God personally wrote the 10 commandments and gave it to Moses for mankind to obey: "Thou shalt not kill." The opposite is true: Love one another. God forbids people to kill themselves or to kill others. Anyone who teaches contrary to God's 6th commandment is a Liar. God says in Revelation 21:8 "But the...unbelieving,...murderers...all liars, shall have their part in the lake..burneth with fire...which is the second death." Life and Death is in God's hands, not man. Parents duty: love your sacred child from God. We die and answer to God alone; everyone is born free to love and believe in a democratic world. Ironically, 2000 years ago, a man was killed because he called himself God; after 3 days, this man Jesus rose from the dead and showed himself alive for 40 days to his disciples and they saw Jesus lifted up to heaven. This good news and happiness of Jesus' divinity, resurrection and life is true and recorded in King James Bible. Thank God: King James translated this Bible.

James, Singapore, Singapore

Hannah, we will pray that the Saviour who saved you,will guard and keep you each day, until that Glorious day when you will see Him face to face. Keep looking to Him for daily strength.
Ken Roberts
Stockport

KENNETH N ROBERTS, Stockport, UK

i am converted christian from islam.mr s.ahmed from cairo try to give very beatiful face to islamic mind and believe.but what hanna try to tell us her life talks about slavery and darkness in the islamic mind .i born in iran lived in my land around me all of them muslim.no air to breath the joy and peace.no even one word about how much GOD loves you,...we are not created by any religion or political stand point.we are created in GODs' image he let us to choose to eat from the tree but this people own GOD himself and ruling over your tought and spirit!!GOD let man says i dont agree with you i wanna go eat from that tree,but this people killing you if you tell them i am not agree with your prophet!!!just last year myrter ghroban ali toryan from iran been kidnapped and slughterd beacuse his family were sunni and he convereted to christianty.and in turkey three missioner been slugthered by hundreds knife slabs...now what mr ahmed ??or any muslim who try to give me a cosmeteic face?

hassan(paul), plano, usa/tx

To convert from Islam to Christainity IS NOT apostasy! The apostasy was meant for those who returned to Idol worshipping, which even so has no penalty in the Quran.
The both sides of the extreme making claims from islamic laws forget that many were medieval & man made. For the person who wrote to look at the entirety of Islamic law & history, obviously doesn't know anything about christian laws or history, which would fare worse in any objective comparison. There is so much ignorance at display here not only from muslims who obey clerics blindedly, but also from their critics who lack any genuine understanding of history yet talk about it. There is so much for the muslim community to do in order to distinct itself from the idiocy within.

S Ahmed, Cairo, Egypt

This is why the reported number of Muslims in the world is incorrect.
If Muslims were free to choose without the suppression of state or social laws there'd be a lot less of the 'em.

As it is, in some Islamic states (most?) you are fined, jailed, whipped or even murdered if you digress.

If people believe in an all powerful God then they shouldn't be afraid of the individual's right to choose.

Mick, Sydney,

Javaid, the Koran may say that there is no compulsion to religion, but the article itself states that "the four main Sunni and two Shia schools of Islamic thought" accept death as the penalty for apostasy. In Islam, the Koran is not the only source of law and theology - the traditions/sayings of Muhammad (Sunna) are too. They provide the detailed laws of Islam. You can't even easily say that the Koran completely overrides Sunna in this case, because obviously the majority of Islamic scholars think that they are compatible.

I don't even think the solution proposed, that the death is meant for the afterlife, removes the root of the problem. For why would a loving God, either before death or after death, order the killing of someone who, in good conscience, using her God-given reason, choses to change her religion?

What is happening to Hannah is highly reprehensible and unfortunately there is no easy way to brush it aside if you look at the entirety of Islamic law and history.

Adrienne, Richmond Hill, Canada

I just hope Jesus will lok after her. Seems she has to do an awful lot to find him, the least he could do would be to prevent these guys harming her,

But, of course! God works in mysterious ways..... I'll not bother thinking for myself then, just go try to justify her imminent death in the Bible somewhere.

rose, fife, UK

There may be parents claiming to be Christians who are as wicked as the parents of this woman but they would be condemned unequivocally by the Christian community at large and non-religious people would not hesitate to berate them. They would find no sanctuary among Christians or other Westerners. The problems for courageous young women like Hannah aren't the fanatical reactions of people like her father but the weasel worded apologists for the fantics like Javaid of Berkshire who protect the criminals. It is imperative that we cease our insistence that the majority of Moslems are peace loving, law abiding people until they come out and condemn unequivocally the actions and attitudes of the fanatics who are motivated by religion to behave in unspeakably criminal ways.

Tam Earl-Aine, Cheltenham,

It is important to differentiate between the actions of an individual with those that are carried out in accordance with a religion.

This story seems to have mixed the two together giving an impression that the actions that were carried out were done in the name of religion.

In the Quran, Chapter2, Verse 257, it states ‘There is no compulsion in religion’.

Having read his story, it seems to me that the Hannah was brought up in a religious and cultural environment, and one which promoted the furtherance of seeking Gods blessings.

Her parents originated from Pakistan and although they lived in the UK they wanted to maintain their heritage, their families cultural values and identity. Hanna found some parts of these values difficult to comprehend and appreciate as she reached maturity, especially whilst growing up in a country which found some of these values alien to them.

The inability for Hanna to comprehend may have been caused by a number factors, including the parents approach to her upbringing and awareness. Ultimately, circumstances led Hanna to leave home and distance herself from her family, as they were forcing her on a route which she had no intention of following, and that route ultimately led to a forced marriage, at a young age.

This story is common, and is not bound to any one particular religion, country, community, race or culture, and should not be masked to be anything specifically with Islam.

Islam is quite clear … ‘There is no compulsion in religion’.

Javaid, Berkshire, UK

Whether you are afraid or not is not the point, sweety.

The point is, these vile and primitive people have to be challenged, named and shamed, deported, and imprisoned. Threatening to murder people is against the law in this civilised country.

Joe, Manchester,

It was not that you converted to be a Christian but that the Sovereign God drew you into His fold by His pure Grace, Mercy and His Love for you. For whom He called He also Predestinated to be conformed to the Image of His Son The Lord Jesus Christ. He has engineered Circumstances to this end in His love for you. So Work out your own Salvation with fear and trembling ,thats your responsibilty. For He who started a Good work in you will perform it untill the day of his appearing. I stand by you in prayer before the Throne of Grace Hannah, for you will be woman of travail as Hannah of old. God bless and keep you dear.

K Sam Sunder Rao, Secunderabad, India

How can this possibly happen in the UK today ? there would be war on our streets if the shoe was on the other foot amidst police prosecutions and outrage being levelled by the pc brigade and the civil liberties unions, isnt it about time we fought fire with fire ?

Billy mac, Manchester, England

Here is the eveidence 'The religion of Peace and Tolerance
Vinu - UK

vinu, london, uk

I give you all my dearest warmth of love,for recieving JEsus in your heart. To realize that being a christian isn't a religion but a relationship with your savior and father. I pray that may GOd protect you and send you angels daily. And remember he that is with crist is no condemnation, and that God will never leave you or forsake you. Remember being a christian isn't always easy its tuff, b/c if it was easy everyone would be one. May you grow spirititly in your walk with the lord , and may you ascend the love of God to every nonbeliever and unconverted. YOu are the light of the world!

David, GRand PRairie, Tx

I hope the police were quick to arrest the poor girls relatives and deal with them in the harshest possible way .Or will they have to wait until she is murdered before they can act ? Can there be a clearer example of religious intolerance and hatred ?

Benzo, Nr Chelmsford,

It is the hatred of Jesus (and therefore God) that in this case has led to problems Ron. Religion is often used as an excuse for violence - just as there are hundreds of other excuses for violence, including drug dealing and war. It does not mean that you should turn away from God.

Jo, Herts,

I hope Islam can evolve so that Muslims are able to accept that some people don't agree with their faith, just as there are people who accept Isam and dont agree with Christianity.

I am hoping that British Muslims will speak out and show their disapproval at this unacceptable restriction of freedom in a non Muslim country like England.

If they want Isam to be respected as a peaceful religion then staying silent on this issue is not going to win them any friends. They did a great job in speaking out against the teddy incident. Its now time to speak up again.

Tony, woking, England

If any government in Britain had ever had any backbone, which was diminished at the end of WW2, it would have insisted that all immigrants wishing to settle in Britain would sign a document stating that they agreed to obey the laws of the United Kingdom.

Whether an immigrant was a devout follower of the Oko Poko religion or not, if they did not agree not to carry out murder on members of their families, or any members of other families who wished to change their religious beliefs, they would have been refused entry to Britain, which is supposed to be a civilised country .

Phil de Buquet, Newport, England

Wonderful to know that Jesus has set this woman free to serve and to love him. Christianity is the only way to God, because He came into the world to save sinners, hope many will realize this at this Christmas time.

M Elward, Bridgend, Glam

Am I to understand that the police only became involved after the situation became *more serious* than "14 men with stones and knives com[ing] to her door and shout[ing] at her to come out"?

Bob, Reading,

Isn't religion wonderful?What else,besides drug dealing and war,could you get into that has so much hate and violence attached to it?

ron, toronto,

Excellent.

DB, Someplace,

What a shame. This treatment of people who wish to change their faith just should not be allowed to happen, here or in another country.

Respecting a faith has to include respecting everyones choice of how to find God.

Silent Chime, Wolvermapton, West Mids