AP report just in:

An Afghan man who faced the death penalty for converting from Islam to Christianity has appealed for asylum in another country, the United Nations said Monday. U.N. spokesman Adrian Edwards said the world body was working with the Afghan government to meet the request by Abdul Rahman, 41.

“Mr. Rahman has asked for asylum outside Afghanistan,” Edwards said. “We expect this will be provided by one of the countries interested in a peaceful solution to this case.”

We, a nation whose founders embraced religious freedom as the “first liberty,” should be first in line to offer Abdul Rahman a safe haven.

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This Reuters report suggests that our State Department is voicing a you’re-own-your-own attitude toward Rahman:

“He will be released,” State Department spokesman Sean McCormack told reporters. “I understand now that the details of his release and any potential onward travel are being handled as a private matter.”

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