Christian Convert on Trial

Ah yes, the lovable Muslim clerics of Afghanistan are calling for the death of the guy that converted from Islam to Christianity. I just love some of the quotes reported by the AP.

"Rejecting Islam is insulting God. We will not allow God to be humiliated. This man must die."

So much for religious tolerance and pluralism.

"The government is scared of the international community. But the people will kill him if he is freed."

Obviously a government of the people and by the people but clearly not one FOR the people.

"Cut off his head! We will call on the people to pull him into pieces so there's nothing left."

Tell me again how Islam is a religion of peace?

"If he is allowed to live in the West, then others will claim to be Christian so they can too. We must set an example. ... He must be hanged."

LOL! Isn’t this sort of admitting that lots of people would GLADLY trade in Islam for a chance to live in the West? I’ll bet they would too!

Here's a basic question. Do these guys actually think that God is so petty that he cares whether a man worships him as a Muslim or as a Christian or as a Hindu or even as an atheist that simply lives a moral life? Needing to worship a God that you think is that petty is pretty pathetic and, if you ask me, thinking he's so petty is a much greater insult to the deity than changing which silly rites you choose to perform to demonstrate your devotion.

I suspect, that if there is a God, then being polite to an elderly lady crossing the street or smiling at an infant would be viewed by Him as greater worship than all the "Glory be's," "Hosannah's" and "Praise Allah's" ever spoken.

These people are not worth the trouble. Bring the guys home and just let these "peaceful" Muslims kill each other if that's what they want to do. I’ve said it once, and I’ll say it again, religion is the antithesis of democracy. Only in a secular society can democratic freedoms, including freedom of religion, be secure.

It’s stories like this one, that convince me I’m right, as well as scare the hell out of me that the next major war will be a religious one.

So why wait? Let's ship all the Fundamentalist Muslims and Fundamentalist Christians to some plain in Africa somewhere and let them kill each other. I guarantee the world would be a much better place if we did. The only problem with this plan is that it's a terrible thing to do to the good honest folks in Africa.

Maybe we could use Kansas instead? There's certainly nothing worthwhile in Kansas. I've always wondered why Dorothy wanted to get back there?