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To: marshmallow

Should never happen, it would be built when they allow Christians and Jews to build in their islamic countries.


3 posted on 08/23/2014 6:48:17 AM PDT by Busko (One thing is certain, nothing is certain.)
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To: Busko
Should never happen, it would be built when they allow Christians and Jews to build in their islamic countries.

My husband and I lived in Saudi Arabia for five years. On our camp we had "large rooms" that were used for many things. We had a vicar, reverend (for ALL Protestant denominations) and a priest.
The Anglicans and Protestants met once a week but on Friday mornings, as that was the Muslim "Sunday." We Catholics, as usual, had a daily 9:00 A.M. Mass.

I worked Saturdays-Wednesdays, 40 hours a week, as normal. Our "church" was across the street and I only went once a week, on SUNDAYS, because I wasn't going to any stinkin' Friday services "just because."

So I went every Sunday morning. My old Saudi boss allowed it as he was, most probably, a very devout Muslim. He was also VERY smart as he was illiterate but still boss. He had a phenomenal memory.
Harry, my Indian Catholic co-worker, was the problem. He was always SO angry when I went to Mass. He warned me that if I continued to go to Mass he would "tell" on me.
Harry finally did "tell" on me. I never quite figured out why Harry had such a bug up his butt about me going to Mass. I always made up the time. We were both Catholics. What was the big deal?

I will never forget that confrontation in the hallway and Harry yelling at our boss about me going to Sunday Mass when I should be working.
My Muslim boss said: "Harry, God is number one. There is always time for God. {Cloud Mountain} can go to pray whenever she wants."
Lol. I don't know WHOSE jaw dropped first, faster or farther, Harry's or mine.
So I went to Sunday morning Mass. And, because I COULD, I started going to DAILY Mass. Go figure.

I have my Saudi boss to thank for my (STILL) daily Mass habit. We had NO "churches" in the KSA, as they are not allowed, but the Saudis, being Saudis, found a compromise:
*We had priests, reverends and vicars but they were called SPECIAL TEACHERS.
*We had plenty of places to pray but they were NOT called CHURCHES.

Just a few thoughts and I am NOT being critical in any way, shape or form of you or of anyone on this thread. You ARE correct, there are no "churches" or "temples" in the KSA.

There were Jews, however, but ONLY American Jews.
There was SUCH a dearth of medical specialists, especially WOMEN medical specialists, that they hired American Jewish women medical specialists to take care of Saudi women. If there had been a plethora of American Protestant/Catholic medical WOMEN medical specialists, they would have hired them...but there weren't.
There weren't many American Jews, but they were there.

It was quite a place. My husband called it an "adventure of a lifetime." And so it was for us.

28 posted on 08/23/2014 10:28:03 AM PDT by cloudmountain
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