Friday, July 18, 2008

Obama Must See To it That Iran's "Execution" Program Remains Peaceful

From One News Now:

Lawmakers in Iran are considering a proposal to make the death penalty automatic for those who leave the Muslim faith.

Abe Ghafari of Iranian Christians International, Inc. (ICI) was at least a little surprised to learn the news. "Before, it was like an option that an Islamic judge could decide to use or not to use -- but now it will become an automatic thing. And from the language of the legislation, it seems like something that cannot be appealed," Ghafari contends. - Read in full

Hopefully, when Obama travels to the Middle East next week he'll talk with the Iranians and impress upon them that killing these converts for anything other than peaceful purposes is simply not in their best interest.