There is some delicious irony in the fact that John Kerry avoids tomato based products or sandwiches.

Like, say, ketchup.

As reports come in about the dismissal of the case against Abdul Rahman, the Afghan man who left Islam to embrace salvation in Jesus Christ, the case has hardly been resolved. The charges have been dropped under the auspices of “lack of evidence.” But the legal premise surrounding the case remains; that is anyone who chooses to abandon the fanaticism of Islam for Christianity is subject to death.

As Rep. Tom Lantos points out this kind of governmental tyranny is unacceptable.

“President Karzai has a tremendous opportunity at the moment because he’s now naming new members to the supreme court, and it’s absolutely critical that every single member he names be a civilized, moderate individual who understands that having death sentences passed on people who convert to Christianity is not acceptable in the 21st century, particularly not by a country which has been liberated by soldiers of the United States and other NATO countries, most of whom are Christian.”

It’s good to finally see at least one member of Congress speaking out about this. Let’s see if it will continue or if this is just some sort of political opportunism. (Sorry to be so skeptical, but that’s what the current political grandstanding is creating.) Anyway our hats off to Rep. Lantos for speaking directly and forcefully.

And thanks too, to President Karzai for his part in the release of Abdul Rahman. May you move to protect him from harm by those who still live in the mindset of murder and tyranny.