Beware of angry family members in custody fights....

The world is reacting in 'shock' to learn that a man in Afghanistan is to be put on trial for his life after having been Christian for 16 years, a convert from Islam. Recently in a yahoo group, someone made that statement that his life would be spared if he simply renounced this, and another innocent said... well it all depends on what he has to renounce.

What he has to renounce is his Christian Faith, his belief in Jesus Christ. Precisely that which caused the martyrs in the early Church, and has caused many more throughout the ages.

It apparently all started when he tried to regain custody of his children, raised by their grandparents.

The prosecutor, Abdul Wasi, said he had offered to drop the charges if Rahman converted back to Islam, but he refused.

"He would have been forgiven if he changed back. But he said he was a Christian and would always remain one," Wasi told AP. "We are Muslims and becoming a Christian is against our laws. He must get the death penalty."

After being an aid worker for four years in Pakistan, Rahman moved to Germany for nine years, his father, Abdul Manan, said outside his Kabul home.

Rahman returned to Afghanistan in 2002 and tried to gain custody of his two daughters, now aged 13 and 14, who had been living with their grandparents their whole lives, the father said. A custody battle ensued and the matter was taken to the police.

The later article ( from Mar 22 ) that I found gives this 'reassuring' statement....

Rahman's trial started last week, but a state prosecutor said Wednesday that he may be mentally unfit to stand trial. Moayuddin Baluch, a religious adviser to President Hamid Karzai, said Rahman would undergo a psychological examination and the case will be dropped if he's found mentally unfit.

Isn't that good news? Seems like Christians already get that same 'diagnosis' in a few other parts of the world, doesn't it? And it will CERTAINLY take him out of the running for gaining custody of his children.