"A Different Path in Turkey
By Michael Gerson
Friday, June 8, 2007; Page A19
ISTANBUL -- The shining achievement of modern Turkey is declared by the darkness around it. In Saudi Arabia or northern Sudan, conversion from Islam is considered apostasy, a crime punishable by death. Even in traditionally tolerant Malaysia, a Christian convert was recently prevented from officially changing her religious status, being informed by a court that 'the plaintiff exists under the tenets of Islam until her death.' In Turkey, a legal change of religion on your identity card merely requires a notarized letter, and several hundred Christian converts have made the switch."
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