http://www.religionnewsblog.com Religion news about religious cults, sects, world religions, and related issues Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:29:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23772/judge-order-runaway-convert-rifqa-bary-to-return-home http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23772/judge-order-runaway-convert-rifqa-bary-to-return-home#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:42:47 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23772 A Florida judge says he plans to order the teenager who ran away from Ohio to Florida because she feared physical harm for converting from Islam to Christianity sent back to Ohio.

The judge says Rifqa's family must product legal documentation of their U.S. citizenship and proof she can continue her education in Ohio. [video]]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23772/judge-order-runaway-convert-rifqa-bary-to-return-home/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23695/rifqa-bary-parents-file-criminal-complaint-against-florida-pastors http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23695/rifqa-bary-parents-file-criminal-complaint-against-florida-pastors#comments Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:02:43 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23695 The legal battle over teen runaway Fathima Rifqa Bary continues. The Ohio teenager fled to Florida fearing an “honor killing” for converting from Islam to Christianity.

Rifqa's father has filed a criminal complaint against the Orlando pastors who helped shelter Rifqa for more than two weeks before the state intervened.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23695/rifqa-bary-parents-file-criminal-complaint-against-florida-pastors/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23577/beverley-blake-lorenz http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23577/beverley-blake-lorenz#comments Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:43:09 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23577 Beverly and husband Blake Lorenz, the pastors who took in a teenager who feared being killed by her parents because she converted from Islam to Christianity, explain why they took the girl in.

They dispute accusations of kidnapping and brainwashing.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23577/beverley-blake-lorenz/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23556/fathima-rifqa-bary http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23556/fathima-rifqa-bary#comments Fri, 14 Aug 2009 10:40:50 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23556 The Muslim parents of an Ohio teenager who fled to Florida fearing an "honor killing" for converting to Christianity today blamed their daughter's fears on the husband and wife pastors who took their daughter in and didn't report her presence for more than two weeks.

He said he believes the Ohio girl fled to Florida last month after being brainwashed by the pastor of Global Revolution Church of Orlando, who she met on Facebook.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23556/fathima-rifqa-bary/feed 0