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Previous Posts on Rifqa Bary

An Ohio teenager (Rifqa Bary, 17) says she ran away from home to Florida because her family threatened to kill her for converting from Islam to Christianity, local media reported.

Rifqa Bary has been placed with a foster family of evangelical Christians and she is attending their church. Bary’s father, Muhammed, spoke to an Ohio television station, Thursday, and denied the allegations that he has threatened to perform an Islamic honour killing of his daughter for converting to Christianity

Update from atlasshrugs2000

Rifqa Bary has been given a reprieve SHE WILL NOT BE SENT TO OHIO! Praise God.  She will not be sent back to her terrorized home in Ohio, at least not for now.

He told he court the teen’s safety would be compromised back in Ohio, referring to some ‘terrorist activity’ in the region where she lived. He did not elaborate.

Judge Dawson says “at first blush” it appears his court has jurisdiction in this custody matter, since no Ohio court has taken up the matter.

Obviously, they will start a motion in Ohio. So get ready for the next battle.

Attorneys for the parents are citing a ruling that Judge Dawson could request an Ohio court to initiate a hearing, but Dawson said he didn’t feel that was the case, although he appears willing to make contact.

The judge says he’s inclined to refer this matter to mediation and keep this matter in his court.

update: A hearing is set for September 3rd at 2:30 p.m.

A dependency petition will be argued at that time.

update:  Rafqa is making her statement to the court. “I’ve been a christian for 4 years of my life. I love my parents but I am in fear of my life because of the past abuse. I assure your honor Jesus Christ is my Lord and Savior. I am a Christian, a believer.”

I was threatened by my dad. When my dad found out – I had a Facebook, that’s how he found out – and phone calls from the Muslim community started coming in with emails that confronted me. And I had a laptop and he took that laptop and waved it in the air and he was about to beat me with it, and he said, “If you have this Jesus in your heart, you’re dead to me. You’re not my daughter.” And I refused to speak but he said, “I will kill you. Tell me the truth.” In these words, bad words, cuss words. So I knew that I had to get away. (more of Rifqa’s statement)

First, let me thank each and every one of you who took the time to write, call, email, fax, Governor Crist and Attorney General  and the Secretary of State to save this girl’s life. You made a difference.

Oh, happy happy day!

Liveblogged hearings here.

BTW, the pundits were wrong. they said she would be returned today.  Today prayer and the people triumphed.

FOX were wrong:

Court Expected to Send Runaway Teen Home Despite Muslim Honor Killing fears…

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