Afghan Man Faces Death For Conversion

An Afghan man who allegedly converted from Islam to Christianity is being prosecuted and may be sentenced to death.

It's hard to believe that after liberating Afghanistan from the Taliban and bringing democracy to the nation that we can't help "persuade" the country to allow for basic and essential freedoms.

Afghanistan's constitution is based on Shariah law, which states that any Muslim who rejects their religion should be sentenced to death.

"We are not against any particular religion in the world. But in Afghanistan, this sort of thing is against the law," the judge said. "It is an attack on Islam. ... The prosecutor is asking for the death penalty."

Ah, Islam: the true religion of peace.