1 December 2009 - 4:52pm
You speak of tolerance, so why do Christians face such oppression in Moslem countries ? In Saudi Arabia you are forbidden to build a Church or practise Christianity openly; in Egypt it is virtually impossible to build or repair a Church, save with Presidential approval. In Turkey, a supposedly secular state, the Greek Orthodox Church has grave difficulties operating freely. You do not need a minaret to practise the Islamic religion, so even in Switzerland Muslims have far greater freedom and liberty than Christians do in Muslim lands. Perhaps it is time we had some reciprocity.
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