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Afghanistan
Karzai says convert will not be executed
2006-03-24
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has assured Canada that a man facing possible execution for converting to Christianity will not be put to death, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Thursday.

Harper called Karzai on Wednesday to express his concern over the case of Abdur Rahman, who an Afghan judge said had been jailed for converting from Islam to Christianity and could face death if he refused to become a Muslim again. "He (Karzai) certainly conveyed to me that we don't have to worry about any such eventual outcome. An Afghan judge dealing with the case said on Thursday that the judiciary would not bow to outside pressure over the eventual fate of Rahman, who has not yet been charged.
Posted by:Fred

#6  Even if "pardoned" (or whatever) for being "crazy" (or whatever) he's a dead man if he stays. Perhaps even if he leaves - imagine the fatwas and price that will be put on his head.
Posted by: Jans Snomble4884   2006-03-24 18:23  

#5  "...but we're gonna give him SUCH a PINCH!"
Posted by: mojo   2006-03-24 16:19  

#4  This is exxcellent - the first public declaration that islam is neither peaceful nor tolerant.

Karzai says so. It is the proof and public statement that islam is incompatible with human rights and freedoms. Afghanistan's constitution is supposed to enshrine human freedoms. And they will choose to prove that sharia wins over freedom, peace and human dignity.

Heck of a martyr. but the lying face of islam is now ripped off and all the world can no longer deny the threat this death cult holds for real human beings.
Posted by: Whineger Phaviting8058   2006-03-24 13:05  

#3  Here's an interesting experiment for Afghanistan:

1. Publically convert to Christianity and get short-listed for a visa to the U.S. (and enrolled in protective custody)

2. Time exactly how long it takes for the country to empty out as the populace flees its beloved Islam
Posted by: Dreadnought   2006-03-24 11:09  

#2  Per the ABC story I posted last night, it doesn't matter what the Afghan government does; "moderate" Afghan imams have threatened to whip up a mob to tear Abdur Rahman to pieces.
Posted by: Robert Crawford   2006-03-24 09:24  

#1  Not good enough Karzai! Wearing a larger blanket won't work.
Posted by: Duh!   2006-03-24 09:08  

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