Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the things which have been accomplished among us, just as they were delivered to us by those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word, it seemed good to me also, having followed all things closely for some time past, to write an orderly account for you, most excellent The-oph’ilus, that you may know the truth concerning the things of which you have been informed. -- Luke 1:1-4
Relax, I know I’m not writing the New Testament here, but I will try to follow a few things closely. — Dick Sandlin
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These are excerpts from an article by Faith J. H. McDonnell, that came originally from Front Page Magazine, and that I came across in Stand Firm:
...Seventeen year old Rifqa Bary disappeared from her home in New Albany, Ohio in mid July, and surfaced in Florida on August 10, 2009. The teenager, who comes from a Sri Lankan Muslim family, sought refuge in Orlando with a pastor and his wife whom she had met through a Facebook prayer group. At a jurisdiction hearing in an Orlando juvenile court on August 21, Rifqa testified that she had fled because her father threatened to kill her for shaming the family by leaving Islam and becoming a Christian. “My life is at stake,” Rifqa said in an earlier interview. “My dad threatened me. I was ready to die, these were my thoughts, that I’ll be a martyr for Christ, let it be so! But the Lord led me here somehow through His grace . . . . . it’s been God’s hand protecting me the entire time. But I’m fighting for my life.”
Rifqa is far more fortunate than Amina and Sarah Said of Dallas, who were shot to death in an Islamic honor killing by their father, Yaser Abdel Said, an Egyptian-born cab driver. No one has had the opportunity to strangle Rifqa, as was done to Aqsa Parvez, a sixteen year old in Ontario whose father killed her for refusing to wear a hijab.
...Judge Dawson found Rifqa’s story feasible enough to rule that she be kept in protective custody in Florida until a further hearing on September 3 decides her ultimate fate, but a skeptical media has insinuated that Rifqa is nothing more than a rebellious, hormonal teenager from a loving Muslim family, brainwashed by Christians.
This is an example of how God can use even Facebook (and perhaps several bloggers) to help his children when they are persecuted. The author notes that the media and even some Christians have supported the father and minimized the danger that the girl faces, while experience has shown otherwise and “the words of Mohammed, If anyone changes his religion, kill him (Hadith – Sahih Al-Bukhari 9.84.57) mean the same thing in Ohio that they do in Asia, and Africa.”
Hi Dick:
Congratulations on your new blog. It looks great.
Thank you for featuring my Front Page article about Rifqa Bary.
It is quite amazing the role that Facebook played in all of this. Hearing is tomorrow (9/3/09).
God bless,
Faith
Thanks for the kind words, Faith.
I hope you don’t mind my copying your comment here from the Personal category. I inserted one carriage return to make it different. It seems that ExpressionEngine will not allow the exact same comment in two places.
I am praying for Rifqa Bary, that God’s Will for her will be done. It is amazing to me that there would be any doubt about her need for protection.
God bless you, too,
Dick
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