Posted on 06/23/2014 7:22:44 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
A court in Sudan today ordered the release of the 27-year-old woman sentenced to death last month for converting from Islam to Christianity, the state news agency said.
The case of Meriam Ibrahim, who is married to a Christian American, triggered an international outcry. She gave birth to a baby daughter while in prison.
'The appeal court ordered the release of Mariam Yahya and the cancellation of the (previous) court ruling,' Sudan's SUNA news agency said.
The couple's 20-month-old son was also held in prison with Ms Ibrahim and her newborn daughter.
A government official had told Reuters on May 31 that Sudanese officials were working to release Ibrahim.
As well as the death sentence for apostasy (the crime of abandoning your religion) Ibrahim was also sentenced to 100 lashes for what the court deemed her adultery for marrying a Christian.
Born to a Muslim father, she was convicted under Islamic sharia law that has been in force in Sudan since 1983 and outlaws conversions on pain of death.
She gave birth just 12 days after the verdict. It had been thought she was still shackled throughout the delivery and beyond, according to the rules which stipulate the treatment of death row inmates in Sudan.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
“Agreed, the locals may decided to take matters into their own hands.”
Nevermind the locals, I believe it was Meriam’s own brother who turned her in.
Praise be to God!
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
Praise Him, all creatures here below;
Praise Him above, ye heav’nly host;
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost!
Praise God the Father who’s the source;
Praise God the Son who is the course;
Praise God the Spirit who’s the flow;
Praise God, our portion here below!
Go to South Sudan and GET THE HECK OUT from there!
Oui!! Praise God!
What about the baby? Where’s the mention in the story about her child?
Deuteronomy 31:6
New International Version (NIV)
6 Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.
Praise the Lord!..................
AMEN
Wonderful!
Now bring them home.
Glory to you Lord!!!!!
Amen
So I offer up a good ol' Lutheran prayer (slightly paraphrased):
"I thank you my heavenly Father, that you have kept Miriam from terrible harm and danger, and ask that you send Your holy angels to watch over her so that the evil foe may have NO POWER over her-- or her precious lambs.
In the name of Your dear Son, our Lord and Savior, Jesus the Christ, whom your dear daughter would not deny!"
bump
"Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rebel against their parents and have them put to death. 22 You will be hated by everyone because of me, but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved. 23 When you are persecuted in one place, flee to another. Truly I tell you, you will not finish going through the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes."- Matthew 10:21
Great, now how about our Marine rotting in that Mexican jail?
The same thing was announced a few weeks ago, then revoked by Sudan. Until she shows up on the tarmac of the airport in a civilized country, I’m not believing anything.
RE: Great, now how about our Marine rotting in that Mexican jail?
Let’s exchange Bergdahl for him :)
Thank God...He confounds the wicked and the wise of the world.
Now, IMHO, she and her husband and family need to GTHOOT and retuirn to America...soonest.
Thank you God and please send your angels around her and her family until they get out of that country!
“Yes, Praise Him!!”
And most importantly, praise her for having the strength of her convictions. It is an object lesson that needs to be shared in our Congress. If she were a Republican, my bet is that she would have renounced her faith to “save” herself based on what I see daily in the Congress.
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