Is This A Religion Worth Americans Dying For?

Man faces death over Christianity

By Sayed Salahuddin in Kabul
Herald Sun
19mar06

A MAN detained by police for converting from Islam to Christianity could face the death penalty if he refused to become a Muslim again, an Afghani judge said today.

Islamic sharia law proposes the death sentence for Muslims who abandon the religion. Afghanistan's new constitution says "no law can be contrary to the sacred religion of Islam".
Supreme Court judge Ansarullah Mawlavizada said the suspect, Abdur Rahman, was arrested after members of his family informed police of his conversion.

He would be charged with abandoning Islam, Mr Mawlavizada said.

"The prosecutor says he should be executed on the basis of the constitution," Mr Mawlavizada said, who added that Mr Rahman could come back to Islam.

"If he does not ... he will be punished," he said.

It is news such as this which makes it very difficult for me to accept Islam as "the Religion of Peace." From what I have observed so far, Islam is a bigoted, homicidal religion bent on world domination. Wherever Islam in it fundamentalist form arises, there is no acceptance and little tolerance for Judaism, Christianity, Buddhism, or any other form of worship other than radical Islam.

Perhaps it is time for the Western world to re-evaluate our assessment of Islam. We have seen a plethora of examples of its intolerance to criticism in the riot-riddled response to the Danish press' publication of a few cartoons about Islam. We have seen the general level of intolerance aimed at Israel, by the surrounding Islamist states.

Today in Saudi Arabia (our so-called ally) there is zero tolerance of any discussions about Christianity, and even carrying a copy of the Bible into Saudi Arabia can be an exceptionally dangerous and frightening experience.

Why should we in the West open our arms to a faith which preaches hatred and intolerance rather than the love and acceptance which Christ taught. Christ admonished us to "turn the other cheek" if someone struck us, Mohammed would put them to death.

"Convert or die" may sound like a nifty choice to the Arabs, but I don't think it'll fly around these parts. Christians believe in everyone's freedom to choose their own path, even if that path leads to their eventual damnation.

I choose freedom, not subjegation.

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