"Freedom"of Religion in the Afghan "Democracy"

You have probably read or heard about the Afghan man sentenced to death for a terrible crime. Abdul Rahman did the unthinkable. He converted from Islam to Christianity.

His sentence, once the court convicts him? Death.

Prosecutor Abdul Wasi called Rahman a traitor...

"He is known as a microbe in society, and he should be cut off and removed from the rest of Muslim society and should be killed."

Lovely. What is even more interesting? This man converted 16 years ago. So he survived 16 years and Taliban occupation, only to be tried now in a "liberated" Afghanistan? You gotta love US Foreign Policy.

Of course, State Department "diplomats" are pulling out the usual line of BS, dusting it off, and presenting it to the public.

"We believe it is important that the Afghan authorities handle the case in a transparent manner," she said. "Freedom of religion is fundamental to the existence of democracy and is protected under the Afghan constitution. It must be protected and practiced as well."
- Janelle Hironimus, State Department spokeswoman

"Transparent manner," Janelle? Sharia law says the man must die. I don't know how you can get more transparent.

"Freedom of religion is fundamental to the existence of a democracy and is protected under the Afghan constitution." Apparently the Afghan government views their constitution with the same contempt that the American government views our Constitution. Luckily for Mr. Rahman, Afghanistan doesn't have a Patriot Act, it only has Sharia Law.

Islam , Christianity , Afghanistan