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That's why I said IF it's the case that the fear is coming from the girl and not the pastor, then I don't see how removing her from the pastor would help her be less fearful.
The way I interpreted the article, the girl's attorney, not the pastor, is the one who accused the mosque of ties to terrorism. Plus, I don't automatically assume that when someone converts, there's an agenda on the pastor's part. I can see the Facebook dialogue happening the way you've postulated, but surely there are other ways it could've happened that led to her ending up in Florida.
I don't automatically think she's a mercy killing candidate, but it's hard not to at least consider it when she says her father said, "you're dead to me" and "I'll kill you." Maybe she's lying. Maybe, as you suggest, she was persuaded by the pastor. It's hard to know what to believe.
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