Egyptian Grand Mufti Rules Muslims are Free to Change Their Faith
by Paul Schemm/TN : Jul 25, 2007 : AFP
http://www.metimes.com/storyview.php?StoryID=20070724-073637-2774r
Could set crucial precedent and have far reaching effect for Egypt’s Christians.
(Cairo, Egypt)—In a move that could have far-reaching implications for Egypt’s Christians, an AFP story in the Middle East Times reports that Egypt’s official religious advisor has ruled that Muslims are free to change their faith as it is a matter between an individual and God.
“The essential question before us is…can a person who is Muslim choose a religion other than Islam? The answer is yes, they can,” Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa said in a posting on a Washington Post-Newsweek forum picked up by the Egyptian press Tuesday. Without elaborating, Gomaa added, that if the conversions undermine the “foundations of society” then it must be dealt with by the judicial system. (more…)



