Conspicuous Consumption
Apr 4th 2012, 7:03 am
#16
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Re: Conspicuous Consumption
You really think a wealthy Saudi isn't a Muslim??
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom...n_Saudi_Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is an Islamic theocratic monarchy in which Islam is the official religion. Although no law requires citizens or passport holders to be Muslim, almost all citizens are Muslims. Non-islamic proselytism is illegal, and conversion by Muslims to another religion (apostasy) carries the death penalty. As of 2010, there had been no confirmed reports of executions for apostasy for several years.[2] In February 2012, King Abdullah ordered Hamza Kashgari to be arrested after three Twitter messages of his were interpreted as insults to Mohammad.
Religious freedom is virtually non-existent. The Government does not provide legal recognition or protection for freedom of religion, and it is severely restricted in practice. As a matter of policy, the Government guarantees and protects the right to private worship for all, including non-Muslims who gather in homes for religious practice; however, this right is not always respected in practice and is not defined in law. Moreover, the public practice of non-Muslim religions is prohibited. The Saudi Mutaween (Arabic: مطوعين), or Committee for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice (i.e., the religious police) enforces the prohibition on the public practice of non-Muslim religions. Sharia Law applies to all people inside Saudi Arabia, regardless of religion.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom...n_Saudi_Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is an Islamic theocratic monarchy in which Islam is the official religion. Although no law requires citizens or passport holders to be Muslim, almost all citizens are Muslims. Non-islamic proselytism is illegal, and conversion by Muslims to another religion (apostasy) carries the death penalty. As of 2010, there had been no confirmed reports of executions for apostasy for several years.[2] In February 2012, King Abdullah ordered Hamza Kashgari to be arrested after three Twitter messages of his were interpreted as insults to Mohammad.
Religious freedom is virtually non-existent. The Government does not provide legal recognition or protection for freedom of religion, and it is severely restricted in practice. As a matter of policy, the Government guarantees and protects the right to private worship for all, including non-Muslims who gather in homes for religious practice; however, this right is not always respected in practice and is not defined in law. Moreover, the public practice of non-Muslim religions is prohibited. The Saudi Mutaween (Arabic: مطوعين), or Committee for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice (i.e., the religious police) enforces the prohibition on the public practice of non-Muslim religions. Sharia Law applies to all people inside Saudi Arabia, regardless of religion.
But I do have a grin when your best defence is a wikipedia article
. It's like me quoting the drivel that Ethos wrotes - utter bollocks at best.Go on, admit you have assumed they dude is Muslim without knowing. Your probably correct mind.
Apr 4th 2012, 7:15 am
#17
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Re: Conspicuous Consumption
If he is a Saudi Citizen then he must be a Muslim. The bar manager is a prize tit for putting this in the press. The rich Saudi will be pissed off for having his name in the press for drinking and I'm guessing the CID will be having a word with him.
It's his money and he can spend it how he wishes
It's his money and he can spend it how he wishes
Apr 4th 2012, 7:22 am
#18
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Re: Conspicuous Consumption
Hey Meow, I ain't getting into an argument with you, I openly admit you are more knowledgeable than me on everything.
But I do have a grin when your best defence is a wikipedia article. It's like me quoting the drivel that Ethos wrotes - utter bollocks at best.
Go on, admit you have assumed they dude is Muslim without knowing. Your probably correct mind.
But I do have a grin when your best defence is a wikipedia article
. It's like me quoting the drivel that Ethos wrotes - utter bollocks at best.Go on, admit you have assumed they dude is Muslim without knowing. Your probably correct mind.
Yes, I did assume, but I bet everyone else did too. Including you!
Bet I'm right though...
Apr 4th 2012, 7:48 am
#19
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Joined: Mar 2010
Location: Of all the gin joints, in all the towns, in all the world, she walks into mine
Posts: 13,112
Re: Conspicuous Consumption
VeEven if he is and likes a drink, is that any more hypocrtical than a christian that doesn't go to church every Sunday or that can't be arsed fasting during Maundy Thursday, or gives presents from Santa on the 25th December, choosing that over the birth of the bearded dude from god?
