2 more Afghan Christians
reportedly thrown into jail
Muslims protest dropping of charges against man who converted from Islam

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Posted: March 27, 2006
5:00 p.m. Eastern



© 2006 WorldNetDaily.com

A monitor of Christian persecution says two more Afghan believers have been jailed in the wake of the case of Abdul Rahman, a convert to Christianity who faced the death penalty under the nation's Shariah law.

According to Compass Direct, two other Afghan Christians were jailed in the past few days.

"Because of the sensitive situation, local sources requested that the location of the jailed converts be withheld," the organization said.


Compass Direct also reports that this past weekend, one young Afghan convert to Christianity was severely beaten outside his home by a group of six men who eventually knocked him unconscious with a hard blow to his temple. He woke up in the hospital two hours later, but later was discharged.

"Our brother remains steadfast, despite the ostracism and beatings," one of his friends is reported to have said.

Today, a United Nations spokesman said Rahman had applied for asylum.

"Mr. Rahman has asked for asylum outside Afghanistan," U.N. spokesman Adrian Edwards told the Associated Press. "We expect this will be provided by one of the countries interested in a peaceful solution to this case."

As WorldNetDaily reported, Charges against Rahman were dropped yesterday with the court citing a lack of evidence. Last week, pressure came to bear on Afghanistan from Western nations decrying the fact that under Islamic Shariah law Rahman could be executed for converting from Islam to Christianity.

Reuters reported today the U.S. State Department announced Rahman will be released from custody.

"He will be released," State Department spokesman Sean McCormack told reporters. "I understand now that the details of his release and any potential onward travel are being handled as a private matter."

Meanwhile, hundreds of people in Afghanistan protested today against the court's decision to drop the charges. Protesters chanted "Death to Bush!" and other anti-Western slogans, while the police stood guard, the AP reported.



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Oh! we need to be praying on our face before GOD! These Christians are our brothers and sisters, In JESUS!

This place.....I think you guys have cameras in my house.....

I JUST FOUND THAT SITE YESTERDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

There is a site called "Christian Prisoner Contact List" and my heart breaks for all the brothers and sisters in jail. Three school teachers were sentenced to three years in jail, seperated from their own children, because they had an accepted Sunday School for the community children and *gasp* allowed some Muslim children to attend. Some type of Child Protection Act the country has for Muslim children not to be "converted". The kids wanted to go to Sunday School for our Lord's sake! Well, probably not for His sake, probably just because their friends were having fun in the class and doing cool things....so the teachers get jail for letting them come in.

And the brother that is being severly beaten in an eastern jail...the list goes on and on!

God, my heart is broken after reading the list...

leia

Leia, this is a catholic list....but there are many different religious affiliations being persecutted. Here is the website for anyone who wants to pray for these that are held prisioner....

http://www.freecatholic.co.uk/christian_pr...ontact_list.htm

Here is another list....

http://www.persecution.com/basic/prisonerl...cfm?country=All

I subscribe to Voice of the Marytr, and it breaks my heart to see the stuggles that our brothers and sisters in Christ Jesus suffer, for the gospel. The time has come for Christians to realize the ever present dangers of PREACHING the GOSPEL, and acting on this.

Prayer closet here I come!

Tig,

That is the site that I found it on too. It is an OLD Catholic site. stilll looking into the difference....

How can I get that publication?

leia

http://www.persecution.com

Voice of the Martyrs also does a bible program you can check it out on the website.

I believe Italy has made the offer to grant him asylum.