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When Is Saudi Arabia Going To Allow Churches? by panafrican(m): 2:57am On Nov 23, 2015
Still no church in Saudi Arabia ! Can they tell us why ?
Re: When Is Saudi Arabia Going To Allow Churches? by Cooleasy(m): 4:20am On Nov 23, 2015
Saudi Arabia enforces a Sunni-Hanbali/Wahabi form of Islam which is, legally speaking, more strict than the form of Islam practised in other Muslim countries. So, in KSA, no other religion is officially allowed for citizens. I'm not even talking about whether this is right or wrong, but to answer your question: officially, it's very unlikely that churches will be allowed in KSA - at least not in the near future. But foreign troops, expatriates, diplomats etc are allowed to practice their religion in their closets o.

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Re: When Is Saudi Arabia Going To Allow Churches? by opey25(m): 9:07am On Nov 26, 2015
panafrican:
Still no church in Saudi Arabia ! Can they tell us why ?
still no mosque in Vatican City! Can they tell us why?
Re: When Is Saudi Arabia Going To Allow Churches? by panafrican(m): 2:49pm On Nov 26, 2015
opey25:
still no mosque in Vatican City! Can they tell us why?
How many churches in Mecca?

There are mosques in Italy, how many churches in Saudi Arabia
Re: When Is Saudi Arabia Going To Allow Churches? by whitecloth: 1:10am On Nov 28, 2015
I think there are underground churches in KSA

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