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To: paltz; wagglebee
>>>What does Saudi Arabia do with the bibles and other non-muslim religious texts that they seize? Do they burn them or give them to orphanages abroad?

>>>I really want to know.

Looks like I've found my answer. Unfortunately this article is down (can't find the site).

Luckily the text of the article is still on FR (which is part of the reason that blog pimping is frowned upon beside the "website" hits pimps are shopping for).

Saudi Arabia Desecrates Hundreds of Bibles Annually (Saudi Institute Friday, 20 May 2005 by Zachary Liben)

Posted on Wednesday, May 25, 2005 10:07:42 AM by paltz

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 mentioned in the Koran dozens of times, the Bible is banned in Saudi Arabia, and is confiscated and destroyed by government officials.


30 posted on 09/09/2010 10:55:27 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (What does Saudi Arabia do with the bibles and other non-muslim religious texts that they seize?)
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To: a fool in paradise

Corrected link

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1410190/posts


32 posted on 09/09/2010 11:05:57 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Barack attended the church of GD America for 20 years. He has NO room to speak out on religion.)
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To: a fool in paradise

http://www.arabianews.org/english/article.cfm?qid=175&sid=2


38 posted on 09/09/2010 11:19:57 AM PDT by Ender Wiggin
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