Saudi Grand Mufti Calls For "Destruction of All Churches in Region" -- Middle East Forum
According to several Arabic news sources, last Monday, Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah, the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia, declared that it is "necessary to destroy all the churches of the region."
The Grand Mufti made his assertion in response to a question posed by a delegation from Kuwait: a Kuwaiti parliament member recently called for the "removal" of churches (he later "clarified" by saying he merely meant that no churches should be built in Kuwait), and the delegation wanted to confirm Sharia's position on churches.
Accordingly, the Grand Mufti "stressed that Kuwait was a part of the Arabian Peninsula, and therefore it is necessary to destroy all churches in it."
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My Comment: Such is the mindset and culture in the Middle East .... and why it will probably take centuries (if ever) for it to change. Sadly .... such a mindset and intolerant culture all but guarantees more wars and suffering in the region .... especially between the Sunni-Shiite sects in Islam.
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