It appears that the legal issues surrounding Rifqa Bary's situation are getting more and more complicated. The judge has so far been dealing only with procedural questions. For the time being, most of the relevant documents are sealed, the attorneys are under a gag order, and the seventeen-year-old Bary, who is insisting on staying in Florida (her parents want her to return home to Ohio), remains in foster care under the guardianship of the state of Florida. In my opinion, the child's lawyers have been making some very unscrupulous and inflammatory public statements, such as the claim that the parents' Columbus mosque is a "haven for Islamic terrorists" (law enforcement officials say there is no evidence for this). From the perspective of the parents, this is a matter of family law; for their opponents, it's about Christianity versus Islam.

From the perspective of the parents, this is a matter of family law

She said fears for her very life . She is reported to have been sexually abused by her own uncle, as well as stating repeatedly that she has been the victim of countless beatings by her own father. Perhaps for her parents this is about 'family honour', as it has been in the past?

I don't see how you are qualified to speak to the parents perspective or intentions regarding Rifqa. For them, this very well could be about Christianity vs Islam as well.

Okay, let me put it this way. From the publicly stated perspective of her parents, this is about family law. Make of that whatever you want. I don't pretend to be able to read anyone's mind.