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Created by Brian Mattson on 20 March 2006 @ 9:08:20 PM
discuss in forums 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.
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Share this Petition Target: Governments of Afghanistan & United States of America
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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.
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.
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 MEMBER: HARYANA SAHITYA ACADEMY 1630/11, Mahavir Nagar, AMBALA CITY (HARYANA) (INDIA) PHONE: 0091-171-2535628, Mob: 0091-98962-19228, EMAIL-tanveerjafriamb@gmail.com, tanveerjafri58@yahoo.co.in, tanveerjafriamb@yahoo.com 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.
2011 Gheryani Mireille I support this petition.
2010 Ben Remos I support this petition.
2009 veena chervet I support this petition.