Monday, March 20, 2006
FOXNews.com - U.S. & World News - Afghan Man Faces Death for Allegedly Converting to Christianity
FOXNews.com - U.S. & World News - Afghan Man Faces Death for Allegedly Converting to Christianity
Meanwhile in the other fledgling democracy that we helped jump start...
We were assured by the Bush administration that the provision in the Afghan constitution making Islam the state religion was no problem because there were strong constitutional protections for religious rights. Unfortunately for one poor man, the justice system in Afghanistan doesn't quite see it that way.
Abdul Rahman was arrested after his family went to police and accused him of converting to Christianity. Rahman was charged with rejecting Islam.
During his trial Rahman confessed that he converted from Islam to Christianity 16 years ago. The Afghan constitution, which is based on Sharia law, holds that any Muslim that rejects their religion should be sentenced to death.
By the way, Iraq, like Afghanistan, has made Islam the official state religion and considers Islam to be a source of legislation.
Meanwhile in the other fledgling democracy that we helped jump start...
We were assured by the Bush administration that the provision in the Afghan constitution making Islam the state religion was no problem because there were strong constitutional protections for religious rights. Unfortunately for one poor man, the justice system in Afghanistan doesn't quite see it that way.
Abdul Rahman was arrested after his family went to police and accused him of converting to Christianity. Rahman was charged with rejecting Islam.
During his trial Rahman confessed that he converted from Islam to Christianity 16 years ago. The Afghan constitution, which is based on Sharia law, holds that any Muslim that rejects their religion should be sentenced to death.
By the way, Iraq, like Afghanistan, has made Islam the official state religion and considers Islam to be a source of legislation.
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