After slaughtering a Muslim-turned-Christian, Islamic extremists have reportedly
returned the man's body to his Palestinian family in four pieces.
According to a report from the
Barnabas
Fund, the newly converted man left his friends and family earlier this month
bound for a mountainous region of the Palestinian Authority area. He reportedly
took Christian material with him – videos, cassette tapes and a Bible. After
approximately 10 days, the body of the man, who left behind a wife and two small
children, was returned to his home, having been cut into four pieces. The family
believes the act was meant a warning to other Muslims who might consider
becoming Christians.
The Barnabas Fund is withholding further details about the story due to
concern for the safety of the family.
The organization records incidents of Christian persecution in the Holy Land
and elsewhere, and works for changes in the way Islam is taught. Under Muslim
sharia law, any male who leaves Islam faces the death penalty.
According to the Barnabas Fund, local Christians working to support converts
from Islam report that Islamic militants in the Palestinian Authority area
deliberately target converts. The terror group Hamas reportedly receives funding
from Iran specifically for this purpose.
