To: A. Pole
"Well, they are close to the modern Western ideal - they have PERFECT separation of Church and State, better than it was in Soviet Union. ZERO churches in Saudi Arabia."
If you intended that sarcastically, you missed the tag. Saudi Arabia has precisely ONE church. 100% of the Kingdom's population is Muslim. Wahabbi Muslim, actually, an even stricter sect than either Shia or Sunni. Everyone is required to be member, and to follow their rules. The Muttawin are the Religious Police. One of their better, more sensible acts, a few years ago was to drive the children at a girl's school back into the burning building because they weren't wearing their veils. This made it absolutely clear that rules are more important than common sense.
67 posted on
09/10/2006 11:36:13 AM PDT by
Old Student
(We have a name for the people who think indiscriminate killing is fine. They're called "The Bad Guys)
To: Old Student
Saudi Arabia has precisely ONE church. Excuse me. The Mosque is not Church.
69 posted on
09/10/2006 1:05:32 PM PDT by
A. Pole
(Saint Augustine: "The truth speaks from the bottom of the heart without the noise of words")
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