Atheist secures UK asylum on religious grounds

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Atheist secures UK asylum on religious grounds

 

[TheHun]

Claire Splawn, a second year law student at the University of Kent, prepared the case. Ms Splawn said: "We argued that an atheist should be entitled to protection from persecution on the grounds of their belief in the same way as a religious person is protected."
Sheona York, who supervised the case, said: "The decision represents an important recognition that a lack of religious belief is in itself a thoughtful and seriously-held philosophical position."

The case could be made that the young man is being persecuted by religious people and therefore is entitled to asylum since it is on grounds of religion that he has to fear for his life.