Christian Parents Plead for Return of Son Pressured Into Islam

Faith Facts

• Christian parents in Pakistan’s Punjab province report that their 15-year-old son was pressured to convert to Islam while working at a local factory.
• Rights advocates warn that similar cases of underage Christian boys facing forced religious conversion are increasing across the region.
• Believers in America are called to stand with persecuted Christian families worldwide who endure coercion for their faith.

The Christian parents of 15-year-old Sagar Masih are appealing for his return after they say he was pressured into converting to Islam at a factory job in Pakistan’s Punjab province.

A rights group says the case is one of a growing number of similar reports involving underage Christian boys in that country.

According to the family, their son was approached while employed at the factory and faced repeated pressure to abandon his Christian faith in favor of Islam.

Christian parents across the region continue to express deep concern over the safety and well-being of their children in environments where religious coercion is increasing.

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