Insider Info on the Afghan Convert Case

Todd Nettleton did an interview with Joe Pursch who is the host of "Real Talk", a nightly radio talk show on culture and politics heard throughout Northern California on Salem Broadcasting's AM 710 KFIA in Sacramento.  I think this is pretty cool, and it is from Joe's blog on Crosswalk.com

1. Persecution-watchers have been amazed that Rahman's case made it into international media at all. There are many other believers in his state in the country who have suffered this kind of injustice in quiet oblivion. What happened in his case was the local judge handling the case getting a little full of himself and going on regional Afghan TV to brag about it a bit and stir up the populace. That was just enough to catch the edge of the Internet/media wave, and boom, the world knows everything. Nettleton told my audience that this may have been a mercy of God to reveal this problem to the world. Now that Rahman has landed safely in Italy, he may serve as a long term media reminder of persecution by Muslims.

2. Todd also revealed to us that according to his in-country sources, Rahman may indeed be suffering from depression and other mental issues. So this indeed allowed both political sides in this thing to have a face saving way out in this case. Otherwise, we would still be in a standoff here. The depression condition may have saved Rahman's life and given us an emerging opportunity  to talk about this issue and win the lives of future Afghan Christians in the docket. (Two more were arrested last week and face the same chages Rahman did).

We need to keep up the level of prayer for these dear believers, for revival in their country due to their witness, and for international awareness of this persecution culture to continue.

Amen, Joe - and thanks for the great report from Todd.