He's also either lying or ignorant. Most Islamic countries will jail any convert to Christianity. Although they give lip service to Jesus, Islamic countries actively persecute Christians. In Indonesia, over 8,000 Christians have been killed by Muslims. Over 400 churches have been burned down. Freedom of worship does not exist in most Islamic countries, period. Just do a Google search for any Islamic country of your choice, with the words, "Christian" and "persecutinon".