Every now and again, there is good news to report, and this is one of those times.

Andrew Welsh-Huggins' report for Associated Press, as presented by Fox News (who add a nice picture of Rifqa)

www.foxnews.com/us/2010/09/07/runaway-christian-convert-ohio-gains-legal-residency/

'Runaway Ohio Convert Gains Legal U.S. Residency' - Tuesday September 7 2010.

'Columbus, Ohio - A lawyer for a Christian convert (sic: a formerly-Muslim girl who converted to Christianity - CM) who ran away from her parents says the now-18-year-old woman has gained permanent US residency after living in Ohio as an illegal immigrant.

'A lawyer for Rifqa Bary said Tuesday the Sri Lanka native can now start applying for a driver's license, Medicaid coverage and college scholarships.

'Lawyer Kort Gatterdam says Bary got her permanent residency card last week and can apply for citizenship in five years. (And she is certainly the type of immigrant the US has always welcomed - independent-minded, intelligent and brave - CM).

'Bary had sought the green card as she argued she could not reunite with her Musllim parents.  She alleged they threatened her with harm for converting, and she fled Ohio to stay with a minister in Orlando, Fla.

'Bary also sought legal residency to achieve health coverage as she battles uterine cancer".

I am sure all regular readers here will wish Ms Bary well; let us all pray that her medical treatment will be successful, that she will grow in wisdom and charity within the US Christian community, that any persons of ill-will who would seek to enforce upon her the sharia penalty - death - for apostasy from Islam will be thwarted, and that she will, in due time, complete her education, find work, and achieve citizenship.  

I believe a little celebration is in order.

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