Good news story of the day

An Ethiopian Orthodox Christian who was sentenced to death for "converting", even though she was brought up Christian by her mother... has been rescued from the Sudan thanks to the Italians and the Pope. more HERE.

 Photograph: AP

She was born in South Sudan, and her husband is a US citizen. But never mind.
The rule was that her father was Muslim so she is considered Muslim even though he deserted her mom when Meriam was young. And out of the woodwork, her father's other family...like a lot of the Pakistani "blasphemy" stories, this was about this family being able to get her land if she had been executed.