Probably coming to America sooner or later
Perhaps the feckless fool on the hill will object to their treatment. Or perhaps that monkey will object to their diet—too much meat.
Our “Moderate Islamic Friends” the Saudis.
The ONLY one who objected to it was my co-worker, an Indian Catholic, who felt that I should go to the Friday Mass only. I did't WANT to go to Mass on Friday...I wanted to go on SUNDAY, like I always did. So I did. I made up time missed at my lunch hour but that wasn't GOOD enough for my co-worker.
He threatened to tell my boss, Mohammad Hussein, if I didn't stop. I didn't stop so he told on me.
In the hallway, my boss listened to Harry complaining about my taking off 20 minutes to attend Mass across the street in the clubhouse, used for our daily Mass. He KNEW that I made up every second of Mass time at lunch!
Do you know what my Saudi boss said to Harry?
He said: "Harry, God is number one. There is always time for God. CloudMountain (not my name of course) can go to pray whenever she wants."
I don't know whose mouth fell farther or faster, Harry's or mine. So, I went to Sunday Mass, then DAILY Mass. I still do. THANKS, Mohammad, for letting me go to Mass and giving me the chance to go every day! Shukran jazeelan.
who will be the first Western PM/President to say Saudi Arabia isn’t Muslim and its behaving like IS Monsters???????/s
I know no one wants to hear it but it could be the only way to separate the real believers from the make believers, if it happens here I think we will see some new faces in the illegal churches, I hope mine is one of them.
If we could make Islam illegal in America, there would be equality. Isn’t that what liberals believe in?
Priests, vicars and reverends are called "special teachers" because Christian men of the cloth are NOT allowed into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Their visa into the country and their homes are ALL SET UP BEFOREHAND. The companies allow for their employees to practice their worship of God. They encourage it. It's been going on like that since the early 1930's.
SOMETHING very strange happened here: "Saudi authorities have swooped on a house in the eastern province city of Khafji, on the border with Kuwait, and arrested 27 people for using the premises as church last week. "
My GUESS that it was done WITHOUT permission. WE lived in the Eastern Province, in Ras Tanura. I know the area VERY well. It would not have made the international news for NO REASON.
These people with their unauthorized service helped SCREW things up for those of us who DID get permission and jump through the hoops to practice our faith. For me, it was daily Mass.
If people want to be COMPLETELY free to practice their faith wherever and whenever, then they have NO BUSINESS going to the KSA. They KNEW that ahead of time. We were all cautioned and warned.
What they accomplished was screwing it up for the rest of the Christians who did it the right way and went through the appropriate channels. ARROGANCE.
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The Saudis NEED foreign workers because there simply are not enough Saudi men to do all the required work. The Saudis TRY to get 100% Muslims but the petroleum and natural gas industries require more specific skills than most people have.
Then, there are all the industries required to take care of the THOUSANDS of foreign workers: living quarters, food, education for their children (up to the 8th grade only), recreation for all, especially those students returning from high school abroad in Europe or the US, doctors, nurses, hospitals, medication, emergency services, golf, badminton, tennis, movies, bowling, he huge cafeteria serving all three meals, within specific hours and SO ON.
The petroleum/natural gas wealth is almost a double-edged sword as it brought in all us CATHOLICS and other CHRISTIANS.
We even had a Jewish woman specialist for dealing with local sick women. She was still "of the Book." She was AMERICAN.
Khafji has a special place in my memories.
And still we ignore the main enemy.