Some Afghan Parliament Members Embrace Christianity

By Jeremy Reynalds
Senior Correspondent for ASSIST News Service

AFGHANISTAN (ANS) -- Afghanistan, a country long suffering from civil wars, has not experienced peace for many years. Ongoing bombings by fundamentalist Muslims have stolen peace from the lives of Afghanis.

However, according to a story by Mohabat Christian News Agency, the country has recently seen signs of change.

Mohabat News said, "Informed Afghan authorities acknowledge that Christianity has obtained a special place not only among youth, but also among various layers in society. (In addition), house churches are growing tremendously."

Mohabat News said an independent Shi'ite website in Iran has quoted a knowledgeable Afghan official as saying, "There is evidence of widespread Christian propaganda in Afghanistan, and the existence of more than ten churches that operate secretly in residential houses have been proven."

Mohabat News said negative media reports have been published about in American soldiers and organizations providing humanitarian aid in Afghanistan. The objective, Mohabat News says, has been an attempt to persuade Afghan rulers and politicians that the objective of the aid is really to spread the Christian gospel.

At the same time, Mohabat News said, human rights advocacy groups are concerned that reducing the power of the U.S. in Afghanistan will result in the growth of religious based violations and Islamic persecution of religious minorities, especially Christians.

On the other hand, Mohabat News said, new reports indicate that the Christian faith is spreading among Afghanistan's movers and shakers. Some members of the country's parliament have embraced Christianity.

Mohabat News said, "This clearly indicates that a reform is taking place in Afghanis' zealous and traditional beliefs."

Mohabat News said, "Farsi News Service of AghanTelex, also published a report on the conversion of some members of the Afghani Parliament to Christianity and wrote, 'Evangelism and Christian propaganda is taking place in the country at a high level, but this is the first time that those who call themselves representatives of the Afghani people not only have become 'apostates,' but have joined Christian ministries to evangelize. This time they want to present their Christian services to Muslim people through parliament.'"