March 20, 2006
TWO OUT OF THREE AIN'T GOOD ENOUGH (via Tom Corcoran):
Afghan man faces death for Christian conversion (Daniel Cooney, March 20, 2006, ASSOCIATED PRESS)
An Afghan man is being prosecuted in a Kabul court and could be sentenced to death on a charge of converting from Islam to Christianity, a crime under the country's Islamic laws, a judge said yesterday.
The trial is thought to be the first of its kind in Afghanistan and highlights a struggle between religious conservatives and reformists over what shape Islam should take here four years after the ouster of the Islamic fundamentalist Taliban regime.
Parliamentarianism and capitalism are fine, but protestantism is the necessary third component of a healthy society at the End of History. Posted by Orrin Judd at March 20, 2006 7:51 AM
But... but.. how can this happen? I thought Afghanistan was liberated? ;)
Posted by: Mörkö at March 20, 2006 11:33 AMMörkö, why are you so unable or unwilling to see the progress?
There's a trial to decide the matter. Perhaps laws will be changed to reflect more tolerant attitudes. Whatever the outcome, it will be decided according to law at a public tribunal.
Is this not a huge improvement over the previous Afghani regime?
Posted by: erp at March 20, 2006 12:23 PM"We're gonna give you a fair trial, followed by a first class hanging." - Brian Dennehy in Silverado
I guess as long as the proper form is kept, injustice is OK.
Posted by: Chris Durnell at March 20, 2006 1:30 PMIt's not injustice if it's the law of the land. It's a bad law and the only way to change it is to make it public and let the world see how Islamic law works.
What's better, secret trials and beheadings?
Posted by: erp at March 20, 2006 2:29 PMIt is injustice, but it's a less pernicious injustice than the Taliban. Hopefully, he'll be let off.
Posted by: pj at March 20, 2006 3:20 PMAnother example of the brittleness of Islam, especially as adulterated by tribal warlords.
Posted by: jim hamlen at March 20, 2006 10:29 PM