Pressure Builds Over Plight of Afghan Christian
Tags: Politics, Religion, tagsThe government of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, accustomed to warm receptions in Western capitals, is coming under growing outside pressure over the trial of a Christian facing a possible death sentence for converting from Islam.
Rep. Tom Lantos (D-Calif ) said he had written a letter to Karzai: “In a country where soldiers from all faiths, including Christianity, are dying in defense of your government, I find it outrageous that Mr. Rahman is being prosecuted and facing the death penalty for converting to Christianity, which he did 16 years ago before your government even existed.”