Abdul Rahman is on trial in Afghanistan for becoming a Christian. He converted 16 years ago as an aid worker helping refugees in Pakistan.
Lucky for him, the “new” constitution in Afghanistan is based on shar’ia, which according to the trail judge’s interpretation means Rahman should be put to death for “rejecting Islam”.
The trail judge says the he will invite Abdul Rahman back to Islam again because, “the religion of Islam is one of tolerance. We will ask him if he has changed his mind. If so we will forgive him. But if he refuses to reconvert, then his mental state will be considered” before he is put to death.
AWESOME.
Let’s all pray that right-wing religious beliefs don’t take infiltrate the USA. Oh, wait...
4 comments:
Yikes. That's scary.
I know it's the wrong thing to say, and probably only shows off my cowardice, but if I were in Abdul Rahman's shoes, I'd be all "Hey, yeah, you know, Islam is cool, sure" and then just secretly be a Christian.
Which, I do realize, is not the point.
did we really expect something different? was there a realistic hope of something else happening?
maybe ive just had it. sorry to be so.
The link at the end of your post doesn't seem to be working.
Thanks Ian!
it is fixed.
how are you?
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