Could it have been that if Abdul Rahman had stood a well publicized trial, he would have exposed the errors of his past religion only too well?
Seems that the secular (analytical) side of Afghani leadership has chosen dialog rather than zealous efficiency. Hooray for our Pope that helped make this so!
I don't underestimate Muslim's ability to reason. I worked with plenty of them and they're aren't the thoughtless wild fanatics that some (non-Muslim and Muslims) make them out to be. The wondrous beauty of this present day is that many have the opportunity to stop and think for a bit.
>"I don't underestimate Muslim's ability to reason. I worked with plenty of them and they're aren't the thoughtless wild fanatics that some (non-Muslim and Muslims) make them out to be."<
"Individual Moslems may show splendid qualities...but the influence of the religion paralyses the social development of those who follow it. No stronger retrograde force exists in the world." -Sir Winston Churchill
In other words- those Muslims you and Churchill reference have the ability to reason: *in spite of* being muslim, not *because of*...
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