Posted on 03/25/2006 2:14:55 PM PST by Merciful_Friend
Breaking news from the Free Associative Press:
KABUL March 25, 2006 (FAP) — In a turn of events that some observers are describing as “unexpected,” Afghan President Hamid Karzai today claimed resolution of what had seemed a dangerous and developing crisis concerning the fate of Abdul Rahman, a former Muslim who had been set to stand trial on the potentially capital charge of converting to Christianity.
“Today,” announced Karzai, “I have declared that Afghanistan is now officially a Christian country. Therefore, it can be clear that there is no more problem for Mr. Rahman. ”
Specifically, Karzai is declaring the state religion to be that of the United Methodist denomination of Protestantism.
“I heard about it from my good friend President Bush,” he told the FAP.
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