btw, I saw in the NYT online late last night a major story updating the prospects of the Christian convert. It seemed to me ~very~ pessimistic relative to what seemed brighter prosepcts earlier as Condi and other governments used their bully pulpits. Conservatives in Af'stan are really dugin. (I dont think we are supposed to post NYT stories.)
If the fellow dies (and I hope not) his death may do more good WRT opening eyes to what Islam really is, than many hundreds or thousands of deaths previously; like the Martyr Stephen probably did more to shake up Paul and many others than a whole bunch of preaching and second hand news.....