Comments on: What Is Wrong With This Article?

By: Sandeep

Sandeep — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:14:08 +0000

I think Tom’s point is that 17 seems like old enough to make your own decisions about where you want to live, what religion you want to profess, and so on and so forth, without being anyone else’s ward. (He does not “live in Austria,” but was merely in Austria when he wrote the blog post. That gave him occasion to mention that the voting age there is 16; if you’re 16, you can decide who will be the head of state and what the country’s policies will be. That boggles my mind, but I agree that 16 is old enough for most people, at the least, to decide what religion to follow and whether to live with their parents or not.)

By: MicroBalrog

MicroBalrog — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 02:02:18 +0000

So morality is relative, lynda? The laws of individual countries are sacred by merely being their own?

By: Lynda

Lynda — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:58:55 +0000

You live in Austria, how nice. This is the United States – and we like it here. Your country has its laws, and we have our laws. Each country has set boundries about children, all with the expressed purpose of protecting the child while investigating the proffered statements. This young girl though she is 17, is not yet considered ready for emancipation due to how the law is written. She is placed in a foster home while still in High School, and a ward of the state, while considering all sides and the child’s SAFETY. Each country has its own laws, and that’s that.

By: Joe Fattal

Joe Fattal — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:13:10 +0000

That girl is only about 17 years old. What does she know about religion to convert to christianity?. If I was her father I probably will not kill her especialy now after all the attention the case is getting. But believe me if I am the father I would be mad. Who anyone in his position wouldn’t be mad if his daughter come to him on a sunday morning and tell him she is going to church, and he is a muslim. If you ask me the truth, she is stupid and I am guessing that she want some publicity out of the whole thing.

By: PJ Doland

PJ Doland — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:31:42 +0000

Just a guess, but if she’s in high school, the foster system would allow her to finish high-school, without concern for whether she can provide for her own material needs.