This Afghan citizen, Abdul Rahman does resemble one of my brothers.

He could be my brother.

He’s a Christian so he is my brother.

Michelle Malkin has an excellent column.

CBS has more.

But prosecutor Sarinwal Zamari said questions have been raised about his mental fitness.

“We think he could be mad. He is not a normal person. He doesn’t talk like a normal person,” he told The Associated Press.

In this updated version of the Associated Press Report we read….

A Western diplomat in Kabul and a human rights advocate — both of whom spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the matter — said the government was desperately searching for a way to drop the case because of the reaction it has caused.

The case is believed to be the first of its kind in Afghanistan and highlights a struggle between religious conservatives and reformists over what shape Islam should take there four years after the ouster of the fundamentalist Taliban regime.

Michelle Malkin is disappointed in President Bush’s remarks and has a report that there are more Christians in Afghanistan who are being persecuted. The president’s reaction does seem less than satisfying but I will give him the benefit of the doubt because I expect that there are communications going on behind the scenes and there will be some results soon. (there had better be)

One thing occurs to me… Some people are saying, why did we invade Afghanistan if we end up with these results? Had we not invaded Afghanistan we would not have even known about the persecution of Christians. It does take a while for a country to come to grips with its bigotry. How many years did it take to rid our country of the evils of slavery?

And yet the freedom to worship as one chooses is an essential need for people all over the world, not just the west. People can’t wait for generations.

We are going to be praying for Abdul Rahman tonight at church.

Little Green Footballs has contact information for the Afghanistan Embassy