Where is the vaunted Islamic tolerance we hear so much about? An apparent member of Afghanistan’s tiny minority of Christians has fallen prey to the nation’s Tiny Minority of Extremists.
Note also the way the murder was carried out, cf. Qur’an 8:12 and 47:4, as well as Nick Berg, Paul Johnson, etc. From Reuters, with thanks to Susan:
July 1, 2004 — KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan’s Taliban guerrillas say they cut the throat of a Muslim cleric after they discovered him propagating Christianity and warned foreign aid workers they would face similar treatment if they did the same.
Taliban spokesman Abdul Latif Hakimi telephoned Reuters on Thursday to say that the guerrillas killed Maulawi Assadullah in the remote Awdand district of Ghazni province the previous day.“A group of Taliban dragged out Maulawi Assadullah and slit his throat with a knife because he was propagating Christianity,” he said.
“We have enough evidence and local accounts to prove that he was involved in the conversion of Muslims to Christianity.” …
Hakimi charged that a number of foreign aid agencies were also involved in spreading Christianity in Afghanistan, where the adherents to the religion are in a tiny minority.
“We warn them that they face the same destiny as Assadullah if they continue to seduce people,” he said.