Sudanese center says incidents of apostasy & atheism increasing in country
May 14, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The chairman of the Islamic Center for Preaching and Comparative Studies Ammar Saleh said that cases of apostasy and atheism are on the rise in the country and accused authorities of negligence in addressing this issue. At a press conference today, Saleh claimed that the number of converts from Islam in Khartoum have reached 109 apostates stressing that these figures are growing in a "continuous" and "scary" fashion especially with the presence of atheists and homosexuals. The Islamic figure rapped the government for not taking decisive action against missionaries operating "boldly" in the country. He said anyone who denies the existence of proselytizing or people converting to Shiite faith are either living in Mars or are just in denial. Saleh appealed to the official bodies and the community to take a stand against the Christianization to find a solution problem and argued that governments efforts in this regard are timid compared to missionaries’ efforts. He also accused the Orthodox Church of building a church in Ombadda without permit in a "de facto" manner. The former head of Ombadda People’s Committee who is also a member of the ruling National Congress Party Adam Mudawi, claimed that they have information indicating that there is an underground storage in this three-story church that contains a large cache of weapons. Mudawi also said there is a satellite dish in the church that they don’t know why it is needed. He accused the church of exploiting poor citizens by providing financial support and assistance to aid its proselytizing activities. (ST) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
