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March 26, 2006
Deadly Conversion
In Afghanistan, a man is about to lose his life for converting to Christianity:
Afghan officials, trying to resolve a crisis over an Afghan who may face the death penalty for converting to Christianity, struggled on Saturday to satisfy conflicting international and domestic demands.The controversy over the man who abandoned Islam, Abdur Rahman, 40, threatens to drive a wedge between Afghanistan and the Western backers who ensure its security and finance its development. Rahman's trial is due to start in a few days.
... Rahman told a preliminary hearing last week he had become a Christian while working for an aid group helping Afghan refugees in Pakistan 15 years ago. He later lived in Germany before returning to Afghanistan.
He was detained after his family told authorities he had converted, apparently following a family dispute involving two daughters, a judicial official said. [Washington Post; registration required]
Australian Muslims described Abdur Rahman's prosecution as "barbaric and un-Islamic":
Australian Muslim leaders yesterday condemned moves in Afghanistan to execute a man who converted to Christianity.The Australian Federation of Islamic Councils said the prosecution of Abdul Rahman in Afghanistan was "barbaric" and "un-Islamic".
Spokesman Haset Sali called on the Australian Government to see if the Afghan prosecutors could be charged with crimes against humanity unless the religious charges against Mr Rahman were dismissed.
"Such barbaric action by anyone seeking to quote Islam as supporting their criminal action needs to be dealt with as a crime against humanity," Mr Sali said. [Sydney Morning Herald]
I don't believe it would be right to put Abdul Rahman to death for apostasy, but I think he is going to die for it.
What does the OIC say about this?
What about you, Pak Lah?
Posted by aisehman at March 26, 2006 12:46 AM
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What-man Aisehman! You want this Do-la-lah to say somethng about this? Where he got balls?
Those murder-in their-hearts Muslims will always "quote" a hadith when they want to kill an apostate but they conveniently do not quote the Quran where God Almigty Himself does not ask that the apostate be killed. The fact that God clearly states that "there is no compulsion in religion" has apparently no meaning to these so called "learned Muslims".
Forget the OIC or Do-la-lah. That fellow will probably be killed or be quitely spirited out of Afghnistan.
Posted by: jibbief at March 26, 2006 03:30 AM
the problem is that the book (or is it the tradition) says death, how can pure muslim get out of this bind, a clash of mdernity against pure religion?
this is a setback for all who insist that islam in its pure form is benevolent, peaceful and harmless. it isn't because the collective (ummah) wisdom is still in the majority in agreement that death is for apostasy.
how can it be peaceful when it turn violent against its own?
Posted by: Y1 at March 26, 2006 08:18 AM
-- An Afghan man threatened with execution because he converted from
Islam to Christianity is expected "to be released in the coming days," an
official says.
Fri, 24 Mar 2006 14:46:09 -0500
From: "CNN Breaking News"
Posted by: bayi at March 26, 2006 08:50 PM
non-compos mentos
Posted by: guambat stew at March 27, 2006 12:12 PM