Abdul Sattar Khawasi, deputy secretary of the Afghan lower house in parliament, called for the execution of Christian converts from Islam.
It’s really weird you know, we seem to invade a country and they become intensely anti-Christian, hmm, there must be a connection somewhere….
An Afghan parliamentary secretary has called for the public execution of Christian converts from the parliament floor, according to International Christian Concern.
On Tuesday, the Associated Free Press reported that Abdul Sattar Khawasi, deputy secretary of the Afghan lower house in parliament, called for the execution of Christian converts from Islam.
Speaking in regards to a video broadcast by the Afghan television network Noorin TV showing footage of Christian men being baptized and praying in Farsi, Khawasi said, “Those Afghans that appeared in this video film should be executed in public. The house should order the attorney general and the NDS (intelligence agency) to arrest these Afghans and execute them.”
An ICC spokesperson told ASSIST News Service that the broadcast triggered a protest by hundreds of Kabul University students on Monday, who shouted death threats and demanded the expulsion of Christian foreigners accused of proselytising.
As a result, the operations of Norwegian Church Aid (NCA) and US-based Church World Service (CWS) have been suspended over allegations of proselytising.
The ICC spokesperson said the Afghan government was currently undertaking an intensive investigation into the matter.
“According to Afghan law, proselytising is illegal and conversion from Islam is punishable by death,” the spokesperson said.
ICC sources within Afghanistan have reported that many national Christians are in hiding, fearful of execution. Under government pressure during investigations, some Afghans have reportedly revealed names and locations of Christian converts.
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June 3rd, 2010 at 7:12 pm
” … proselytising is illegal and conversion from Islam is punishable by death,”
Take it there is no diversity and equality in islam then?
June 4th, 2010 at 6:51 pm
If true, why, oh why is the US CWS proselytising in Afghanistan? I’d be hard pressed to find a more dumb thing to do.
Yes, of course threatening to kill someone because of their religion is absolutely wrong. But this kind of verbal posturing is nothing new, and words are cheap.
But to stoke this kind of reaction by knowingly causing religious conflict in a Muslim country is to my mind nothing short of evil. US, UK and other nations’ soldiers are being killed trying to combat the more pernicious effects of a religiously inspired terrorist group. As if they did not have enough problems on their hands we have competing religions trying to muscle in, and in so doing just pouring fuel to the problem. Is proselytising more important than human life?
June 4th, 2010 at 6:55 pm
On calmer reflection, I should have added: Of course, it is entirely possible the “proselytising” claims are false, in which case my comments above are unwarranted, and I apologise if I have unnecessarily offended people.