Mar 26 2006

Religous Freedom Returns To Afghanistan

Published by AJStrata at 10:40 am under All General Discussions

Well, religious freedom somewhat returns to Afghanistan. But the news out this morning is the man being prosecuted for becoming a Christian will be freed. It will be on lack of evidence – which is why this remains a problem. But I think it is safe to say pressure from the Western nations, not to mention calls to drop Afghanistan support if this action was carried out, woke up enough people to make a course correction. What this incident indicates is we have a lot of work to do to really bring this society into the 21st Century. More so than in Iraq which boasts a modern, educated middle class.  People should not use this incident to give up on the region.

More at Mac Ranger’s, Captain Ed’s and Michelle’s.

7 responses so far

7 Responses to “Religous Freedom Returns To Afghanistan”

  1. # Stop The ACLUon 26 Mar 2006 at 11:37 am

    Abdul Rhamin Will Be Released…

    Via ABC
    An Afghan court on Sunday dismissed a case against a man who converted from Islam to Christianity because of a lack of evidence, and he will be released soon, an official said.
    “The court dismissed today the case against Abdul Rahman fo…

  2. # A Blog For Allon 26 Mar 2006 at 12:22 pm

    Saving Face and Saving Rahman’s Life, For Now…

    The pressure to release Abdul Rahman finally reached a tipping point. Abdul Rahman will not be tried for apostacy with a possible death sentence. The court has determined that there is insufficient evidence and the case has been returned to prosecuto…..

  3. # protein wisdomon 26 Mar 2006 at 2:17 pm

    "Afghan Court Drops Case Against Christian"…

    Via ABC News:An Afghan court on Sunday dismissed a case against a man who converted from Islam to Christianity because of a lack of evidence, and he will be released soon, an official said. "The court dismissed today the case against Abdul Rahman …

  4. # Rhymes With Righton 26 Mar 2006 at 2:52 pm

    Rahman Freed — But Not Free…

    I think that Time gets it right here, and others may be jumping the gun in celebrating the release of Christian convert Abdul Rahman from jail. The dismissal of a case against an Afghan citizen for converting from Islam to……

  5. # Tacituson 26 Mar 2006 at 3:41 pm

    I wonder how he became a Christian?

    He has a Bible, too.

    I think if people are ever free in those places that many would choose to become Christians.

  6. # Church and Stateon 26 Mar 2006 at 4:28 pm

    Abdul Rahman Release Set But Still In Jeopardy…

    While Afghanistan has come a long in 5 years, this is too close of a call. What about the next convert away from Islam to any religion? With the new government that we worked so hard to launch in Afghanistan, there needs to be some……

  7. # Sister Toldjahon 26 Mar 2006 at 10:22 pm

    Abdul Rahman to be freed…

    Via AP:
    KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan court on Sunday dismissed a case against a man who converted from Islam to Christianity because of a lack of evidence and he will be released soon, officials said.
    The announcement came as U.S.-backed Preside…

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