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| No Christmas cards for Rifqa Bary, parents said |
| 2009-12-22 |
 Rifqa Bary is scheduled to return to court today because her parents want to ban her from receiving Christmas cards, according to a report on WESH.com. Also, her parents are expected to ask a judge to hold the teenager in contempt of court for refusing to attend Muslim counseling sessions.Bary, 17, made international headlines in August when she fled from her home in Ohio to Orlando. She had claimed her Muslim father threatened to kill her after she converted to Christianity. |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #11 She may very well be the abused and neglected kid she claims but I don't see the evidence. You're blinded in one eye too? |
| Posted by: Pappy 2009-12-22 21:22 |
| #10 M. Murcek, you may be right they are getting special treatment but not to their favor. IMHE CPS will snatch a child out of a home simply because they are denied enough Xbox time or had to eat store brand cereal (oh the horror). |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2009-12-22 16:26 |
| #9 Again, sorry, "err on the side of the parents' rights" hasn't been the standard in the US for a loooong time now. Say the word "evidence" to a child services functionary and watch wha it's like when someone splits a gut laughing. All that said, the parents in this story have been handled with double-layer kid gloves because of PC pantie twisting in the presence of muzz sensibilities... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2009-12-22 16:10 |
| #8 Hey I didn't hear about any beatings, but do other non-muslim parents raise their hand to their children? My mother gave my brother a black eye one morning before school because he was talking back to her. My dad would not hesitate to backhand or hit us with whatever was handy when we got out of line. BTW they were not Muslim. Am I making sense here or am I the crazy one? She may very well be the abused and neglected kid she claims but I don't see the evidence. |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2009-12-22 15:53 |
| #7 That rates as a big-time disturbance in the (liberal judicio-nightmare) farce... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2009-12-22 14:51 |
| #6 The judge just ruled that the young lady can keep her Christmas cards. |
| Posted by: Skunky Ebbemp4087 2009-12-22 14:29 |
| #5 Cybersarge, are you not aware that the reason this young lady has only one eye is that a male Muslim member blinded her in the other eye? Are you not aware that the moment her father ever hears that she intends to have any relations with any non-Muslim male, that will be the "trigger point" for Muslim males in her family? I doubt that you do. THAT is what is wrong with todays Americans. No Knowledge. |
| Posted by: Boss Snomotle8280 2009-12-22 14:10 |
| #4 Cyber Sarge, Apparently the Cheerleading thing was a mistake by the parents. They did not know what it involved (for once, I believe them). Also Rifqa made certain she left the house in sweats or other shapeless garb and kept the cheerleading outfit at school. Her parents never attended any of the sports events. P.S. Her attitude towards Islam is probably influenced be the fact that her brother took out her I and her father kept hitting her. (her friends testified that she frequently came to school with bruises). |
| Posted by: Frozen Al 2009-12-22 14:00 |
| #3 teen age non muslim girl rebels don't usually get death threats they get 'we will ground you' or 'we will hide the car keys' or something similar |
| Posted by: lord garth 2009-12-22 13:30 |
| #2 Sorry, if the roles were reversed, i.e. parents Christian, daughter converted to moohammedizm, the courts would not give the parents the time of day due to PC mindrot in the governing class of the West... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2009-12-22 13:01 |
| #1 While I am sympathetic of the young lady, I don’t feel we are getting the entire story here. Anyone with (or had teenage daughters) may be able to follow this line of reasoning. First, her parents allowed to become a cheerleader (minus the burqa), to me that speaks volumes about the parents. To paint them as radicals or fundamentalist just doesn’t square with that bit of evidence. Second, how many people have ever dealt with a teenage girl who thinks they are smarter than their parents? Finally, MANY people who undergo a religious conversion immediately turn on all that have (in their view) “seen that light”. Personally I wanted to strangle my sister-in-law for her diatribe about our pepperoni pizza we have on Friday. Yes you are better Catholic than me and I am ok with that. IMHO she is forgetting one the commandments that she now claims to uphold: Honor thy Mother and Farther. Wait a year, pray on your own, and then join whatever church you want (trust me, god will know your heart). P.S. I would ask those of a faith if a parent teaching them their faith is somehow wrong? If it were a Christian family they would want the kid to get Christian counseling. Merry Christmas Rifqa! You don't need a card. |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2009-12-22 12:42 |