The head of a ministry dedicated to helping former Muslims is welcoming the news that a Florida judge has ruled that a 17-year-old Christian girl can remain in Florida and not have to return to her Islamic family in Ohio. But she also believes the fight isn't over yet.
An Orlando judge ruled Friday that 17-year-old Rifqa Bary can stay under protective custody in Florida as authorities there launch an investigation into her family and the Muslim community in Ohio where she lives. The teenager ran away last month because she believed her family would kill her for converting to Christianity. The girl's family members, who originally are from Sri Lanka, say they have never threatened to harm her. W.L. Cati is the founder of White Horse Ministry. She has been contacting authorities and urging them to rule in the girl's favor. But Cati does not think the Muslim community is going to accept the decision. "As far as Muslims are concerned, she should have the death penalty for converting to Christianity," she explains. And so even though she is here and appears to be safe, thank God the judge made a good decision as far as her behalf, but what is Islam going to do?" Cati says she believes the girl is telling the truth based on her own experience of having been married to a Muslim. "My former husband has been arrested twice on child abuse because of my children converting to Christianity," she adds. "So absolutely her fears, she's telling the truth -- I mean the girl is telling the truth." Cati says she will continue to work to help the teenager remain in Florida.
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