Why are there no Christian churches in saudi Arabia.?
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because officialy there is no freedom of religion in saudi arabia.  the only religion allowed is islam and all christian activities, practices, books, symbols and other forms of visible signs of christianity is strictly forbidden.  this is strictly enforced by the religious police called mutawa'een or simply the mutawa.\n"mutawa'een, mutawa-religious police in Saudi Arabia whose duty is to ensure strict adherence to established codes of conduct; offenders may be detained indefinitely; foreigners are not excluded"
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GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT SAUDI ARABIA:\n=======================================\nGeography\n----------\nSaudi Arabia possess at least a quarter of the worlds known oil reserves & it contains one of the largestdeserts.\nThe kingdom occupies 80% of the Arabian peninsula.\n\nClimate\n--------\nSaudi Arabia is one of the driest countries in the world. \n\nStructure & Government\n-----------------------\nThe system of the government is described as an Islamic Monarchy where the king is the prime minster and leader of prayer & religious matters.\n\nPopulation\n----------\n22.67 million (72% Saudi citizens, 27.1% Foreigners)\n\nCapital\n-------\nRiyadh\n\nArea\n----\n2,149,640 sq.km\n\nMajor Cities\n------------\nRiyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, Jubail, Buraydah\n\nHoly Cities\n-----------\nMakkah, Madinah\n\nLanguage\n-------\nArabic\n\nEthnic Groups\n-------------\nArab (90%), Afro-Asian (10%)\n\nReligion\n--------\nMuslim 100%\n\nNational Day\n------------\n23rd September (date of proclamation & unification 23rd September, 1932)\n\nElectricity\n-----------\n110v & 220v (in every house)\n\n\n**********************************************\n- There is no mail home delivery service available from the post office. All mail is delivered to P.O boxes located in major post offices.\n- The first internet cafes opened in the autumn of 1999.\n- Women are not allowed to drive.\n- Saudi Arabia works on the lunar calender (Hijra). taking the date of the prophet Muhammed's migration from Makkah to Madinah as it's starting point, it has 354 days in a year.\n- Friday is a day of rest & prayer. Thursday is also taken as a holiday for some offices. The working week starts on saturday till wednesday, for some till thursday. (depends where you work).\n-------------------------------------------------\nECONOMIC OVERVIEW:\n=================\n-Currency: Riyals\n-Market exchange rate: us$=3.75 Riyals\n-Unemployment rate estimate: 15%\n-Major trading partners (2002): Japan, Eueopean community, United States.\n-Merchandise Exports (2004): $106.9 BILLION (mainly crude oil & petroleum products)\n-Merchandise imports (2009): $30.8 Billion (mainly industrial goods, metals, food)
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Much of the christian world is in the dark about islam. Christianity is not a religion that accepts those who do not believe in the same religion. Too many people know too little about other religions, and than make ignorant statements about what they do not know.
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If anyone has a phone number to an Arabic Christian Church here in the United States..., this woman would like to have it and the name of the church.\n\nShe wants to talk to a Muslim woman who has converted to Christianity. If anyone can help it would be a blessing.
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there were actually two italian ambassadors in saudi arabia that converted to islam. one is mario scialoja, in 1987, who is now responsible in italy for the world muslim league (the wahabite muslim association) and torquato cardilli in 2001, who is still working in the italian foreign affairs office, i think...\ni am not sure if any of the two were called back because of their new faith...
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i think U got something slightly wrong Jubin..\nif U want to know what KSA is.. then U talking about \nKINGDOM of SAUDI ARABIA\nanyway.. hope thats the answer U wanted
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Please tell me why you don't go to Mosque?\nPlease tell me why you don't go to Temple?\n\nHow can someone be so ignorant to not consider the religous beliefs of others?\n\nAre you such a closed minded Christian, that other religions are beyond your comprehension?\n\nI don't go to church, so if you are justified in asking your question, my question for you is why do you go to church?
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because islam is intollerant of other religions. I can ask the poster above, how is it that islam "respects" other religions and yet saudi arabia does not even allow churches or synagoges to exsist in the country??? islam respects NOTHING but islam.
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Egypt is Arab country, hence it is difficult to build a church in egypt.
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Because of there religion. The muslims think that thier religion is the only one that should be out in the world and they will persecute christians for what they believe in.
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I don't think there are many real Christians in this country. They call themselves Christians, but they want an eye for an eye. That is distinctly un-Christian. Real Christians can only be appalled at Bush's actions and policies, and any real conservative likewise. This is a President who is surrounded by people who want an absolute ruler, answerable to no one.
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I don't understand that. We as christians should be in the world, not separating ourselves from it. They're not gonna spread the Gospels by hiding.
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Most likely because most other Christian denominations do not name churches after Our Lady.
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Their Government does not care about it's people.I once had a Christian chat buddy from over there. Be Blessed!
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because God is not apart of the world now.it is a sad but true fact.people are so corrupt in their own desires that they dont care about God. i wish it was different but this has to come to pass. soon Jesus will come back and they will all be sorry my friend. i promise.
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Most western countries ( Europe and the Americas) are basically Christian oriented.\nChristianity teaches that Jesus died for the sins of Mankind.\nThis belief alone gives license to the believer to sin.\nPornography is promotes by all western countries.\nLook at the  way women who go to church dress, they way they speak and preach in church.\nGays and lesbians demand rights because they believe that they are right.\nThis is all about sexual behavior.\nThis is not the case in other civilizations and religions.\nBut of course , who is to tell the Christian nations that they are wrong.\nEven if it were possible for Jesus to come back and try to reform modern day " Christians" they would seek to crucify him again.\nGod Bless you all.
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You have asked this question earlier also. My answer is the same. The religious belief is an up shoot of the local culture. But conversion by missionaries and Muslims by forcible marriages, or application of fear and force as in Bangladesh to-day; how the culture suffers by getting converted to a religion which is a foreign product. Faith in God is one thing and religion is another. So long as Arabians have their own culture commensurate with their homeland religion, there is no problem. Similarly the Jewish culture in Israel and the Christians in Europe have a historical background to their collective faith. But what about the Muslims among the Germans, Americans, Indians etc. who are caught in Al Qaida terrorist group and the Christians in Kosovo, Timor, in North-East India who have sowed the seed of insurgency in their respective places in recent history. Such problems arise when we try to change the culture after getting them converted to another faith.