Another Death Penalty Case

[Snarky]

Nikolas makes a good point. The fact that this story was not mentioned in any Dutch newspaper or newssite makes me believe the American news channels are once again being used as a propaganda machine, and appear to be either wildly exaggerating, or downright lying.

For more background information on what seems to be going on, see http://americantheocracy.net.

Sure, that's a perfectly reasonable assumption. If a story gets press in the US but not (allegedly) in the Netherlands, it has to be propaganda. It's all a conspiracy!Ã,  :

Instead of throwing accusations around based, quite literally, on ignorance, why don't you go investigate it a bit? I'm 100% confident that if you actually do a search on "Abdul Rahman" on a few Dutch news sites, you will find the story. Or you could check out the Wikipedia article, which is exceedingly well documented. Or, alternatively, you could make sure you never look too closely at the facts, so you can continue to hold on to your comfortable prejudices.

[DGMacphee]

Finally, I've grown totally bored of Iraq!

Don't you mean, "I've grown totally bored of The Middle East"?

Y'know, cause of how Afghanistan is, like, so totally not in Iraq and is, like, so totally another country.

Or did mean to say Iraq's boring now cause this Afghanistan death penalty case has got you psyched?

clarification on your apathy pleez

[Kinoko]

Yes, how utterly racist and ignorant of you Eric. You do it like this:

Fuck, I wish those dicks in the Middle East would get their fucking act together.

[DGMacphee]

once yuo seen one towel head you seen em all, rite guys?

[Kinoko]

I was just kidding, I didn't even read the first post, just the responses -_-

[Vince Twelve]

thanx All hail the great Spagetti monster! bow down or we shoot you, we are a religion of tolerance!

You clearly don't understand our teachings.  Thus, we are forcing you to convert out of our religion.  I expect your hook and pegleg on my desk by eleven.  Due to your ignorance, generalizations, and sense of superiority, we'd suggest trying "Christianity."

[HillBilly]

Due to your ignorance, generalizations, and sense of superiority, we'd suggest trying "Christianity."

haha yeah man Christians are so ignorant and self-worshipping unlike all the other religions.

oh wait

[Vince Twelve]

Avast, ye.  My generalizations about others' generalizations are not to be taken seriously.

[Mad-Hatter]

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Presiding judge Ansarullah Mawlazezadah tells ABC News a medical team was checking the defendant, since the team suspects insanity caused Rahman to reject Islam.
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The post-Taliban constitution recognizes Islam as Afghanistan's religion, and decrees that Islam's Sharia law applies when a case is not covered by specific legislation. The prosecutor says under Sharia law, Abdul Rahman must die.
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The judge, however, holds hopes for a solution.Ã,  "We will ask him if he has changed his mind about being a Christian," Mawlazezadah says. "If he has, we will forgive him, because Islam is a religion of tolerance."
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Well, that's interesting. I wouldn't think that deciding to believe in Christian beliefs is grounds for execution, even for the Taliban.

Ironically, though, Christianity beliefs and Islamic beliefs are similar (or so I've heard).

I don't recall Allah actually saying to kill people of a different religion, but you know how interpretation gets these days.


So... how do they carry out the Death Penalty in the Taliban? Strap a bomb to the judge's chest and blow up the court after he's found guilty?

[Radiant]

Instead of throwing accusations around based, quite literally, on ignorance, why don't you go investigate it a bit?

Say, did you hear the one about the pot and the kettle? That story you point to was printed after I made my post (for which I did research but found nothing). Obviously you should have investigated a bit more before making ignorant accusations.

[lo_res_man]

heh, heh, turns out 'twas true. at least wikipedia had an article on it
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul_Rahman_%28convert%29
it also mentions OTHER papers