( CNN ) -- A Muslim teenager from Ohio says her father threatened to kill her because she converted to Christianity . Rifqa Bary claims her father wants her dead after she converted to Christianity . Rifqa Bary , 17 , ran away from her family in Columbus , Ohio , in July and took refuge in the central Florida home of the Rev . Blake Lorenz with the Global Revolution Church in Orlando . The teen heard of the pastor and his church through a prayer group on Facebook . The girl 's parents reported her missing to Columbus police , who found her two weeks later in Florida through cell phone records . The teenager , in a sworn affidavit , claims her father , Mohamed Bary , 47 , was pressured by the mosque the family attends in Ohio to `` deal with the situation . '' In the court filing , Rifqa Bary stated her father said , `` If you have this Jesus in your heart , you are dead to me ! '' The teenager claims her father added , `` I will kill you ! '' Mohamed Bary told CNN a lot of false information has been given and `` we would n't do her harm . '' He knew his daughter was involved with Christian organizations . `` I have no problem with her practicing any faith , '' he said , but Bary admitted he would have preferred his daughter to practice the Muslim faith first . Although Mohamed Bary said he did not expect his daughter to run away , Rifqa Bary was placed in foster care by an Orlando judge in August while the Florida Department of Children and Family investigated the threat allegations against the parents . In a court filing Monday , John Stemberger , Rifqa Bary 's attorney and president of the Christian advocacy organization Florida Family Policy Council , accused the parents ' Ohio mosque of having ties to terrorism and radical Islam . The Noor Islamic Cultural Center has denied the allegations . Stemberger told CNN he agreed with his client that she would be killed by radical Muslims if she is returned to Ohio . `` She is a person who is ripe for apostate killing or mercy killing . I 'm not going to let my client slip away in the night by going back , '' said Stemberger . Roger Weeden , the mother 's attorney in Florida , said the filing had no credible evidence but instead was meant `` just to inflame the community and the court . '' Weeden said he believes the teen 's attorney is trying to create an atmosphere of fear and intimidation . The teen 's attorney said his client has endured a history of abuse from her family . Stemberger said the young girl was forced to wear the Muslim headscarf called a hijab and was punched in the face by her father for being ashamed while wearing it . Stemberger is asking the court to keep Rifqa Bary in the custody of the state of Florida until she turns 18 in a year . Mohamed Bary , who is not a United States citizen , said he ca n't believe all the false allegations and the bad image caused by the situation . `` We are not bad people , '' Bary said . `` We are not like that , we are normal . '' The mother 's attorney said the teenager was a normal girl , a cheerleader in Ohio , and what Muslim extremist would allow his daughter be a cheerleader ? At a court hearing scheduled for Thursday in Orlando , the parents will have an opportunity to respond to the allegations against them . Their attorney said the parents will deny all allegations . After the court hearing , the judge may force all the parties involved into mediation , followed by an adjudication hearing .
Teen convert says she ran away from Muslim father after he allegedly threatened her . Rifqa Bary 's attorney says his client would be killed if she is returned to Ohio . Score: 6 Hearing on case is scheduled for Thursday in Florida .