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Sudan Court Will Free Meriam Ibrahim, Sentenced to Death for Her Christian Faith
Life News ^ | 6/23/14 | Steve Ertelt

Posted on 06/23/2014 11:50:34 AM PDT by Nachum

Reports today indicate the Sudan court has reversed itself and will free Meriam Ibraham, the pregnant Christian woman jailed and sentenced to be flogged and hanged for her Christian faith. Meriam was later forced to give birth in chains in a Sudanese prison as she awaited a death sentence ad brutal flogging by Muslim officials.

“The appeal court ordered the release of Mariam Yahya [Ibrahim] and the cancellation of the [previous] court ruling,” Sudan’s SUNA news agency said on Monday.

Although reports a couple of weeks ago suggested Meriam would be freed, they turned out to be false. Thesudan4se reports appear more credible and multiple news agencies, including Bloomberg News and the Associated Press are confirming Meriam’s impending release from prison.

(Excerpt) Read more at lifenews.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 3rdthread; christian; ibrahim; sudan

1 posted on 06/23/2014 11:50:34 AM PDT by Nachum
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To: Nachum

She needs to get the hell out of the Sudan!


2 posted on 06/23/2014 11:51:07 AM PDT by ConservativeMan55 (In America, we don't do pin pricks. But sometimes we elect them.)
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To: Nachum

Oh, I hope so. Will continue praying for her and her family.


3 posted on 06/23/2014 11:55:17 AM PDT by siamesecats (God closes one door, and opens another, to protect us.)
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To: Nachum

Praise God!


4 posted on 06/23/2014 11:57:07 AM PDT by Viennacon
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To: Nachum

One can only pray she lives long enough to get out of
the country.


5 posted on 06/23/2014 11:58:56 AM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: Nachum

Believe it only when you see it.

Those Sudanese animals announced, then revoked exactly the same thing a few weeks ago.


6 posted on 06/23/2014 12:03:55 PM PDT by ScottinVA (If it doesn't include border security, it isn't "reform." It's called "amnesty.")
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To: ScottinVA

IIRC, the US embassy refused her a visa.


7 posted on 06/23/2014 12:06:19 PM PDT by Abby4116
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To: Nachum
And even though obammy has not said word one publicly about this, that I know of, he'll surely claim credit for it, right?

(and yes, I did call him Shirley....)

8 posted on 06/23/2014 12:11:12 PM PDT by jeffc (The U.S. media are our enemy)
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To: ConservativeMan55
She needs to get the hell out of the Sudan!

Pray the US State Department moves with more alacrity than they did before this mess even began...

the ibnfowarrior

9 posted on 06/23/2014 8:56:28 PM PDT by infowarrior
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