Op-Ed: Apostasy in Saudi Arabia is Detrimental to Your Health

[Sally]

I can see why many who have dropped out of Islam to convert to Christianity or to become atheists are afraid to tell their friends and families. I believe there is some group here in the U.S. who is calling for the death of apostates.

Op-Ed: Apostasy in Saudi Arabia is Detrimental to Your Health
Published: Sunday, December 29, 2013 9:58 PM

Imagine If an Israeli blogger was facing the death penalty for blogging?
Ronn Torossian, CEO of 5WPR

When it comes to Israel, the gloves are off – for all others it’s a different set of norms. While Israel is surrounded by “militants” (read "terrorists"), Saudi Arabia is largely perceived as a fairly modern, pro-Western nation amongst the Arab nations in the region. The Saudis recently bought $50 billion in arms from U.S. weapons manufacturers, and invest their funds in the West.

They care about their image, as the Saudi government spent over $100 million from 2000 to 2010 on lobbying and PR companies. They currently employ Edelman, the largest PR firm in the world, to “promote the Kingdom’s interests among key groups within the world body and to U.N. observers.

Consider this week’s occurrence where a Saudi judge recommended that imprisoned blogger Raif Badawi go before a high court on a charge of apostasy, a crime which can result in the death penalty sentence. Badawi, who has been in prison since June 2012, had been sentenced to seven years in prison and 600 lashes.

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[Sunni Man]

And?? ...

 

[Roudy]

And?? ...

Jesus what a psycho troll. He's now pulling up Sally's one year old OP's.

 

[Book of Jeremiah]

And?? ...

...and you need to stop following Sally around and digging up her old threads. How long are you going to persist in keeping this up? The OP is what? A year old? Time to let this go, Sunni. I'm going to make a complaint to the administrators here if you don't stop.

In reply to the OP ( to get on topic ) it is very sad that this person in Saudi Arabia is facing the death penalty for writing on a message board. Americans are blessed not to have to worry about such things and can also expect a reasonable amount of protection from those who would try to harrass them for exercising their freedom of speech.

 

[Sunni Man]

It's a public forum...........Correct??

And it's not against the rules to post on old threads.........Correct??

So what's your problem?? ..

 

[Roudy]

It's a public forum...........Correct??

And it's not against the rules to post on old threads.........Correct??

So what's your problem?? ..

What's yours? Don't bother answering, we already know.