It still blows my mind: after thousands of years, the people, locations, and events match history with pinpoint accuracy today. Yet people refuse to believe! 🤯
Shawn Ryan's guest illustrates...
#Yeshua
Faith in Hiding: The Reality of Moroccan Converts to Christianity
In Morocco,
I was a Muslim who converted to Christianity. However, I was forced to practice my faith in total secrecy for years, as if I were doing something illegal. This wasn’t only my case. I discovered it was the reality of an entire community living in fear — thousands of Moroccan Christians from a Muslim background.
We couldn’t meet publicly to worship on Sunday. We had to gather secretly in homes because the government does not allow it.
We couldn’t appoint pastors, perform baptisms, celebrate Christian marriages, or hold Christian burial ceremonies. The government sees us as Muslims and does not recognize us as Christians.
When someone dies, we are forced to bury them according to Islamic procedures. Often, we cannot avoid Islamic rituals. Many are buried in Islamic cemeteries, with the Qur’an recited over them by local Muslim clerics who are present at the burial.
We couldn’t choose Christian names for our children. Even though there is no clear written law prohibiting it, the authorities simply refuse to register those names through administrative procedures.
We couldn’t have a civil marriage. Marriages had to be conducted according to Islamic law, with certificates issued by Muslim courts and clerics, including Islamic phrases stating that we are married according to the Sunnah of Allah and His Messenger.
Our children were forced to study Islam in school. Islamic education and the Qur’an cannot be waived, even if you inform the school that you are a Christian family. They are required to repeat phrases such as “Allah said” and “the Prophet said…”
Any Moroccan Christian woman who wants to marry a Spanish, French, or American man cannot do so in Morocco unless he converts to Islam, because she is officially considered Muslim, and under Islamic law a Muslim woman cannot marry a non-Muslim man.
We couldn’t legally import Arabic Bibles or Christian literature. We had to smuggle them or ask visitors coming from abroad to bring copies discreetly.
In the past, many meetings were raided by police. Bibles, laptops, and Christian literature were confiscated. People were taken for interrogation, intimidated, harassed, and humiliated. The last major raids happened in 2010.
These are just some of the things I wanted to share. There is more, and I will share it in the future.
Just a few creatives you can find on Thegallerycreatives. A social media platform allowing you to find creative businesses based on location
https://t.co/VblzPL2dcO
After a long wait, it is finally here! 🎉🍾
The video adaptation of my book #GriotsTellNoLies
https://t.co/FOz48NlfWq
We will release it chapter by chapter so make sure you LIKE & SUBSCRIBE!
Here is a sneak peek 👀
A social media platform that lets people connect with creatives in any niche based on location. No followers. No likes. No comments. Straight business and no bs
@JmeBBK check your email pls 🖤
On the 4th January at Samsung KX we are hosting an amazing networking event
🎟️ https://t.co/GAJVI3VmCr
Full line up and run through of day out shortly 🫡
If you would like the opportunity to do a 5-minute presentation on your business at Samsung KX on January 4th
Drop me a message
Ps looking for creatives in any of these categories: hair & beauty, fashion, wellness & fitness, events planning/ design, culinary/ visual arts