Christians Under Attack

Informed sources said that Saudi Arabia was considering a decision to deport all employees Copts on its territory, whether Arabs or foreigners, after the Pope claims to build the first church in Saudi Arabia, a demand rejected by Saudi Arabia for violating provisions of law on the non-deterministic construction of churches and temples in the Arabian Peninsula.

The sources pointed out that the Pope's demands has opened the door wide to Pope Shenouda III, Pope of Alexandria and the patriarchate of St. Mark to think about applying to the officials Asaudeyen to establish a church to serve the Christians working in Saudi Arabia totaling more than seven thousand workers. After receiving the church, tons of requests from the Copts Saudi Arabia to create a place of worship for them.

The source of a church in Egypt, he said that Christians in Saudi Arabia have spiritual problems because there are no churches to worship.

According to sources, the Saudi decision will be issued within weeks to prevent a war the building of churches in the kingdom, and to prevent any attempt to tarnish the image of Saudi Arabia to the world view on the grounds that prevent the building of churches is to crack down on freedom of belief, one of the personal freedoms guaranteed by international covenants.

According to sources, inventories are under way for workers in various Christians throughout the kingdom to make a decision to bringing employment of Saudi Arabia to fill the jobs, which is in part initiated by the system Saudization Kingdom since a long time.

The Pope renewed his request to build the first church in Saudi Arabia, the Saudi religious scholars refused, as contrary to the provisions of law