Liberals like to pretend that President Bush was responsible for America losing much-needed support from the likes of France and Germany and other pantywaist countries and leaders such as Paul Martin and Jean Chretien? No no. Here’s how you do it really good:
Afghan Clerics, in Friday Prayers, Call for Convert’s Execution
KABUL, Afghanistan, March 24 — Afghan clerics used Friday Prayers at mosques across the capital to call for death for an Afghan man who converted to Christianity, despite widespread protest in the West.
As the international pressure on Afghanistan grew, the clerics demanded the execution of the Afghan, Abdul Rahman 41, if he does not convert back to Islam. His conversion 15 years ago was brought to the attention of Afghan authorities as part of a child custody dispute.
The Bush administration and European governments have strongly protested the case as a violation of religious freedom.
(Sidebar: Note that Canada and its position doesn’t even rate a mention in the international press, after years of the liberal-left-led weakening of our once far greater international stature.)
[…] Mr. Rahman’s case has drawn such a strong reaction in Afghanistan because many hard-line clerics believe there is no greater offense than apostasy.
… yet they demand Sharia law here in Canada for Canadians …
One speaker, Mawlavi Habibullah, told more than a thousand clerics and young people who had gathered in Kabul that “Afghanistan does not have any obligation under international laws.”
That, notwithstanding their signature on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Oh yes and also, note that the United States does have those obligations. Bush is a war criminal according to the left-wing Bush-haters, remember? (Also jot down a note that Iran is apparently also not subject to these international laws they speak of.)
“The prophet says when somebody changes religion, he must be killed” he said.
[…] Dr. Mohammad Ayaz Niyazi, an Egyptian educated in Islamic law, who attended one of the gatherings today, said, “There have been serial attacks on the Islamic world recently, starting with insulting the Holy Koran Quran, insulting the prophet of Islam, and now converting to Christianity by an Afghan.”
Dr. Niyazi objected to warnings from Italian leaders, who threatened to protest the case by withdrawing from Afghanistan the forces who are part of an international security force here.
“Do your troops come to Afghanistan to incite apostasy?” Dr. Niyazi said. “We thought your troops were here for security.”
(Hat tip: Exile)
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