Sunday, March 19, 2006
progress in Afghanistan too
Making progress in Afghanistan too, I see. I wonder what the whacko ‘christians’ are going to feel about this. Another bush success story, or so we’re told. Just another country collaterally damaged on our way to world domination.
Afghan Christian convert could face death
March 19 2006
Independent Online (South Africa)
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=3&art_id=qw1142776621938B212#
Kabul - An Afghan man detained for converting to Christianity could face the death penalty if he refuses to become Muslim again, police and a judge said on Sunday.
Abdul Rahman was detained two weeks ago after his relatives reported to the police about his conversion which is forbidden under Islamic Sharia law.
"Yes that's true, a man has converted to Christianity. He's being tried in one of our courts," Supreme Court judge Ansarullah Mawlavizada said, adding that his trial began early last week.
He said the man could face the death penalty if he refused to revert to Islam as Sharia law proposes capital punishment for any Muslim who converts to another religion.
'No law can be contrary to the sacred religion of Islam' Afghanistan's constitution states: "No law can be contrary to the sacred religion of Islam."
If sentenced, the man will be the first to be punished for conversion since the ouster of the Taliban who introduced and implemented tough Sharia law.
The hardline Taliban regime was toppled by a US-led invasion in late 2001 for not handing over Al-Qaeda chief, Osama bin Laden, wanted for the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States.
- Sapa-AFP
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You said: "I wonder what the whacko 'christians' are going to feel about this."
I am not sure what you mean by this. Are you refering to Fundamentalist Christians? Or Christians in general? Or do you mean that Afghani who converted and is facing the death penalty?
What is your perspective on this?
whacko christians? well, there’s the bush who broke into his vacation to rush back to Washington to sign the Terri Schiavo bill, but couldn’t be bothered when New Orleans drowned. There’s the authors of the Left Behind series, and their fans and acolytes, all certain to be taken up in the rapture to watch with sadistic glee, the suffering of those “Left Behind”. There’s that preacher family from Kansas that shows up at soldier’s funerals to let the families know that God killed their child because of homosexuality. Then you got your preachers, for instance Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson, Oral Roberts, and others, who amass great fortunes preaching about the teachings of Christ, while pushing a gospel of hate. People like general boykin killing Arabs because his god is bigger than theirs.
Do I really need to go on? These nutjobs, are, indeed, only a small minority of Christians. Just as the whacko muslims are but a very small fraction of Muslims worldwide.
Did what I post cause a problem for you?
Allow me to clarify my question to you, if you don't mind.
How do you feel about what was happening to Abdul Rahman in Afghanistan?
P.S. I apologize for the long delay in responding to you. I have been busy and away from the blog world.
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