To: Theodore R.
Saudi Arabia - Conversion by a Muslim to another religion is punishable by death. Bibles are illegal. Churches are illegal.
Yemen - Bans proselytizing by non-Muslims and forbids conversions. The Government does not allow the building of new non-Muslim places of worship
Kuwait - Registration and licensing of religious groups. Members of religions not sanctioned in the Koran may not build places of worship. Prohibits organized religious education for religions other than Islam
Egypt -Islam is the official state religion and primary source of legislation. Accordingly, religious practices that conflict with Islamic law are prohibited. Muslims may face legal problems if they convert to another faith. Requires non-Muslims to obtain what is now a presidential decree to build a place of worship
Algeria - The law prohibits public assembly for purposes of practicing a faith other than Islam. Non-Islamic proselytizing is illegal, and the Government restricts the importation of non-Islamic literature for distribution.
Jordan - Has the death penalty for any Muslim selling land to a Jew.
(All information is from US State Department Human Rights Reports)
I could go on with more examples.
2 posted on
01/22/2004 5:36:40 AM PST by
2banana
To: Theodore R.
Religious freedom to a devout Muslim is a one way street.
Since they are the chosen people of this time, they believe that they should get preferential treatment.
Non-Muslims are pagans.
Islam will suffer the same fate as Nazism eventually, with a little help from our "friends".
4 posted on
01/22/2004 5:50:25 AM PST by
CROSSHIGHWAYMAN
(I don't believe anything a Democrat says. Bill Clinton set the standard!)
To: Theodore R.
In Saudi Arabia, the cradle of Islam, no religious expression outside of that practiced by Sunni Muslims is permitted. There is not a single church in the country. There is not a single synagogue. Prayer by Christians and Jews is not even permitted in the privacy of their own homes. That has been true as long as I can remember.
Why is it just now being "descovered" and deemed "significant"?
I have based my view of islam, and the "religion of peace and tolerance" though that reality since before 911... and laughing.
And the idiot ignorant fools continue to "support" "palestine" and other loser muslim places.
6 posted on
01/22/2004 5:58:22 AM PST by
Publius6961
(40% of Californians are as dumb as a sack of rocks.)
To: Theodore R.
What's the life expectancy of someone wearing a yarmulka in Tehran or Damascus?
7 posted on
01/22/2004 6:07:28 AM PST by
tdadams
To: Theodore R.
I never thought I would stand up for secularism, but France has the right idea here. Secularism is the better of the two religions when carparing Islam and Secularism. Islam needs to be stopped in it's tracks.
There is nothing redeeming about the "religion" of Islam. It goes against the very foundation of humanity. This false "respect" that the rest of us are forced to show for this religion that worships itself is the most damaging thing happening on the earth right now.
If Islam is not evil, I don't know what is. It stands for everything Liberals pretend to be against, yet they are it's biggest cheerleaders. That alone should tell the good and decent people that Islam walks hand-in-hand with evil.
8 posted on
01/22/2004 6:24:53 AM PST by
whereasandsoforth
(tagged for migratory purposes only)
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