Afghanistan says court to decide fate of convert

sabra

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Wed Mar-22-06 03:08 PM
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Afghanistan says court to decide fate of convert

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Afghanistan says court to decide fate of convert
KABUL (Reuters) - Under mounting international pressure over the case of a man facing the death penalty for converting to Christianity, Afghanistan said on Wednesday that its judiciary alone would decide the case.

U.S. President George W. Bush said he was deeply troubled by the case of Abdur Rahman, who an Afghan judge said this week had been jailed for converting from Islam to Christianity and could face the death penalty if he refused to become a Muslim again.

Death is one of the punishments stipulated by Sharia, or Islamic law, for apostasy. The Afghan legal system is based on a mix of civil and sharia law.

"We in Afghanistan have the prosecutor who observes the law and the court that executes it. Whatever the court orders will be executed as the court is independent," said Mahaiuddin Baluch, a religious affairs adviser to President Hamid Karzai.

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rodeodance

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Wed Mar-22-06 03:10 PM
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1. and if the court says life in prison or death--Will that be ok?

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xultar

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Wed Mar-22-06 03:10 PM
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2. That crazy freedom.

:rofl:

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YDogg

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Wed Mar-22-06 03:13 PM
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3. Bush pressures Afghanistan on jailed Christian

http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/03/22/bush/index.html

And what if the religions were reversed?

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LetsGoMurphys

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Wed Mar-22-06 03:38 PM
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7. Then he wouldn't be on trial for switching religions n/t

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sattahipdeep

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Wed Mar-22-06 03:15 PM
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4. Rahman will undergo a psychological exam.

Moayuddin Baluch, a religious adviser to President Hamid Karzai
says Rahman will undergo a psychological exam.

"We think he could be mad. He is
not a normal person. He doesn't talk like a normal person."

Last week, Rahman told reporters, "They want to sentence me
to death, and I accept it, but I am not a deserter and not an infidel."

http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7002880811

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oneold1-4u

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Wed Mar-22-06 03:21 PM
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5. Understanding the true islamic law

and all it horrible crimes from the "book" is a very good reason to doubt "any muslim" being nice!
Their very plan is to sneak around all that the world does not know or understand, of their laws and lives, and convince even more people to become converts to islam.
Remember this, because it means death if one is once muslim and changes their mind!

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megatherium

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Wed Mar-22-06 03:43 PM
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8. careful, the Islam apologists here on DU will remind you

how horrible Christianity and the US are.

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Kailassa

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Wed Mar-22-06 07:04 PM
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11. Try reading the bible if you want accounts of horrible crimes.

The god who tells the people of the old testament who to kill and how is no "god of love" either.

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shain from kane

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Wed Mar-22-06 03:28 PM
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6. Sounds like " He'll get his fair trial,

and then we will hang him."

"prosecutor who observes the law..."
"court that executes it..."
"court orders will be executed..."
"religious affairs officer..."

I wouldn't bet the farm on this guy's chances.

Of course, betting is probably against Islamic law. Unless, there is an exemption; remind me to ask Ralph Reed or William Bennett.

By the way, who is *'s and the American Taliban's religious affairs adviser?

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MidwestTransplant

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Wed Mar-22-06 04:37 PM
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9. If I didn't know any better I would think the penalty is the same

under the Taliban or the Karzai government. Let freedom reign.

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rpannier

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Wed Mar-22-06 06:25 PM
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10. Next time you talk to a freak republikkaner

ask them if this is what they meant by Democracy Moving Forward in the Middle East.

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