Christian Convert Who Ran Away To Avoid Honor Killing Ordered Sent Home

This is just sick, sick, sick:

A runaway teen who said her father threatened to kill her for converting from Islam to Christianity will be returned to Ohio once her immigration status has been clarified, a Florida judge ruled Tuesday.

The ruling was a victory for parents Mohamed and Aysha Bary, who had requested that their daughter's custody be transferred to Ohio while other issues in the case are settled. The teen's attorney, John Stemburger, who leads a Christian advocacy organization, opposed the move.

Seventeen-year-old Rifqa Bary left her family in Columbus, Ohio, in July and took refuge in the home of a minister in Orlando, Florida. The girl was later moved into foster care after she said in an affidavit that her Muslim father had threatened her after finding out about her conversion. Her father has denied the allegation.

In Tuesday's ruling, Judge Daniel Dawson said it was in Bary's best interest for her emergency custody continue in Ohio.

Oh, come on!  We're talking about the Religion of Peace here!  We all know there's no such thing as a Muslim honor killing in the Religion of Peace!  Except, well, when there is one, like this one or this one in Canada, this one in Pakistan, this one in Turkey, this one in Jordan, this one in the U.K., this one in Saudi Arabia, this one in London, and who knows how many that go unreported in the hardcore Muslim countries throughout the Middle East and Africa.  You know, now that I think about it, I found all these in just a few minutes of searching; the real list is virtually endless.

But hey, there's no possible danger from an honor killing right here in the United States, is there?  No, of course not...unless you consider this one in Sioux Falls, this one in Texas, this one in New York, this one in Georgia, these attempted honor killings in Michigan and Pennsylvania...

But Bary's parents seem so genuine:

The ruling follows months of legal wrangling, including the affidavit from the teenager claiming that her father was pressured by the family's mosque in Ohio to "deal with the situation," referring to her conversion. In an earlier court filing, Rifqa Bary alleged that her father said, "If you have this Jesus in your heart, you are dead to me!" The teenager claims her father added, "I will kill you!" Mohamed Bary, 47, has denied the accusations.

"We wouldn't do her harm," he said, adding that he knew his daughter was involved with Christian organizations.

Oh, okay.  Case closed, I guess.

In all seriousness, this is truly sickening.  There is a clear precedent of honor killings for offenses far less egregious than converting to Christianity, both around the world and here in America (one of the links above justifies murder because the girl was using Facebook).  There is a clear and decisive call in the Koran for the death of all apostates (people who convert away from Islam), and honor killings are a central part of Islamic Sharia law, as we've discussed here many times before.  We all get just one life, and making a mis-judgment on something like this could literally be fatal for this girl.  I pray it is not.

A study of 50 honor killings in the U.S. and Canada is discussed here.  A video series discussing honor killings in America can be found here.  Pray for this girl and her safety.

There's my two cents.