Saudi Arabia arrests 53 Christians for praying in a private home

It seems so illogical that if Islam is such a strong faith that it can stand on its own proverbial two feet, that those in power should fear other religions so much. But the truth is they have much to fear from Christianity and this news of Christians praying in Saudi Arabia is great news. God is on the move, even in the most oppressive Islamic countries, and most certainly won’t be stopped by the religious police in Saudi Arabia:

ASIA NEWS – Saudi Arabia has arrested 53 Ethiopian Christians – 46 women and six men – for holding a prayer meeting in a private home. Police officials have sealed the house and taken the faithful away, accusing the three religious leaders present of attempting to convert Muslims to Christianity. The incident occurred at Dammam, the capital of the Eastern Province of the Kingdom, and dates to February 8, but local sources, linked to the World Evangelical Alliance’s Religious Liberty Commission (WEA-Rlc) recently reported the news.

According to the WEA-RLC, Saudi authorities should release two of the Christians who hold residency permits. In all likelihood, all the others will be deported.

This is not the first episode of religious persecution against the Ethiopian community. In December 2011, the Saudi authorities arrested 35 Ethiopian Christians, 29 of them women, charging them with “illegal socialization.” In this case, the faithful were detained in the middle of a prayer meeting in a private home in Jeddah. According to Human Rights Watch (HRW), the imprisoned women were subjected to arbitrary “medical inspections”.


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