions about whether it is really possible to credibly substantiate the validity of a religious conversion, particularly where that opinion might be a main defence and carry very important implications.”
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