Source: Mission Network News, September 16, 2013
According to a report originally published by Mohabat News, Afghanistan’s leaders are calling for the death of Christian converts.
“Numerous Afghans have become Christians in India. This is an offense to Islamic Laws and, according to the Quran, they need to be executed,” stated the Afghanistan Member of Parliament, Nazir Ahmad Hanafi, in a published report.
The number of people coming to Christ from Muslim backgrounds is reportedly increasing. Most Muslim-background believers have fled to India for safety; a growing church established in Delhi reportedly has around 250 members.
Afghanistan’s Parliament has addressed this issue on separate occasions over the past few months. One MP, Abdul Latif Pedram, said that “conversions to Christianity are the result of the presence of the United States in Afghanistan.” He feels the conversion of Afghans in India is part of the US’s longer-term plan to alter the country’s culture and religion.
» See also Afghan Church Grows in Delhi (Matters India).