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Saudis arrest 41 for "plotting to celebrate Christmas"
- Jan 8, 2013 1:17 pm GMT
Education is the most interesting and difficult adventure in life. Educating - from the Latin educere - means leading young people to move beyond themselves and introducing them to reality, towards a fullness that leads to growth. This process is fostered by the encounter of two freedoms, that of adults and that of the young. It calls for responsibility on the part of the learners, who must be open to being led to the knowledge of reality, and on the part of educators, who must be ready to give of themselves. For this reason, today more than ever we need authentic witnesses, and not simply people who parcel out rules and facts; we need witnesses capable of seeing farther than others because their life is so much broader. A witness is someone who first lives the life that he proposes to others.
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From Speronews:
"Saudi religious police stormed a house in the Saudi Arabian province ofal-Jouf, detaining more than 41 guests for plotting to celebrate Christmas, a statement from the police branch released Wednesday night said.
The raid is the latest in a string of religious crackdowns against residents perceived to threaten the countrys strict religious code.Only in Saudi Arabia could the phrase plotting to celebrate Christmas appear in official statement. Religious freedom does not exist in the kingdom. There are literally millions of Christians living there, and according to the government they are permitted to practice their religion in private though not one single church is permitted. But as this news story shows, in fact the religious police do not permit such dangerous practices as a Christmas party."Nice guys those Saudis are, hopefully those guests were only detained temporarily. Hopefully they release those guys soon.- Please wait. Quick reply will be available shortly.
- Jan 8, 2013 1:18 pm GMT
LOL I just love that title.
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- Jan 8, 2013 1:19 pm GMT
"plotting"
"plotting" :lol:
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- Jan 8, 2013 1:20 pm GMT
Sad that people act as such.....- Please wait. Quick reply will be available shortly.
It's pretty hot over there and the Christmas trees might have caught on fire.
Good job on fire prevention from the Saudi police.
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- Jan 8, 2013 1:22 pm GMTThis could be a Monty Python skit. Too bad it's real life...
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- Jan 8, 2013 1:24 pm GMT
At least they're still alive.Progress.- Please wait. Quick reply will be available shortly.
- Jan 8, 2013 1:27 pm GMT
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This is what happens when a government exists to control people rather than protect their rights.- Please wait. Quick reply will be available shortly.
- Jan 8, 2013 1:30 pm GMT
SA has a Scrooge Patrol. That's saddening. Also why're they celebrating Christmas two weeks late?- Please wait. Quick reply will be available shortly.
- Jan 8, 2013 1:34 pm GMT
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[QUOTE="Capitan_Kid"]SA has a Scrooge Patrol. That's saddening. Also why're they celebrating Christmas two weeks late?[/QUOTE] likely they celebrate christmas on the three kings' day, which personally, I always thought it made more sense- Please wait. Quick reply will be available shortly.
- Jan 8, 2013 1:35 pm GMT
It would be so awful if they were caught celebrating someone who was actually mentioned in the Quran.
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- Jan 8, 2013 1:41 pm GMT
"Plotting to celebrate Christmas"...
"Plotting to celebrate Christmas"... :lol:
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- Jan 8, 2013 2:00 pm GMT
[QUOTE="Shottayouth13-"]At least they're still alive.Progress. [/QUOTE] lol- Please wait. Quick reply will be available shortly.
- Jan 8, 2013 2:07 pm GMTdigitally married to the wonderful t3hrubikscubeHAHAHAHA That's what you get when you live in a year that consists of 3 digits. What a f*cking joke smfh.
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- Jan 8, 2013 2:51 pm GMT
Education is the most interesting and difficult adventure in life. Educating - from the Latin educere - means leading young people to move beyond themselves and introducing them to reality, towards a fullness that leads to growth. This process is fostered by the encounter of two freedoms, that of adults and that of the young. It calls for responsibility on the part of the learners, who must be open to being led to the knowledge of reality, and on the part of educators, who must be ready to give of themselves. For this reason, today more than ever we need authentic witnesses, and not simply people who parcel out rules and facts; we need witnesses capable of seeing farther than others because their life is so much broader. A witness is someone who first lives the life that he proposes to others.
- Benedict XVI, Message for the World Day of Peace 2012
According to a study by OpenDoors, Saudi Arabia is one of the three "toughest countries to be a Christian" (Afghanistan and North Korea are the other two) which I guess means that Saudi Arabia is one of the top three countries were Christians are persecuted.
Edit: North Korea is in first place as regards persecution of Christians (in North Korea it is illegal to be a Christian and some 70,000 people are estimated to have been sent to labor camps for their faith) while Saudi Arabia is in second place (Saudi Arabia bans public practice of any faith other than Islam). So if my reading of the article linked to above in this post is correct, in North Korea it is illegal to be Christian, in Saudi Arabia it is legally okay to be a Christian in your own home but if you practice your faith in public that is illegal.
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- Jan 8, 2013 2:54 pm GMTHOW DARE we Saudi Muslims allow 41 people to celebrate our other prophets holiday! ARREST THEM! Wait.... What? How does that make sense.....
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- Jan 8, 2013 3:05 pm GMT
[QUOTE="PernicioEnigma"]This could be a Monty Python skit. Too bad it's real life...[/QUOTE]
No one expects the Saudi inquisition.- Please wait. Quick reply will be available shortly.
- Jan 8, 2013 3:09 pm GMTdigitally married to the wonderful t3hrubikscube[QUOTE="TheFallenDemon"]
[QUOTE="PernicioEnigma"]This could be a Monty Python skit. Too bad it's real life...[/QUOTE]
[/QUOTE] lol
No one expects the Saudi inquisition.- Please wait. Quick reply will be available shortly.
- Jan 8, 2013 3:10 pm GMT
[QUOTE="THE_DRUGGIE"]It's pretty hot over there and the Christmas trees might have caught on fire.
Good job on fire prevention from the Saudi police.
[/QUOTE] As well as being ecofriendly; Saudi Arabia did the right thing.- Please wait. Quick reply will be available shortly.
- Jan 8, 2013 3:11 pm GMT[QUOTE="rilpas"][QUOTE="Capitan_Kid"]SA has a Scrooge Patrol. That's saddening. Also why're they celebrating Christmas two weeks late?[/QUOTE] likely they celebrate christmas on the three kings' day, which personally, I always thought it made more sense[/QUOTE] Explain.
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