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  • (FLASHBACK) Saudi Arabia Desecrates Hundreds of (seized)Bibles Annually (US State Dept 'no comment')

    09/09/2010 1:07:21 PM PDT · by a fool in paradise · 10 replies
    Independent Saudi News ^ | Friday, 20 May 2005 | Zachary Liben
    SIA NEWS Washington DC - The Saudi government burns and desecrates hundreds of bibles its security forces confiscate after raids on Christian expatriates worshiping privately or at border crossings. As a matter of official policy, the government either incinerates or dumps bibles, crosses and other Christian paraphernalia. Hundreds of Christian worshipers are arrested every year by Saudi police in raids on their private gatherings. Bibles, crosses and printed materials are confiscated and later burnt or dumped into trash. Bibles and other Christian paraphernalia found with travelers into the country are confiscated and destroyed. Although considered as holy in Islam and...