U.S. report criticizes foreign curbs on religious freedom

[Judi Lynn]

Posted 12/18/2003 10:24 AM


U.S. report criticizes foreign curbs on religious freedom

WASHINGTON (AP) — A State Department report released Thursday said Saudi Arabia continues to impose strict limitations on religious freedoms. It also criticized Israel and several European allies for varying degrees of religious intolerance.
The report said the Chinese government permitted free religious expression only to organizations approved by the authorities.

"Members of some unregistered religious groups were subjected to restrictions, leading in some cases to intimidation, harassment and detentions," the report said.

The findings were included in the State Department's fifth annual International Freedom Report.

"Much of the world's population lives in countries in which the right of religious freedom is restricted or prohibited," the report said. (snip/...)

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2003-12-18-religious-freedom_x.htm

[Spentastic]

1. Pots and kettles

Glass houses and stones
etc. etc. etc.

[ithacan]

3. this from the american taliban!!

:eyes:

http://www.theocracywatch.org/

[DinahMoeHum]

2. Speck in your brother's eye, plank in your own. . .

n/t

:evilfrown:

[BonjourUSA]

4. Curious : The church of Scientology is a religion !?

[Paschall]

5. Yes, in the United States. And it has tax-free status

I stumbled across a State Department report on Germany recently and couldn't believe the long, long report on "repression" of Scientologists in Germany. It's incredible the State Department is spending so much time and so many tax-dollars defending a cult.

In the US it's as easy to start a church as it is to start an association 1901 in France.