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Saturday, July 2, 2011

There is no compulsion in religion....except when there is

If a child in Islam is perceived to have, or is about to dishonor the family name it is the right of the parent to do whatever it takes to stop this insult, up to and including death.  Keeping the familial name intact and blackmark-free is of paramount importance among Muslims, for without a name, you are nothing. 

As a father, Kwasi Amoah was upholding the words and deeds of Muhammad and did not see anything wrong with his actions.  Persecuting Christians is part and parcel of being Muslim, it is what is required, and expected of you as a worshipper of Allah. 

Feel the love between father and son, based in the Qur'an.


From ModernGhana June 30 by Morgan Owusu

Father Vows To Kill Son Over Religious Disagreement



A disagreement between a couple at Morso in the Asante Akim District of the Ashanti Region, over which religion their son should belong to, has sparked trouble and imperiled the life of the youngman, with the enraged Muslim father threatening to kill the son if he continues to be a Christian.

DAILY GUIDE gathered that the man, Kwasi Amoah, converted to Islam when the son, Justice, was but a toddler; and the former subsequently took up the name Issah.
The marriage between the Muslim man and Lydia Dufie, his Christian wife, was advisedly dissolved long ago, with Mr Amoah on the heels of the young fellow whom he threatened to eliminate if he does not take up Islam also.
Given the persistence of his father to carry out the threat, the youngman has taken cover in a yet-to-be identified location with the knowledge of his acquiescing mother, DAILY GUIDE sources revealed. Though the Police have cautioned him to desist from the unlawful act, the father does not appear anywhere near abandoning his threat.
Issah, as Kwasi Amoah is now known, was arrested and detained a few months ago for attempting to stab the son whom he accused of adopting the religion of his mother.
The collapse of the marriage between the couple is a statement on the difficulties involved in a cross-religious matrimony since determining the faith of the offspring of such a union is always fraught with challenges.

Most cross-religious marriages do not entail one side demanding one, or all of the others in the family to convert or they will be killed, not even those pesky Mennonites.

Currently, the police, apprehensive of what could happen to Justice, are following the unfolding story, as the mother loses sleep over the safety of her child.
In an interview with the distressed mother, she said, 'I entreat the authorities to save the life of my son from the hands of this religious extremist who has reneged on his promise not to interfere with the religious belief of the child when he broached the idea of converting to Islam.'
She told this reporter that she did not discourage her husband from converting to Islam, 'but no sooner had he converted than our problems began. And because of the problems our marriage fell on the rocks.'

What was it, Lydia Dufie, the second-class status, the burqa, the praying five times a day, what was it exactly thatstarted the problems because it couldn't have anything to do with you being a Christian.

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