Afghanistan: Christian could face death penalty...
...for just becoming a Christian. We've been having a debate on this site about "freedom of expression", and I just noticed this story on CBC.
A man became a Christian 16 years ago, and now may face the death penalty if he refuses to "revert" to Islam.
Freedom of religion... is it a Western myth? Will the world stand up to the Imam's in Afghanistan and ensure that all faiths can be held and practiced? Stay tuned and we'll see.
Of course, the Lord Jesus told us that this was to be expected. We Christians in the West have had it easy. I wonder how much longer that will last. Oh well... regardless of what happens, I'll still be proclaiming the Name of God's Glorious Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, in who's Name ALONE can salvation be found.
As He Himself said... "I am the way, the truth and the life. No man comes to the Father but by me."
UPDATE: The Prime Minster's Office has gotten involved; and boy, was that ever FAST.
What a difference an election makes...
A man became a Christian 16 years ago, and now may face the death penalty if he refuses to "revert" to Islam.
Freedom of religion... is it a Western myth? Will the world stand up to the Imam's in Afghanistan and ensure that all faiths can be held and practiced? Stay tuned and we'll see.
Of course, the Lord Jesus told us that this was to be expected. We Christians in the West have had it easy. I wonder how much longer that will last. Oh well... regardless of what happens, I'll still be proclaiming the Name of God's Glorious Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, in who's Name ALONE can salvation be found.
As He Himself said... "I am the way, the truth and the life. No man comes to the Father but by me."
UPDATE: The Prime Minster's Office has gotten involved; and boy, was that ever FAST.
What a difference an election makes...
posted by Christian Conservative @ 2:23 p.m.
3 Comments:
At Wed Mar 22, 03:22:00 p.m. EST,
Anonymous said…
Here's what gets me... He won't even go to trial if he is deemed insane, and unfit for trial. Does this mean they view Christians as being insane there?
So, if he's Christian, and doesn't renounce, and fit for trial, he'll be martyred. If he's a Christian, not fit for trial, and doesn't renounce, he'll live. If he renounces his faith, is deemed fit for trial, he'll live.
It just makes me think...
At Wed Mar 22, 06:43:00 p.m. EST,
Anonymous said…
The government of Afghanistan is facing a tremendous amount of presure from foriegn governments over this issue. Maninly from the US, Canada and Great Britian. (basically the countries that are holding Afghanistan together right now) Whatever anyone says about the war in Iraq, the Afghans (especially their political leaders) want us there, to keep the country from falling under Taliban rule for another 2 decades.
The insanity arguement is a way for the government of Afghanistan to get this guy off, appease the occupational forces, and save face with the largely fundamentalist public. Freedom of religion may be addressed at a latter date, right now they have a tough enough job holding the country together.
At Wed Mar 22, 08:37:00 p.m. EST,
Anonymous said…
I was reading some of the comments over on the Globe and Mail site (http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060321.wxafghan21/CommentStory/International/). Some people are actually condoning this action. Having someone telling me that I should be looking at this from a Muslim perspective or that we should respect their constitution or that the West had this coming (even though the man is an Afgan) does nothing to make me feel good about being Canadian. Religious freedom is a fundamental human right as defined by the U.N. Even Afghanistan signed their name to the paper.
This is not about Christianity, it is about Human Rights and getting a country to respect them even when it is not inclined to do so.
I wonder how many of those people would be asking us to condone the situation in Afghanistan if the person was a rock star instead of a Christian?
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