Posted on 09/15/2004 2:56:43 PM PDT by Bobby777
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The State Department said Wednesday that Saudi Arabia has engaged in "particularly severe violations" of religious freedom and for the first time included the kingdom, a key U.S. ally, on a list of countries that could be subject to sanctions.
A department report assessing the state of religious freedom worldwide said that in Saudi Arabia, freedom of religion does not exist and is not recognized or protected under the country's laws.
The report also said that those who do not adhere to the officially sanctioned strain of Islam practiced in Saudi Arabia can face "severe repercussions" at the hands of the religious police.
Wednesday's announcement was a departure from the Bush administration's practice of avoiding direct criticism of Saudi Arabia -- a key ally in the war on terrorism, a strong backer of U.S. policies in Iraq and a major oil supplier.
Under U.S. law, nations that engage in violations of religious freedom deemed "particularly severe" are designated by the State Department as "countries of particular concern."
(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...
No Jewish Synagogue or Christian Church can be built in Saudi Arabia. No Bible study allowed in one's home with a group of others. No Jew can be a citizen of Saudi Arabia.
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Is this a hoax or did Bush clear out the State dept?.
I know, I nearly fainted when I saw the article. I'm almost too cynical, but ... (hmmm, we'll see)
I thought the same thing ... you can't criticize that which does not exist. There is one choice over there.
Make that "No Jew is permitted to enter Saudi Arabia."
Medina was a majority Jewish city in 600 AD; Mecca was Jewish and Christian.
Four things. 1) Saudi Arabia MUST open itself to religious plurality. 2) The Borg Cube must be destroyed. 3) Islam's 'Allah' is clearly NOT God Almighty, the God of Abraham, Isaac & Jacob. 4) Islam's 'Allah' IS Satan.
Right, but I'm not original. Another freeper used the term a few days ago and I took it up. He was right though, Islamics are like the Borg in their insistence that we will be assimilated. Of course the Borg were technologically advanced so the analogy fails on that point.
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I have read that the Dome on the Rock was actually a Christian Church that was taken ... I don't know the history or if that's true. Taken in the 600's I mean.
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I'm glad to see that more people are coming to realize that allah is not the God of Israel. Jack van Impe and Robert Schuller can't tell the difference. The God of Israel has brought Israel back to her land, never to be removed from it again (though there are still things to happen). There are muslim teachers that teach that allah is bringing the Jews back to their final massive graveyard. Towards this end, moo ha med said the muslims will fight the Jews at the Last Hour and kill them.
The contradiction couldn't possibly be clearer.
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