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"The mentality is, all religions are the same anyway, so why on earth would somebody convert from Islam to Christianity and make their lives troublesome," he said.

"The Reverend may very well be satisfied that the claimant has converted to Christianity, however, given all that precedes, the panel is not," Panagakos responded. She also attacked Nancy for "abusing" Canada's refugee system.

But not only does the government of Canada say that Nancy isn't a real Christian. It also says she won't face any real consequences for converting if she's forced to return to Iran.

Immigration Canada agent Sylvie Duval said Iranian shari'ah law mandates the death of converts only on paper, and not in practice. "There is no serious reason to believe that her life would be endangered or that she might fall victim to torture or other cruel punishments," she wrote.

That's denied by almost every human rights organization in the world, as well as by the U.S. government. The deportation order "totally baffles me," Amnesty International official Gloria Nafziger told UPI. "It seems the attitude in this country is: The boat is full; there's no room for any more people."

National Day of Prayer passes the House:

• House calls for a day of prayer and fasting on war | House approves non-binding resolution by a vote of 346 to 49 (Reuters)
  
  
• House approves National Day of Prayer (Associated Press)
  
  
• Congress recommends fasting, prayer in wars on Iraq, terror (AFP)

Christian response to war:

• Assyrian Christian minister says 'I was wrong' | A visit to relatives in Baghdad radically changed my mind (Ken Joseph Jr., UPI)
  
  
• Also: Ken Joseph's Assyrian Christian News
  
  
• Christians are obliged to intervene against evil | During difficult times in the family or nation, people ask questions. (Gerald Kline, The Courier, Conroe, Tex.)
  
  
• War no more? | How much of a pacifist is the pope? (William McGurn, The Wall Street Journal)
  
  
• Services offer 'safe place' from war worries | Ideally, pastors want to help quiet internal battles between war and peace, and between faith and politics (The Winchester [Va.] Star)
  
  
• Children's prayers for peace | The child's words are neatly printed on a piece of white card, cut into the shape of a dove (BBC)
  
  
• Is war ever just? Mennonite views vary | Not all are pacifists (The Hutchinson [Kan.] News)
  
  
• With God as their ally | Since ancient times, warring foes have claimed the deity for their side (The Hartford [Conn.] Courant)

End times prophecy:

• End times not a new revelation | For some Christian denominations, the end times is serious business. For others, the Book of Revelation is highly symbolic, not to be taken literally (Amarillo [Tex.] Globe-News)
  
  
• Religious leaders, scholars debate end-time prophecies of Bible | But none say there's a connection between Iraq war and Armageddon (Iowa State Daily)

Military chaplaincy:

• Military feels priest shortage | Catholic chaplains in great demand in all branches (Chicago Tribune)
  
  
• Canadian military accused of anti-evangelical bias (ChristianWeek)

Interfaith relations and other religions:

• Faith, hope and understanding | Teenagers question and learn about each other's faiths (The San Diego Union-Tribune)
  
  
• Uncle Sam's jihadists | What's the U.S. military doing about radical Muslim soldiers? Not enough. (Slate)
  
  
• Federal Education Minister blasted over Muslim school letter | Brendan Nelson had suggested that Muslim schools could be encouraging anti-Christian and anti-Western feelings (The Age, Melbourne, Australia)
  
  

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