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Will Saudis Ban the Letter ‘X'?

Submitted by Richard, Jan 15, 2007 19:08

One can only draw sadness from this article. The way this country handicaps themselves from within is just pathetic. I only fear that this form of totallitarian religious state is the fate we all must suffer if we allow the religious zealots to control our politics. We should be quick to squash the legislation that makes any clear connection between the teachings of a specific religion and government law. When schools in Kansas are forced to teach classes on "intelligent" design and certain senators want the 10 commandments in the classroom then we will see that learning from science and wisdom are slowly dying.

I try not to pass judgement on these people, because they all subscribe to their religion and this appears to be the control that they want. But if we do not want this for our lives and our country, we need to be very clear about it before it is too late.

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Hello,I'm a property developer in the Netherlands.I buy houses, renovate them and I sell them or rent them out at... [MORE]	Moses Kasule	Aug 27, 2007 09:34
This is not true at all i live in Saudi Arabia , and you can ask anyone from Saudi Arabia... [MORE]	Basem Abdullah	Jan 19, 2007 12:23
wouldn't it make more sense for the imams to ban the letter "T" since it much more closely resembles the... [MORE]	Annellen	Jan 17, 2007 10:20
I live and work in Saudi. I read the English language press each day. I have never seen this. It... [MORE]	Tony Lang	Jan 16, 2007 13:48
I don't think this statement was religiously motivated - it was political ! This example makes clear that the Saudi... [MORE]	Prashad Lodhia	Jan 16, 2007 06:28
don't judge my religion by what my fellow adherents to its practices do. How long should I maintain this practice in... [MORE]	irreligiousminority	Jan 15, 2007 21:44
Nigel, Called 'Crescent of Embrace' Red maples placed in a crescent pattern. Opening of crescent facing Mecca. Exact number of glass blocks to memorialize... [MORE]	pigpaws	Jan 15, 2007 21:15
One can only draw sadness from this article. The way this country handicaps themselves from within is just pathetic. I...	Richard	Jan 15, 2007 19:08
Perhaps Malcolm X would have been denied his pilgramage to Mecca. [MORE]	Bradley	Jan 15, 2007 18:48
How can you say muslims are intolerant, when the very foundations of your USA was built upon the massacre of... [MORE]	Ali Jawad	Jan 15, 2007 18:13
Mr. Jawad,As a student of U.S. history I am well aware of our country's shortcomings so don't even begin to... [MORE]	P J	Jan 16, 2007 15:26
In a weird way it almost makes sense when you consider that Christians over the centuries have in fact been... [MORE]	Lornius	Jan 15, 2007 17:35
Submitted by Lornius, Jan 15, 2007 17:35 said: "In a weird way it almost makes sense when you consider that Christians... [MORE]	Kirly	Jan 17, 2007 21:27
Freedom fries, anyone? [MORE]	PC	Jan 15, 2007 16:31
yeah freedom fries are the same as locking girls into a burning building or supporting terrorism... very intelligent point [MORE]	Dan	Jan 15, 2007 22:35
We have our own share of idiots... [MORE]	Nigel	Jan 15, 2007 14:35
> We have our own share of idiots ... True enough. But does our own share of idiots prevent women from... [MORE]	Tom	Jan 15, 2007 18:33
For the United Staes to condone and appease this obvious barbarian culture speaks volumes for our lack of ability to... [MORE]	Dale Netherton	Jan 15, 2007 12:55
They've got OIL, dummy. And nothing's more important than only having to pay $3 at the pump for a gallon... [MORE]	Mike G	Jan 15, 2007 18:20
Why do we even bother reading these stupid pronouncements ? These people are not our friends, have never been our... [MORE]	Ron Wieder	Jan 15, 2007 08:02
these are the people (wahabbis) who are building the giant mosque in London for the next olympics in UK and... [MORE]	Peter	Jan 15, 2007 01:58

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