Christian's trial reveals gulf within Islam

'n Rubriek deur Susan Taylor Smith in die St Petersburg Times oor Moslem-sienings oor die versaking van Islam:

An Afghan Muslim appears to have escaped execution for converting to Christianity. But his case will long be a reminder of the gulf between Islam as it originated and Islam as interpreted by its extremist followers.

Experts on the faith say there is nothing in the Koran, the Muslim holy book, nor the teachings of the prophet Mohammed that bans conversion, let alone that requires a convert to be executed. Only after Mohammed's death did the idea of punishment emerge, and then as much for political reasons as for religious ones. ...

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