Hiba Abdelfadil Anglo, 16, has escaped from a gang of Muslims who kidnapped her last year, but it may be a long time before she recovers from the trauma.
As she told Compass how the kidnappers beat, raped and tried to force her to convert from Christianity to Islam, she broke into tears for nearly half an hour.
“They did many bad things to me,” she said, tears streaming down her eyes.
As athletes prepare to compete in the 2012 Summer Olympics and the City of London gets ready to host the games, churches in the United Kingdom are also gearing up for the international event. Churches across the U.K. plan to use the Olympics to reach out to international visitors and to their own communities. The
An Akron, Ohio, man was restored his civil liberties just in time for Independence Day. City officials reversed course and allowed Christian man Jason Robinson to peacefully share his faith near this year’s Fourth of July fireworks show at a public park.
The decision came after the Alliance Defense Fund, a legal alliance of Christian attorneys and like-minded organizations defending the right of people to freely live out their faith, sent the mayor a letter on Robinson’s behalf. The letter urged the city not to violate Robinson’s constitutional rights at the annual downtown fireworks display.
“Mr. Robinson desires to convey his religious beliefs through activities protected by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution,” the letter states. “Religious expression is speech and is entitled to the same level of protection as other kinds of speech.”
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