"We have watched with growing alarm as the US government has become increasingly unilateral in its approach to foreign affairs, and has failed to heed the advice and counsel of friends and allies.
We call upon our governments to pursue these diplomatic means in active cooperation with the United Nations and to stop the apparent rush to war. "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God." (Matthew 5:9)


By United Methodist News Service, Aug 30

One newspaper said the international media had concentrated only on Muslim fundamentalism, forgetting that Christian fundamentalism was just as dangerous

By Magdi Abdelhadi, BBC Arab affairs editor, Aug 8, 2002

Religious police in Saudi Arabia are accused of preventing schoolgirls from fleeing a burning building, because they were not dressed according to Islamic code.

by CNSNews, March. 18,2002

The Saudi Embassy has mailed out more than 5,000 padded envelopes -- bulky with videos and books about Islam -- to schools in the US
FBI Receives Calls Asking Whether the Padded Envelopes Are Safe to Open

By Emily Wax and Ian Shapira,Washington Post, Jan 30, 2002

``We find ourselves before two ways: violent imposition of our views and aims, or dialogue about finding means of peaceful coexistence with those who disagree with us,'' Bartholomew told a seminar in the capital, Tehran.

By ALI AKBAR DAREINI, Associated Press

Pilot sues U.S. over requirement to wear robe while serving in Saudi Arabia. She is also not allowed to drive.

Jan Cienski, National Post, January 09, 2002

The Saudi Ministry of Interior arrested the men after receiving reports in June of their participation in Christian gatherings that included Saudi converts to Christianity.

By Art Moore, WorldNetDaily.com, Dec 29, 2001