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Created by Brian Mattson on 20 March 2006 @ 9:08:20 PM
We, the undersigned, on behalf of Mr. Abdul Rahman, citizen of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, do petition Hamid Karzai, President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, George W. Bush, the President of the United States, all members of the United States House of Representatives, all members of the United States Senate, any and all officials in the United States Department of State, the Secretary General of the United Nations, and leaders of all member nations of the United Nations, as follows:
Whereas, the United States of America and a coalition of freedom-loving nations sacrificed lives and fortunes to remove the former government of Afghanistan from power, and
Whereas, Afghanistan was liberated from an authoritarian regime and given opportunity to establish a peaceful, free, and democratic republic, and
Whereas, Article 2 (2) of the newly-adopted Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan guarantees freedom of religion and religious expression, and
Whereas, the Preamble of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan endorses the United Nations Declaration of Universal Human Rights, which in Article 18 guarantees the individual right to convert from one religion to another, and
Whereas, the clear intent of the adoption of these measures in the new Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan was to secure individual human rights, freedom of religion, and freedom of conscience, the very rights not observed during Taliban rule,
Be it resolved, we the undersigned, do protest the arrest and trial of Mr. Abdul Rahman for the alleged “crime” of converting from Islam to Christianity, punishable by death, and do urge and call upon President Hamid Karzai and the governing authorities of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to immediately release, acquit and exonerate Mr. Rahman in accordance with the aforementioned Constitutional principles; further, we do urge and call upon the Executive and Congressional leaders of the United States of America, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, and the leaders of all other member nations to exert the utmost diplomatic pressure upon the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to swiftly achieve the same.
| 2058 |
zanna |
I support this petition. |
| 2057 |
John |
I support this petition. |
| 2056 |
Spela |
I support this petition. |
| 2055 |
Julie Taylor |
I support this petition. I pray for Mr Rahman and have faith that the Good
Lord is with him through this harrowing time. |
| 2054 |
LarryConley |
I support this petition.
Sounds like they might need another dose with the ClueByFour(TM) |
| 2053 |
Doug Lehrer |
I support this petition. |
| 2052 |
Jonathon Kingsley |
I support this petition. 1 John 3:16--This is how we know what love is:
Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives
for our brothers. |
| 2051 |
Travis Hicks |
I support this petition. He is going to Heaven when he Dies. |
| 2050 |
Valgerd |
I support this petition. I'm also thankful that Rahman was given
sanctuary. Here's hoping that he's able to keep a low
profile and doesn't have those wishing him dead succeed. |
| 2049 |
al |
Hey,leroy, stick it where the sun don't shine! |
| 2048 |
leroy |
i dont support this petition, he should be stoned to near death, then
should be hung by his privates, and paraded through the streets of
kabul..... |
| 2047 |
Monique Duhamel |
I support this petition. |
| 2046 |
Angela Valos |
I support this petition. |
| 2045 |
Sharon Crane |
I support this petition. |
| 2044 |
Michelle Schechter |
I support this petition. |
| 2043 |
Vivny Laughlin |
I support this petition. |
| 2042 |
Zach Martin |
I support this petition. |
| 2041 |
Jesper Engelbredt |
I support this petition. |
| 2040 |
Heather Ambos |
I support this petition. |
| 2039 |
Aplonia |
I support this petition. |
| 2038 |
Tim |
I support this petition. |
| 2037 |
Sk Gill |
I support this petition. |
| 2036 |
Alexey Gurkin |
I support this petition. |
| 2035 |
I.Gylenko |
I support this petition. |
| 2034 |
Jano |
I support this petition. Our God is an awesome God
He reigns from heaven above
With wisdom, power and LOVE. There is no reason for his death.
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| 2033 |
Ivana |
I support this petition. |
| 2032 |
Ahmad Ali |
Fortunately Abdul Rahman was released, which makes me glad. However, I must
remind in the Holy Qur'an:
"Surely those who believe, and those who are Jews, and the
Christians, and the Sabians, whoever believes in God and the Last day and
does good, they shall have their reward from their Lord, and there is no
fear for them, nor shall they grieve."
(2:62)
THIS is the message of Qur'an, and THIS is our duty as muslims, to
respect. THESE words are eternal and stand beyound any historical context.
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| 2031 |
Maria G.K.S. |
I support this petition. |
| 2030 |
Marko |
Another murder at the hands of radical Muslims. When will it end? I
support this petition. |
| 2029 |
ALEXANDROS SIOTOS |
I support this petition. |
| 2028 |
pavlina |
I support this petition. |
| 2027 |
Sarah Deardorff |
I support this petition. |
| 2026 |
Jean-François Nadaud |
I support this petition.
Abdul, à travers ta souffrance, c'est l'humanité toute
entière et son avenir qui sont en jeu. Courage. |
| 2025 |
Ristic |
freedom for everyone |
| 2024 |
Marie Luz Cavagna |
I support this petition. |
| 2023 |
Corinne Ott |
I support this petition. |
| 2022 |
Jeffrey Storey |
Abdul Rahman is a good, decent man who should be able to practice his
Christian faith in total freedom. Afghanistan needs more people like Abdul
Rahman. |
| 2021 |
Tanveer Jafri |
TANVEER JAFRI
COLUMNIST
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EMAIL-tanveerjafriamb@gmail.com, tanveerjafri58@yahoo.co.in,
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Death Sentence for change of faith:
A violation of Human Rights
Change of faith by an Afghan citizen, Abdul Rahman who has been released
recently by Afghan government on ground of mental disability had become a
burning issue in the world. Forty one years Abdul Rahman, remained out of
Afghanistan for 16 years during his work with a Christian Missionary
Agency. It is taken that during this period, he was so deeply impressed
with Christianity that he accepted this religion during his inhabitancy in
Germany. Instead of keeping the Quran Sharif with him, Rahman keeps The
Holy Bible with him & accepting it as his sacred book, he studies it.
Rahman’s conversion from a Mohammedan to a Christian had raised a great
hue & cry in many countries, including Afghanistan. The hard line
religionists in Afghanistan think that Rahman deserves death sentence for
it. Although, President Hamid Karzai & his government in Afghanistan,
being liberal on this sensitive issue, was in a try for his acquitted, but
as hard line religionist are still more powerful than judiciary, in
judicial system of Afghanistan so it was very challengeable job for the
Karzai government to save him from the gallows.
Now there was international pressure on Afghanistan government for the
release of Rahman. In this regard, the Karzai government had tried for
satisfactory solution of this problem by discussions in special meetings.
Catholic Christian religious leader Pope Benedict 16th, in his letter to
Afghan President Hamid Karzai, had requested him to be lenient to Abdul
Rahman. American President George Bush along with three NATO member
countries had expressed his concern over the death sentence of Rahman.
Whereas Americ |
| 2020 |
Dean Lekkas |
I support this petition. I also think that if this man is executed, let him
be, for he will be a martyrer. |
| 2019 |
Barry Yelton |
The United States was first settled by people seeking religious freedom.
To sacrifice American lives and have Christians persecuted is unacceptable,
period. |
| 2018 |
Lubica |
I support this petition. Why he should be killed only for that reason? I
believe that God is with him. |
| 2017 |
Douglas E. Fireman |
I support this petition.
And I am convinced that the Prophet, were he alive, would do the same. The
Islamic Fundamentalist hijacking of Mohammed's teachings, and their
exploitation of the sacred Koran to accomplish their agenda, is a type of
insanity which I wager even Muslims would agree with. But apparently vast
numbers in the Muslim world prefer to remain silent re: the issue of Abdul
Rhaman. |
| 2016 |
Frans Van Segbroeck |
I support this petition. |
| 2015 |
Olga Glotova |
I strongly support this petition. God has given us free will, why do men
try to enforce religion by persecution? |
| 2014 |
Denyse Léger |
I support this petition. |
| 2013 |
Lona Wilson Lupai |
I support this petition. Jesus said because of me you will be hated. We
pray that the punishment will not happen and stand for Jesus till the end.
You will get the high reward from God our Father and Lord. |
| 2012 |
Mahmud |
[And if they surrender themselves unto Him (i.e. God), they are on the
right path; but if they turn away – behold, thy duty (O Muhammad,) is no
more than to deliver the message: for God sees all that is in [the hearts
of] His creatures.] (Aal `Imran 3:20)
[There shall be no compulsion in religion...]
( Al-Baqarah 2:256)
Mr. Abdul Rahman should immediately be made free to prove that we the
Muslim people have not yet been deviated from our ideology of freedom of
belief, to prove that we are not similar to those barbarians of middle aged
Europe who killed the astronomer Giordano Bruno (not an ordinary man!) by
the name of religion.
We the muslim people are those people who believe in the ideology of
prophets- Ebrahim (Abraham), Musa (Moses), Isa (Jesus), Muhammad (may peace
be upon them all). No force is required to realise the truthness of our
religion.
Mr. Abdul Rahman- May you have a happy life. May Allah give you proper
guidance.
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| 2011 |
Gheryani Mireille |
I support this petition. |
| 2010 |
Ben Remos |
I support this petition. |
| 2009 |
veena chervet |
I support this petition. |
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