| Rifqa Bary to Stay in Florida Temporarily | | Print | |
| Written by R. Cort Kirkwood | ||||||||||||||||
| Friday, 04 September 2009 16:00 | ||||||||||||||||
 Good news for Rifqa Bary, the 17-year-old Christian girl who fled her parents because she feared an honor killing. The circuit court judge handling her case in Orange County, Florida, has ordered her to stay in the state at least until September 29, the date of her next hearing.
Rifqa's case made national headline when she fled her home near Columbus, Ohio, after, she alleges, her father threatened to kill her becasue she became a Christian in 2005. “If you have this Jesus in your heart, you’re dead to me,” Rifqa says her father warned. “You’re not my daughter.… I will kill you.” She sought refuge with a couple she met in a prayer group on Facebook.com. For their part, her parents say they are no danger to the girl, and their Islamic allies have said a cult kidnapped and brainwashed the girl.
Child welfare authorities in Florida and Ohio say the parents pose no danger to Rifqa, the Orlando Sentinel reports. As well, the paper reported, Rifqa needs therapy, a diagnosis with which the judge agreed. He ordered Rifqa into counseling. He also ordered Rifqa and her parents into mediation.
Ultimately, the case turns on one question: is Rifqa Bary telling the truth about her father?
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LJ
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... Americans are ignorant to the Koran and what Muslims are truly taught. Every American should read "Because They Hate" by Brigette Gabriel - it will open your eyes to the truth about the Muslim faith. Only then will one understand the danger to Rifqa's life. |
LJ
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... Americans are ignorant to the Koran and what Muslims are truly taught. Every American should read "Because They Hate" by Brigette Gabriel - it will open your eyes to the truth about the Muslim faith. Only then will one understand the danger to Rifqa's life. |
Bonnie
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Also read "Peril of Islam: Telling the Truth!" by Gene Gurganus. The book mentioned by LJ was written by one who experienced the terror firsthand. Gene Gurganus was a missionary and church planter in a Muslim country. Reading both gives insight from both one on the inside and another standing at the doorway. |
Bonnie
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"Now at issue is Rifqa's mental health. Attorneys and the judge discussed it briefly Thursday. Dawson ordered her to undergo counseling." Looks like the case is entering dangerous territory. There is no lack of examples showing the abuses of psychiatry for sinister purposes. One need only look at the Soviet Union, Cuba, and China. Falun Gong practitioners come to mind as a very recent example. |
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