{"id":5972,"date":"2009-10-15T18:19:49","date_gmt":"2009-10-15T22:19:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/anglicansamizdat.wordpress.com\/?p=5972"},"modified":"2009-10-15T18:19:49","modified_gmt":"2009-10-15T22:19:49","slug":"throwing-rifqa-bary-to-the-wolves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anglicansamizdat.net\/wordpress\/throwing-rifqa-bary-to-the-wolves\/","title":{"rendered":"Throwing Rifqa Bary to the Wolves"},"content":{"rendered":"

More on the 17 year-old Muslim girl who converted to Christianity. Read it all here<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Geller: <\/strong>Rifqa Bary is a teenage apostate. She escaped her devout Muslim home when her parents were advised by members of their extremist mosque that Rifqa had converted to Christianity.<\/p>\n

Rifqa Bary\u2019s father threatened to kill her if \u201cshe had this Jesus\u201d in her heart. And so she ran away\u00a0to Florida, as far away as she could get, and stayed with sympathetic Christians. She has since been placed in foster care, and the battle rages on to get\u00a0this young woman\u00a0to return to her devout Muslim family and Muslim community. Having spoken to many apostates in the States, living as a Christian in a devout Muslim household is not an option, despite her father\u2019s dubious assertions.<\/p>\n

FP:<\/strong> So what happened in court?<\/p>\n

Geller:<\/strong> There were key developments in Judge Daniel Dawson\u2019s juvenile court yesterday.\u00a0It was a bizarre scene.\u00a0Ohio started their own proceedings to get Rifqa back when they lost jurisdiction two months back. \u00a0So two courts\u00a0met at the same time on the same matter; both listening to each other\u2019s statements via audio link.\u00a0Both judges were deciding the case of whether Rifqa Bary goes back to Ohio. To say this was unusual is understatemen.<\/p>\n

The upshot is that Ohio has jurisdiction and the Florida court maintains emergency jurisdiction at least until the 27h of October. \u00a0The law is clear on this.<\/p>\n

FP:<\/strong> Is Rifqa safe in Ohio?<\/p>\n

Geller:<\/strong> No, I do not believe she is. As soon as she ran away, Ohio law enforcement dismissed her charges of abuse \u2014 before they had even conducted an investigation. A month ago, Ohio Governor Strickland publicly stated that he wanted\u00a0Rifqa back in Ohio. Strickland has been a supporter of CAIR. Not surprising, as he has been on the receiving end of substantial\u00a0dollars from the Muslim community.\u00a0 CAIR is very involved in the case. They are advising Mohamed and Aysha Bary (Rifqa\u2019s parents). The Muslim community and particularly the Noor Mosque, will not be warm to such a vocal apostate. Imagine the psychological abuse for a 17 year old girl upon her return. 75 pound Rifqa vs the Islamic machine. David meets Goliath.<\/p>\n

FP:<\/strong> What can we do to help Rifka?<\/p>\n

Geller:<\/strong> Call, write, fax, snail mail, Governor Charlie Crist, gently persuasively. Every day.<\/p>\n

Governor Charlie Crist\u2019s office:<\/p>\n

Phone:\u00a0 (850)*******<\/span>41<\/span>, (850)*******<\/span>46<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Fax: (850)*******<\/span>01<\/span><\/p>\n

Email: Ch***********<\/span>@*******<\/span>da.com<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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