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Saudis might take Bibles from tourists
By MICHAEL FREUND

Despite a series of initiatives aimed at generating foreign tourism, the Saudi Arabian government continues to bar Jews and Christians from bringing items such as Bibles, crucifixes and Stars of David into the country and is threatening to confiscate them on sight, The Jerusalem Post has learned.

"A number of items are not allowed to be brought into the kingdom due to religious reasons and local regulations," declares the Web site of Saudi Arabian Airlines, the country's national carrier.

After informing would-be visitors that items such as narcotics, firearms and pornography may not be transported into the country, the Web site adds: "Items and articles belonging to religions other than Islam are also prohibited. These may include Bibles, crucifixes, statues, carvings, items with religious symbols such as the Star of David, and others."

Contacted by the Post, an employee of Saudi Arabian Airlines in New York, who would only give her name as Gladys, confirmed this rule was in force. "Yes, sir," she said, "that is what we have heard, that it is a problem to bring these things into Saudi Arabia, so you cannot do it."

An official at the Saudi Consulate in New York, who declined to give her name, told the Post that anyone bringing a Bible into the country or wearing a crucifix or Star of David around their neck would run into trouble with Saudi authorities.

"You are not allowed to bring that stuff into the kingdom," the consular official said. "If you do, they will take it away," she warned, adding, "If it is really important to you, then you can try to bring it and just see what happens, but I don't recommend that you do so."

Asked to explain the policy, the official said, "Every country has rules about what can or cannot enter."

Over the summer, the Saudi government-run Supreme Commission for Tourism announced a number of steps, such as issuing group visas to foreigners through tour operators and granting longer entry visas, in the hopes of boosting the number of foreign tourists to 1.5 million annually by 2020.
 

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Re: Tourists in Saudi Arabia are banned from bringing bibles and crucifixes
« Reply #1 on: August 09, 2007, 08:31:59 PM »
I support this 100%
my throat hurts, its hard to swallow, and my body feels like i got a serious ass beating.

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Re: Tourists in Saudi Arabia are banned from bringing bibles and crucifixes
« Reply #2 on: August 09, 2007, 09:12:33 PM »
I support this 100%

So do I, except that I also think anyone who violates this policy should have their hands chopped off.
 

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Re: Tourists in Saudi Arabia are banned from bringing bibles and crucifixes
« Reply #3 on: August 10, 2007, 02:55:12 AM »
"Every country has rules about what can or cannot enter."
 

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Re: Tourists in Saudi Arabia are banned from bringing bibles and crucifixes
« Reply #4 on: August 10, 2007, 04:43:45 PM »
I support this 100%
"Every country has rules about what can or cannot enter."
 

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Re: Tourists in Saudi Arabia are banned from bringing bibles and crucifixes
« Reply #5 on: August 10, 2007, 05:42:56 PM »
lmao, just segregate yourselfs some more...
 

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Re: Tourists in Saudi Arabia are banned from bringing bibles and crucifixes
« Reply #6 on: August 11, 2007, 06:58:01 AM »
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why u support this?
 

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Re: Tourists in Saudi Arabia are banned from bringing bibles and crucifixes
« Reply #7 on: August 13, 2007, 04:38:39 PM »
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why u support this?

Cause it's funny when a Protestant cracker gets his hands chopped off, that's why.

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Re: Tourists in Saudi Arabia are banned from bringing bibles and crucifixes
« Reply #8 on: August 13, 2007, 10:25:56 PM »
Remember everyone, Islamophobia is the biggest plague in the world today.


http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1186557401034&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Saudis might take Bibles from tourists
By MICHAEL FREUND

Despite a series of initiatives aimed at generating foreign tourism, the Saudi Arabian government continues to bar Jews and Christians from bringing items such as Bibles, crucifixes and Stars of David into the country and is threatening to confiscate them on sight, The Jerusalem Post has learned.

"A number of items are not allowed to be brought into the kingdom due to religious reasons and local regulations," declares the Web site of Saudi Arabian Airlines, the country's national carrier.

After informing would-be visitors that items such as narcotics, firearms and pornography may not be transported into the country, the Web site adds: "Items and articles belonging to religions other than Islam are also prohibited. These may include Bibles, crucifixes, statues, carvings, items with religious symbols such as the Star of David, and others."

Contacted by the Post, an employee of Saudi Arabian Airlines in New York, who would only give her name as Gladys, confirmed this rule was in force. "Yes, sir," she said, "that is what we have heard, that it is a problem to bring these things into Saudi Arabia, so you cannot do it."

An official at the Saudi Consulate in New York, who declined to give her name, told the Post that anyone bringing a Bible into the country or wearing a crucifix or Star of David around their neck would run into trouble with Saudi authorities.

"You are not allowed to bring that stuff into the kingdom," the consular official said. "If you do, they will take it away," she warned, adding, "If it is really important to you, then you can try to bring it and just see what happens, but I don't recommend that you do so."

Asked to explain the policy, the official said, "Every country has rules about what can or cannot enter."

Over the summer, the Saudi government-run Supreme Commission for Tourism announced a number of steps, such as issuing group visas to foreigners through tour operators and granting longer entry visas, in the hopes of boosting the number of foreign tourists to 1.5 million annually by 2020.


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Re: Tourists in Saudi Arabia are banned from bringing bibles and crucifixes
« Reply #9 on: August 14, 2007, 07:16:10 PM »
no duh they'd do this, it's a country full of jabronis


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Re: Tourists in Saudi Arabia are banned from bringing bibles and crucifixes
« Reply #10 on: August 15, 2007, 12:17:13 AM »
Saudi Arabia can do whatever the fuck it wants, your beloved u.s government is supporting it.
We are all human beings isn't that a good enough reason for peace?
 

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Re: Tourists in Saudi Arabia are banned from bringing bibles and crucifixes
« Reply #11 on: August 15, 2007, 02:31:51 PM »
Saudi Arabia can do whatever the fuck it wants, your beloved u.s government is supporting it.

Good point. If it wasn't for America, everyone knows that Saudi Arabia would be a bastion of human rights, democracy, and religious freedom. Just like the rest of the Islamic world.

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Re: Tourists in Saudi Arabia are banned from bringing bibles and crucifixes
« Reply #12 on: August 15, 2007, 03:56:29 PM »


Good point. If it wasn't for America, everyone knows that Saudi Arabia would be a bastion of human rights, democracy, and religious freedom. Just like the rest of the Islamic world.

 ???

Actually that's somewhat true.  If you go back 100 years before the Western powers overtook the Muslim world, you will find that the Ottoman Empire which ran the Middle East, had an official policy was of human rights, equality amongst races (in fact foriegners were often given more privileges under the law then citizens in what was called "Capitulations", at their chambers of government their were 14 different languages being spoken by 10 different races), and religious freedom (Christians and Jews even held many seats in the government). 

As for Democracy, they had a constitutional democracy for voting for the chambers of government and parliment, and this constitutional democracy had so much authority that in 1909 they even voted to depose the Sultan!  Which in fact, by the way, that was Sultan Abdul-Hameed who goes down in history as the last great Kalifah (Islamic world leader).  The Kalif-Sultan's that would follow for the next 15 years held a position similar to the Royal Family in Britian, where it had become a tradition but the real power was shared in the Parliment and chambers of government.   
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Re: Tourists in Saudi Arabia are banned from bringing bibles and crucifixes
« Reply #13 on: August 15, 2007, 04:01:00 PM »
Actually that's somewhat true.  If you go back 100 years before the Western powers overtook the Muslim world, you will find that the Ottoman Empire's policy was one of human rights, equality amongst races (in fact foriegners were given more privileges under the law then citizens in what was called "Capitulations"), and religious freedom.

wow, that sounds like England these days. lol
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Re: Tourists in Saudi Arabia are banned from bringing bibles and crucifixes
« Reply #14 on: August 15, 2007, 04:05:03 PM »

wow, that sounds like England these days. lol


Islamic doctrine teaches equality amongst the races, it's stated clearly in Qu'ran, and Muslims were offering freedom of religion long before Christians were.  As far back as the 8th Century Jews were fleeing persecution from Christians in Europe and travelling to regions administered by Muslims such as Spain where they were allowed religious freedom and privilege.
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