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CHRISTIAN MOTHER SENTENCED TO DEATH GIVES BIRTH SHACKLED IN SUDANESE PRISON

“Her name is Meriam Ibrahim. A Sudanese court sentenced her to death for refusing to renounce her Christian faith. Given days to recant, her answer was simple: “I am a Christian, and I will remain a Christian.” She gave birth to a baby girl inside a prison clinic, shackled at the ankles, her 20-month-old son locked in the cell beside her. One sentence of denial would have set her free. She refused to say it. After worldwide outrage, the court overturned her sentence and released her — but her courage had already made history. She stared down the gallows and never flinched. That’s faith under fire. The question for us: would we stand that strong?”