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Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081223/wl_mideast_afp/saudieurightsreligionchristianity_081223202159;_ylt=Au65h6_iR7t73x6YU2jF_3WaOrgF

EU Parliament Head: Allow Christian Churches to Be Built in Arab Countries Like Mosques Are Built in Europe

[AFP] EU Parliament President Hans-Gert Poettering called on Arab governments on Tuesday to allow Christian churches to be built in their countries in the same way that mosques can be built in Europe. In Saudi Arabia, at the end of a tour of Gulf countries, Poettering said Arab governments need to be more tolerant of other religions. "It is vital that we get a better understanding of the Islamic culture," he said. "But it's a two-way road. We ask for tolerance for Christians...in the Arab world. It's mutual." Poettering noted that Saudi Arabia is host to millions of foreign workers, including more than one million Filipinos, most of whom are Christian. "There are hundreds of thousands of Catholics here. We have Christmas tomorrow and they cannot assemble in a church."

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