Religious Runaway- Send Home Or Not? (interviews, legal, death, stereotypes)
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Location: Jonquil City (aka Smyrna) Georgia- by Atlanta
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A judge has to decide whether to send a 17 year old home to her Muslim family after she converted to Chirstianity and ran away in fear of punishment or worse from her family.
One would have to think that sending her home might amount to a death sentence knowing how the "peaceful" religion of Islam often results in homour killings,
On the other hand, what if a 17 year old Christian decided to convert to Islam, Judaism or join the Catholic church and had the same fears and fled their home?
If a 17 year old Christian decided to convert to Islam, Judaism or join the Catholic church she wouldn't have anything to worry about. Now Muslim to Christian........possible death sentance.
I hope someone helps her become a free citizen (there is a special legal term for this that I have forgotten) independant of her family. IIRC in most Muslim cultures women and childern are considered to be property of the male head of the household. I would prosecute the father as a slaver.
A judge has to decide whether to send a 17 year old home to her Muslim family after she converted to Chirstianity and ran away in fear of punishment or worse from her family.
One would have to think that sending her home might amount to a death sentence knowing how the "peaceful" religion of Islam often results in homour killings,
On the other hand, what if a 17 year old Christian decided to convert to Islam, Judaism or join the Catholic church and had the same fears and fled their home?
I have been watching this case and I agree with what your saying about sending her home however it also seems posible that she has been taken in by a wackaloon group rather then a mainline christian group. I personally hope they keep her here, let her become an emancipated adult.
A judge has to decide whether to send a 17 year old home to her Muslim family after she converted to Chirstianity and ran away in fear of punishment or worse from her family.
One would have to think that sending her home might amount to a death sentence knowing how the "peaceful" religion of Islam often results in homour killings,
On the other hand, what if a 17 year old Christian decided to convert to Islam, Judaism or join the Catholic church and had the same fears and fled their home?
Well KevK, I know how you feel about judges prejudging the facts of the case or the law (see thread on closing courtroom) but the number of honor killings a percentage of the Muslim population in the U.S. makes them exceedingly rare at best so...
There are a lot of reasons why kids runaway, and there are an equal number of bogus claims as to why they do when they are confronted with going back. I would suggest that a careful review of the families history, their testimony at trial, a review of social worker/psychologist interviews with the various parties, and the pertinent case law should be the deciding factor not claims based upon newspaper accounts and sweeping generalizations and stereotypes about the family's religion, background or ethnicity.
Of course if folks just want to have a good ole muslim bashing discussion, don't let me stand in the way.
A judge has to decide whether to send a 17 year old home to her Muslim family after she converted to Chirstianity and ran away in fear of punishment or worse from her family.
One would have to think that sending her home might amount to a death sentence knowing how the "peaceful" religion of Islam often results in homour killings,
On the other hand, what if a 17 year old Christian decided to convert to Islam, Judaism or join the Catholic church and had the same fears and fled their home?
Hey- Islam is the religion of peace. Haven't you heard? She will be fine. Christians are the evil force in the world, not Islam. People just get a little too upset about a few ritual stonings, beheadings, and hangings. Lighten up a little.
Hey- Islam is the religion of peace. Haven't you heard? She will be fine. Christians are the evil force in the world, not Islam. People just get a little too upset about a few ritual stonings, beheadings, and hangings. Lighten up a little.
The christian religion she is involved with, is not a normal group. What kind of responsible church would encourage a 17 year old to run away from home to begin with??
If she was in fear for her life, the rational thing to do would have been to go to the police in her home town, not run away to Florida and I would think a responsible minister would have told he that.
The christian religion she is involved with, is not a normal group. What kind of responsible church would encourage a 17 year old to run away from home to begin with??
If she was in fear for her life, the rational thing to do would have been to go to the police in her home town, not run away to Florida and I would think a responsible minister would have told he that.
She is a minor. The law would return her to her family. I guess if they want to kill her, that is okay. I mean, she is just a girl, what rights should she have anyway?
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