Father kills his Christian daughter

A Saudi Arabian man tortured and killed his daughter for converting to Christianity. The killer, who is in custody, works for a government entity that enforces religious purity and actively persecutes Christians in Saudi Arabia.

Her father read of her Internet conversation and after a heated debate on religion killed her, according to an International Christian Concern (ICC) report.

The ICC pointed out the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom has reported textbooks at the Saudi Arabian government school in Northern Virginia teach, "It is permissible for a Muslim to kill an traitor (a convert from Islam)."

ICC president Jeff King said, "Saudi Arabia has to treat Christians with the same respect that it wants Muslims to be treated in other countries. It has to stop exporting hate and persecution against Christians in other countries."

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Released on Monday 19th August 2008