[Jo Nuvark]

CAIR Urges Immediate Release of Afghan Christian By Melanie Hunter CNSNews.com Senior Editor March 23, 2006

(CNSNews.com) -- A U.S. Islamic advocacy group criticized for not speaking out immediately about the trial of an Afghan Muslim who may get the death penalty for converting to Christianity is calling for the man's immediate release.

CAIR issued a statement Wednesday afternoon regarding the apostasy trial of Abdul Rahman, saying his conversion to Christianity is a personal matter, not a state matter, and urging the Afghan government to release Rahman immediately. The judge in Rahman's case said he could face the death penalty if he refuses to return to Islam.

"Islamic scholars say the original rulings on apostasy were similar to those for treasonous acts in legal systems worldwide and do not apply to an individual's choice of religion," CAIR said in its statement.

"Islam advocates both freedom of religion and freedom of conscience, a position supported by verses in the Quran, Islam's revealed text, such as:

1) 'If it had been the will of your Lord that all the people of the world should be believers, all the people of the earth would have believed! Would you then compel mankind against their will to believe?' (10:99)

2) '(O Prophet) proclaim: "This is the Truth from your Lord. Now let him who will, believe in it, and him who will, deny it."' (18:29)

3) 'If they turn away from thee (O Muhammad) they should know that We have not sent you to be their keeper. Your only duty is to convey My message.' (42:48)

4) 'Let there be no compulsion in religion.' (2:256)"

"Religious decisions should be matters of personal choice, not a cause for state intervention. Faith imposed by force is not true belief, but coercion," the statement said.

"Islam has no need to compel belief in its divine truth. As the Quran states: 'Truth stands out clear from error. Therefore, whoever rejects evil and believes in God has grasped the most trustworthy hand-hold that never breaks.' (2:256)" CAIR concluded.

Meanwhile, the Embassy of Afghanistan said it received "a significant number of inquiries" about the case, which initially involved a civil lawsuit in child custody filed by his family.

"Please note that the Government of Afghanistan is fully aware of and pursuing the best ways to resolve Mr. Rahman's case judicially. It is too early to draw any conclusion about the punishment, and we appreciate public understanding of the sensitivity of religious issues," said the embassy in a statement.

"Afghanistan's judicial system is currently evaluating questions raised about the mental fitness of Mr. Rahman, the results of which may end the proceedings. Hence we kindly request that the judicial process be given time to resolve Mr. Rahman's case," the embassy added.

"The Constitution of Afghanistan provides protection for freedom of religion. The Government of Afghanistan will ensure that the constitutional rights of its citizens, international principles, and the due judicial process are respected and implemented," it concluded.

The Family Research Council on Tuesday criticized CAIR in an email message, asking why the Islamic advocacy group had been silent on the matter.

"Ibrahim Hooper of the Council on American-Islamic Relations so far has been silent," the FRC said. "Hooper is usually quick to decry any anti-Muslim slight. By not speaking out against this outrageous action, CAIR is dealing with the issue."

[weegee]

CAIR didn't urge the immediate release. They waited until it reflected badly on them.

Meanwhile they formerly had terrorist supporters in their ranks. They are just a PR firm and a shadey one at that.

[Uncle Miltie]

I can't take the Torah to Saudi Arabia. You can't hold a bible study. So much for Islam's "Freedom of Religion."

Has CAIR come out against that?

[txhurl]

B-T-T-T!

[2banana]

1) 'If it had been the will of your Lord that all the people of the world should be believers, all the people of the earth would have believed! Would you then compel mankind against their will to believe?' (10:99)

2) '(O Prophet) proclaim: "This is the Truth from your Lord. Now let him who will, believe in it, and him who will, deny it."' (18:29)

3) 'If they turn away from thee (O Muhammad) they should know that We have not sent you to be their keeper. Your only duty is to convey My message.' (42:48)

4) 'Let there be no compulsion in religion.' (2:256)"

YEAH - RIGHT!

Saudi Arabia - Conversion by a Muslim to another religion is punishable by death. Bibles are illegal. Churches are illegal.

Yemen - Bans proselytizing by non-Muslims and forbids conversions. The Government does not allow the building of new non-Muslim places of worship.

Kuwait - Registration and licensing of religious groups. Members of religions not sanctioned in the Koran may not build places of worship. Prohibits organized religious education for religions other than Islam.

Egypt - Islam is the official state religion and primary source of legislation. Accordingly, religious practices that conflict with Islamic law are prohibited. Muslims may face legal problems if they convert to another faith. Requires non-Muslims to obtain what is now a presidential decree to build a place of worship.

Algeria - The law prohibits public assembly for purposes of practicing a faith other than Islam. Non-Islamic proselytizing is illegal, and the Government restricts the importation of non-Islamic literature for distribution.

Jordan - Has the death penalty for any Muslim selling land to a Jew.

Sudan - Conversion by a Muslim to another religion is punishable by death.

Pakistan - Conversion by a Muslim to another religion is punishable by death. Bans proselytizing by non-Muslims. Christians regularly put in prison for charges of blasphemy.

Qatar - Islamic instruction is compulsory in public schools. The government regulates the publication, importation, and distribution of non-Islamic religious literature. The government continues to prohibit proselytizing of Muslims by non-Muslims.

Malayasia - Under Malaysian law, any convert to Christianity must apply to a shariah (Muslim law) court to legally renounce Islam. Many Christians prefer to remain silent converts rather than take their battle to the shariah courts, where apostasy or conversion out of Islam is punishable by whipping, fines, imprisonment and--in the most extreme application--death.

[Publius6961]

Does anyone have that flying pig graphic?

[Star Traveler]

The article said -- "CAIR issued a statement Wednesday afternoon regarding the apostasy trial of Abdul Rahman, saying his conversion to Christianity is a personal matter, not a state matter, and urging the Afghan government to release Rahman immediately. The judge in Rahman's case said he could face the death penalty if he refuses to return to Islam."

They're practicing Takkeya and take a look at the Doctrine of Abrogation. Both of these together tell you everything you need to know about Islam (and what "CAIR" is doing).

Regards,
Star Traveler

[B.O. Plenty]

bump....

[17th Miss Regt]

CAIR Urges Immediate Release of Afghan Christian.

In how many pieces???

[DannyTN]

This is great!!! This brother in Christ is going to cause a great debate about freedom of religion within Afghanistan. The debate can't help but spill over into Pakistan. And the debate will probably spread across the entire Islamic world.

Potential Positives...

• This man has a huge witness. Much of Islam is going to be following this and learning the story of this man who rejected Islam and accepted Jesus, and who is willing to die for his beliefs.
• The moderate positions which will be presented will highlight contradictions in the Koran which proudly boasts that it has no contradictions and that contradictions would be evidence that it is written by man.
• Moderate positions like CAIR's are going to be presented. And the more those positions are known, the more Freedom of Religion stands to gain a foothold.
• The contrast between this Christian who simply is willing to die rather than renounce Christ and the Islamic Jihadist who dies in an act of destruction and hate for the hope of gaining virgins and/or because he hates life, is going to be apparent.
• The betrayal of this man by his family isn't exactly going to cast Islam in a favorable light.
• There is going to be huge pressure on Afghanistan to do the right thing.
• This process is going to test Afghanistan's ability to hold trial over the most complex and emotional issues.

  I pray that the Holy Spirit would rest upon the man's defense team and give them the words to say.

  Even if the man is excuted, I see Islam and especially radical Islam receiving a severe blow from this.

  This is going to be interesting.

[Michael.SF.]

This is kind of like when one claims the ACLU is a liberal group, the response always is:

But they defended the NAZI's in Skokie.

[sheana]

Well I am gonna take a different route. Why criticize CAIR? They are not occupying the Afghanistan, we are! If ourgovernment lets this guy be murdered (that is what it is), then why in the heck are we still there?
We made a huge mistake by letting Afghanistan and Iraq have Islamic theocracies imo. We have spent billions of dollars and sent our young men and women in there to die. For what, so things can remain the same?
Our government better get off their butts and stop this.

[milford421]

Hey, look which Quranic verse CAIR left out...

Wake up world.

Qur’an 4:90 “If they turn back from Islam, becoming renegades, seize them and kill them wherever you find them.”

[Stellar Dendrite]

these phony liars......cair is a hamas front group

it led the effort to get michael graham of talk radio fame silenced, and seeks to silence any criticism of islam. additionally, they're working to get sharia law implemented in canada. according to david horowitz's site (discoverthenetworks.org)

everyone here needs to understand how dangerous CAIR is. to illustrate this point, i will show you a screen capture from discoverthenetworks.org (a david horowitz site). the following image shows CAIR's affiliations whether financial ,leadership or otherwise. of course, i have highlighted the important groups in RED while cair is highlighted in yellow (at the center). hope it makes sense...

(for the lazy people: CAIR is funded by george soros, have leadership/affiliations with ACORN, A.N.S.W.E.R., CODE PINK, Vietnam Veterans Against the War, LA RAZA, National Laywers Guild, People For The American Way, and so on.)

[drlevy88]

whaaaaaaa-????

[Revolting cat!]

C.A.I.R. has just about as much credibility as Joel Cairo!

[Revolting cat!]

Colonized regions had been better off as colonies of the Western powers than ever since. These are not just my thoughts, I read this opinion first in the writings of an African intellectual who wrote them sometime mid-70s, that is 15-20 years after the end of colonization. All people are not the same, all cultures are not equal, Mr Maslow.

[justshutupandtakeit]

Lol. I just saw a pig FLYING by my window.

[BibChr]

I've no use whatever for CAIR. But this statement is a good one, as far as it goes.

Dan