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Saudi Arabia reportedly agreed to a historic deal with the Vatican to build Christian churches in the Kingdom, a potentially stunning development for the country that's home to Islam’s holiest site, Middle Eastern media is reporting.

The move would continue the nation’s effort to transition to a “moderate Islam.”

Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdel Karim Al-Issa of the Muslim World League and Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, president of the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue, allegedly signed the agreement April 14, according to the Egyptian Independent.

 

Under the agreement, a joint committee with representatives from both parties will also be established to organize future meetings, which will alternate between Rome and a city chosen by the Islamic World League.

"During my meetings, I insisted very much…that Christians and non-Muslims are spoken of well in schools and that they are never considered second-class citizens," Tauran told the Vatican News, adding that he believes Saudi authorities wanted "to show that even in Saudi Arabia there is the possibility of discussion, and therefore of changing the country's image."

Tauran’s trip was also the first time the Saudi king met with such a high-profile official from the Vatican.

Inspired by the rigorous doctrine of Wahhabism, Saudi Arabia is the only country in the region that bans the building of churches and all forms of open Christian worship. Home to Islam’s holiest sites, Mecca and Medina, the move would no doubt spark outrage among Islamic hardliners. But the Vatican has urged the country to build Christian churches since a large number of foreign workers who identify as Christian are now forced to cross the border to find places where they can worship.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has been pushing a reform agenda called Vision 2030, aimed at weaning the country off oil and introducing social changes, such as permitting public concerts, building movie theaters and allowing women to drive.

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The rulers of Saudi Arabia fill of nonsense. They brought in hundreds of thousands of Immigrant workers and they do not allow these workers to openly  practise thier religion.

It is time they open up or suffocate with a shortage of laborers and skilled workers.

Chief
seignet posted:

The Roman Catholics believe buildings make Believers in Christ. It is a form of idol worship if the the building has more significance than the worship of Christ.

Opening churches is more of a business than a religious purpose, but it gives worshipers a sense of dignity to stand in a place of worship. The saying is whatever floats your boat or mind over matter.  

FM
Chief posted:

It is not only  the construction of buildings to worship. In Saudi, they are not allowing the immigrants of other faiths  to practise thier religion.

R u sure u r a moslem or ur Hindu ancestry causing a confusion of the mind as Arjuna.

S
Chief posted:

The rulers of Saudi Arabia fill of nonsense. They brought in hundreds of thousands of Immigrant workers and they do not allow these workers to openly  practise thier religion.

It is time they open up or suffocate with a shortage of laborers and skilled workers.

Chief check and see if this is fake news. Prashad does not believe it.

Prashad
seignet posted:

The Hindus working in Saudi Arabia will never be allowed to worship.

If churches are built in Saudia Arabia, Hindus will also petition for Mandirs. Folks, this the beginning stage of a closed society in transition. It may happen but not overnight. 

FM
Prince posted:
seignet posted:

The Hindus working in Saudi Arabia will never be allowed to worship.

If churches are built in Saudia Arabia, Hindus will also petition for Mandirs. Folks, this the beginning stage of a closed society in transition. It may happen but not overnight. 

Saudie Arabia never will allow Mandirs. When they invaded the Christian countries of the Middle-East, many of those countries converted predominantly to muslims. It took about 20 years for the conversion.

In India, the Hindus maintained their fight against the barbaric beliefs of the muslim conquerers. In around 700 AD, the Bhagdad Caliphate was the first to invade India, they sacked the Temple at Somnath taking away its golden idols. It is estimated 20 million Hindus were killed during the muslims incursion from that period until British Raj.

Even at the end of their influences, about 1 million hindus were killed for Pakistan Partition. And the audacity, they wanted all of the Punjabs. The Sikhs thought otherwise and put up a fight. 

Today, the barbaric ways of the muslims has muslims from Pakistan and Bangladesh flowing back into India. But immoral ways are hard to die, once in a free society they resort to their trane of thought of less purity of others.

For the lands that were given for the creation of a muslim state, some of it should be returned to India, because many muslims are heading into Assam-just as the Rohingas found themselves in Myammar.

S

Bro, let focus on Saudi Arabia and cut the gyaff short. I forget is Guyanese I am dealing with. You give them an inch and they demand a mile.   Eat what you have in your place before you ask for more. 

FM
seignet posted:
Prince posted:
seignet posted:

The Hindus working in Saudi Arabia will never be allowed to worship.

If churches are built in Saudia Arabia, Hindus will also petition for Mandirs. Folks, this the beginning stage of a closed society in transition. It may happen but not overnight. 

Saudie Arabia never will allow Mandirs. When they invaded the Christian countries of the Middle-East, many of those countries converted predominantly to muslims. It took about 20 years for the conversion.

In India, the Hindus maintained their fight against the barbaric beliefs of the muslim conquerers. In around 700 AD, the Bhagdad Caliphate was the first to invade India, they sacked the Temple at Somnath taking away its golden idols. It is estimated 20 million Hindus were killed during the muslims incursion from that period until British Raj.

Even at the end of their influences, about 1 million hindus were killed for Pakistan Partition. And the audacity, they wanted all of the Punjabs. The Sikhs thought otherwise and put up a fight. 

Today, the barbaric ways of the muslims has muslims from Pakistan and Bangladesh flowing back into India. But immoral ways are hard to die, once in a free society they resort to their trane of thought of less purity of others.

For the lands that were given for the creation of a muslim state, some of it should be returned to India, because many muslims are heading into Assam-just as the Rohingas found themselves in Myammar.

Siggy bai. Why yuh duz mek yuhself so miserable? Dem people trying a ting and yuh complaining.

FM

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