Is Saudi Arabia most religious intolerant country in the world ?

India
August 8, 2007 9:33am CST
Different countries have different levels of tolerance for other religions,while in countries like USA,UK and other European Countries even though the dominant religion is Christianity people of other religions enjoy all the freedoms and benefits that Christians also enjoy. But in most of the Arab countries this is not the case their any other relgion except Islam does not enjoy any status whatsoever,but countries like are UAE,Bahrain are little bit tolerant about other religion. But in Saudi Arabia people of other religious beliefs are treated like ''Third-class citizens'' do you agree
2 responses
• Canada
8 Aug 07
lead by example... a muslim or atheist cant run for president here, they are looked upon as islamist terrorists, they are treated as they have bombs in their jackets...etc etc... and you say that they are intolerent? i think they are just following the koran, as it says how you must treat non-believers... however, Christians do not follow the bible as they should, they are ordered to kill non Christians as well.. so basically, its not a matter of intolerance , its a matter of who has more faith, and at the moment, it seems like the arabs do..
@MrNiceGuy (4141)
• United States
10 Aug 07
"a muslim or atheist cant run for president here, they are looked upon as islamist terrorists," -Barack Obama is or was a muslim.... And plenty of atheists have run for president... Your melodrama is useless when its a flat out lie. "they are treated as they have bombs in their jackets...etc etc..." -Political correctness in our country ensures that airline passengers that reports suspicious muslim behavior (legitimately suspicious btw) are sued to keep quiet.... "and you say that they are intolerent?" - If you compare the US, even in your awfully flawed melodramatic tone, to Arab countries as far as tolerance, you are obviously completely ignorant to their culture and history.... "i think they are just following the koran, as it says how you must treat non-believers... however, Christians do not follow the bible as they should, they are ordered to kill non Christians as well.. so basically, its not a matter of intolerance, its a matter of who has more faith, and at the moment, it seems like the arabs do.." -Religious doctrine is obviously different in the way either religions treat people, fact is, Islam is the far less tolerant of the two. Period.
@jhotank (21)
• Indonesia
10 Aug 07
Yes, I believe it. Do you know that their people (especially Saudi Arabia's leader of communal prayer) is the most liar in the world? Do you know that every year million of people from the world go to Mecca as a pilgrimage (spritual ceremony). Every people always bring the gift brought back from a trip called zamzam (holly water from sacred well in Mecca's mosque, Hagar's well. They were so proud to bring it. But, they did'nt know at all that they zazam water wasn't come from the Hagar's well. It was come from Municipal Waterworks, because Hagar's well was really dry, nothing water at all. Grazy...grazy....