https://pjmedia.com/richardfernandez/2010/08/28/the-age-of-apostasy/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 08:27:14 -0400<![CDATA[Readers may recall Maher El-Gohary, the subject of a post about a month ago. He was an Egyptian Muslim who decided to convert to Christianity, which resulted in a spate of death threats against him.  Gohary attempted to escape the fate of an apostate by trying to emigrate to Australia, an application which was promptly denied. Although Western intellectuals believe Christianity is in decline, it is by some accounts the fastest growing religion in the world. China may soon be have the world&#8217;s biggest population of Christians. Inevitably, some of those who decide to become Christians are now Muslims. Apparently El-Gohary&#8217;s problem is quite widespread. Apostasy is becoming a global problem and a number of protests have been scheduled in cities throughout the world to support the right of Muslims to change their religion. I attended the first of these at Martin Place in Sydney and was surprised to hear Barack Obama&#8217;s name mentioned in connection with the El-Gohary case. More on this later, but in the meantime, I listened to Mark Durie&#8216;s  explanation on the subject.]]>Sat, 28 Aug 2010 03:19:16 -0400<![CDATA[Richard Fernandez]]>https://pjmedia.com/richard-fernandez/2010/08/28/the-age-of-apostasy-n189968