[weegie]

I'm sorry but as a generalization that is nonsense. I'm one of 40 odd thousand Christians living in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and have never heard of anyone having problems in practising thier faith

[samtheman]

If you're living there, you know more than I do. But what's the word for "people of the book", dhinni? Something like that. And isn't it a severe second-class status --- tantamount to wearing the yellow star --- in at least some Islamic countries. Maybe Dubai is more liberal than most. What's the word I'm looking for? If you live there, you must know it.

[MrsEmmaPeel]

I'm sorry but as a generalization that is nonsense.

My brother is living in Saudi Arabia (has been for many years) and he says very much the same thing. He does talk about the Religious Police -- but they are there to ensure that all people follow the law. Things like a woman can not walk down the street unaccompanied. If she is with a man, that man must be either the husband, father, or brother. They must show papers on demand proving the relationship. My brother has had to do that with his wife many times, but then again, so have many other native born Saudis.

Its not a place I'd particularly enjoy living, but in all the years he's lived there, he's never seen any blatant, overt, persecution of any sect or group. He says that if you follow the rules, there is no problem.

[Esther Ruth]

Nonsense??? No problems practicing Christianity and their faith in these countries????? Where can I get a pair of your rose colored glasses???

[philosofy123]

You are either stupid, or living under a rock.

[philosofy123]

You sound like a white guy in the south in the 1930s saying that black people are free. Or a german Nazi party member in the same period saying that Jews experience no problem under Hitler.