WorthyNewsBot Posted February 24, 2012 Group: Bots Followers: 3 Topic Count: 39,879 Topics Per Day: 6.49 Content Count: 44,083 Content Per Day: 7.18 Reputation: 980 Days Won: 2 Joined: 06/06/2007 Status: Offline Share Posted February 24, 2012 By Joseph DeCaro, Worthy News Correspondent WASHINGTON D.C. (Worthy News)– Dozens demonstrated at the Saudi Arabia Embassy in Washington demanding that Ethiopian Christians imprisoned for their beliefs be released. Dr. Kassa Ayalew, an organizer of the demonstration, told The Christian Post that the religious discrimination Christians face in Saudi are not new. "The Saudi persecution of Christians has been going on for a long time," said Ayalew. "The government should allow different people to have their religious rights respected in that country and the United States government should urge the Saudi government to release all of the people who are in jail for exercising their religious rights." The embassy protest was in response to a police raid in Jeddah where 35 Ethiopian Christians were arrested during a prayer meeting held at a private home last December. According to International Christian Concern, their treatment has become even worse since the arrests. "Our sources indicate they have been imprisoned without trial and have not been told when or if they will be released," ICC said in a statement. "The women report that they were strip searched upon their arrest and that unsanitary conditions during the search have led to illnesses among some of the prisoners for which they are unable to obtain proper medical treatment." Saudi Arabia is listed by the U.S. State Department as a "Country of Concern" for human rights violations second only to North Korea. View the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebula Posted February 24, 2012 Group: Royal Member Followers: 10 Topic Count: 5,823 Topics Per Day: 0.76 Content Count: 45,870 Content Per Day: 5.97 Reputation: 1,897 Days Won: 83 Joined: 03/22/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/19/1970 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Prayers and blessings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gael Posted February 24, 2012 Group: Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 65 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 10 Days Won: 1 Joined: 01/23/2012 Status: Offline Share Posted February 24, 2012 Prayers going up for my brothers and sisters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joi Posted February 24, 2012 Group: Royal Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 506 Topics Per Day: 0.11 Content Count: 1,922 Content Per Day: 0.41 Reputation: 173 Days Won: 4 Joined: 06/12/2011 Status: Offline Share Posted February 24, 2012 We all know that Saudi Arabia abuses Christians and still our Federal Government foams at the mouth over them, and sends our tax dollars to them, even though they have their own wealth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amor Posted February 25, 2012 Group: Removed from Forums for Breaking Terms of Service Followers: 1 Topic Count: 13 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 2,194 Content Per Day: 0.30 Reputation: 34 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/18/2004 Status: Offline Share Posted February 25, 2012 We all know that Saudi Arabia abuses Christians and still our Federal Government foams at the mouth over them, and sends our tax dollars to them, even though they have their own wealth. THe US government doesn't give aid to the Saudis, they have however just negotited a $30 billion dealwith them selling them US made war planes. Do you approve of selling them arms if it helps keep American factory workers employed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joi Posted February 25, 2012 Group: Royal Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 506 Topics Per Day: 0.11 Content Count: 1,922 Content Per Day: 0.41 Reputation: 173 Days Won: 4 Joined: 06/12/2011 Status: Offline Share Posted February 25, 2012 My apology. The information I read may be wrong. No, I do not agree with selling planes to SA. Until they can respect people who want to worship as they please, I consider this country off limits for business, even as I do N. Korea. The US is capable of generating jobs adequate to keep our countrymen employed, but has become unfriendly to her own people in this regard, IMO. http://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/irf/2008/108492.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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