Saudi Arabia convicts Indian of Christianity

The latest on the Brian O'Connor affair, revealing the state of Islamic tolerance within the Kingdom. From IANS, with thanks to Ali Dashti:

NEW DELHI: A leading Christian organisation Wednesday appealed to Saudi Arabia to show mercy to an Indian Christian convicted of "spreading Christianity" in the Islamic kingdom.

Brian O'Connor of Karnataka was arrested in Saudi Arabia in March on charges of spreading Christianity. He was sentenced to 10 months in prison and 300 lashes, the All India Catholic Union (AICU) said.

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Canada becoming the Dhimmi-North

Below is a response to a call to kill Israelis over 18 by means of suicide bombings on a bus,the Canadian Islamic Congress claims widespread support by emails to overlook Elmasry's hateful tirade on public TV last week.
Looks like those moderate Muslims aren't too upset with finacially supporting a organization
that espouses a acceptance by the President to
condone Palestinians murdering Israeli adults of all ages and gender.
He also tried to blame the hate crime on him echoing the widespread views of Palestinians.
The contact information is below if you want to explain to the CIC that Elmasry is still adamant
on killing civilians,he said last week that all Israelis over 18 aren't innocent civilians.
The CIC is suspected for holding seminars on Whahabbism in Canada that's funded by the Saudis that also are behind CAIR and the CIC's demand for Shariah Law in Canada for Muslims.

Time for America to seal up the borders and put the CIC on the terror watchlist.


27/2004 7:12:00 PM]
-- "ONE UNINTENTIONAL MISTAKE" DOES NOT WIPE OUT EXEMPLARY 30 YEAR RECORD

In an emergency meeting held yesterday, the Canadian Islamic Congress accepted an apology offered by its national president, Dr. Mohamed Elmasry, and rejected his offered resignation.

"I sincerely apologize for the way I expressed myself last week on The Michael Coren Show and I offer my resignation," Dr. Elmasry said in his statement to the CIC Board. "I also offer my apology for the distress I caused to my family, to the University of Waterloo, to the CIC Board, members and friends. I apologize for any public remarks I made which offended Canada's Muslim, Jewish, Palestinian, and Arab communities and Canadians at large."

"It has always been a core belief of mine that killing civilians -- any civilians, for any cause -- is an immoral act of the worst kind and I will never change in this conviction.
Failing to articulate my beliefs clearly, completely, and forcefully on that occasion, was the biggest mistake in my 30 years of public life."

During an in-camera meeting, the Board deliberated on the matter and moved to accept Dr. Elmasry's apology but not to accept his resignation.

In its statement of response, the CIC Board said:

"Dr. Elmasry's track record for the past 30 years is exemplary. He has spoken out on social justice issues in Canada, including senior citizens' rights, the elimination of child poverty, the crisis of homelessness, right of access to free universal health care and education, and for basic human rights. He worked for civil rights issues nationally and internationally and has been vocal and proactive in anti-hate and anti-discrimination campaigns. We also all recall his tireless efforts to achieve the noble goal of world peace with justice.

"Dr. Elmasry is one of Canada's most respected and prolific Muslim writers addressing religious, national and international issues. He has served our community for more than three decades, teaching and preaching tolerance, moderation and equality.

"He is a founding member of several Canadian Muslim organizations, through which he has made valuable and enduring contributions, both to our community and to Canada's multifaith community. One unintentional mistake does not wipe out an exemplary record of more than 30 years."

The Board was overwhelmed by the calls, emails and letters from many Canadians including those from the Muslim, Jewish, Christian and Arab communities who expressed their support and solidarity for the work that CIC and Dr. Elmasry have been doing for peace and justice.

Blah blah,blah blah,blah blah blah blah

Here's how to contact the CIC to show your disdain for the Muslims that support Dr.Elmasry's free speech rights and statement to murder Israelis over the age of 18.

http://www.canadianislamiccongress.org/

Dr. Mohamed Elmasry,
(519) 888-4567 Ext. 3753 (O),
(519)746-7928 (H),
(519) 577-2267 (Cell),
e-mail: np@canadianislamiccongress.com

Well done Brian, spreading Christianity is one way of reversing the flow of Muhammed's Plague.

Why oh why didn't the coalition invade Saudi Arabia instead of Iraq. The wahhabi sect is there, Osama Bin Laden and Zaharwi are Saudi,as well as most of the 9/11 terrorist, and allegedly the guy who masterminded it, not to mention the facts that it's leaders are so much more oppressive than Saddam ever was, and they've got a shit-load more oil (if we're jumping on the liberal band-wagon). So I ask again, WHY DIDN'T WE, OR DON'T WE, INVADE SAUDI ARABIA.

Saudis are the heart and soul of racism and religious intolerance. Pot bellied, 7th century oil vendors who need to learn the taste of bomb residue.

So, where, may I ask is the UN Commission on Human Rights in all of this? Too busy condemning Israel for being a racist apartheidist state, of course to concern itself with the persecution of Christians and other non-Muslims in adjacent countries no doubt.

With luck, activist judges and the ACLU will soon be set back at least 4 more years, in their hopes of doing the same thing in the US.

Oh crime of crimes, "spreading" Christianity!
I find it utterly appalling that the Saudis and all muslims are free to spread their vile doctrine anywhere in the world! Not only are they free to teach their hate and intolerance anywhere they please, they demand special privileges to accomodate their vile ideology, and usually get them! As long as this egregious double standard persists, muslims will continue to believe that they and Islam are superior, and that they are entitled to be treated with deference. It is disgusting.

This man is a martyr
This indian man is more than 6 months jailed in Saudi Arabia, tortured and with broken ribs, has been sentenced 10 months in prison and 300 lashes
http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=1776
Please pray for him and spread the world for making pressure, we have to free it

27 October, 2004
SAUDI ARABIA - INDIA
Ten months in jail and 300 lashes for Christian prisoner O'Connor

Indian Christian in prison for seven months charged with evangelisation sentenced only for “selling alcohol”. Indian Christian activist writes to Saudi monarch asking for his compatriot’s release.


Riyadh (AsiaNews) – On October 20, a Saudi court in Deerah near Riyadh sentenced Brian Savio O’Connor, a Indian Christian resident in Saudi Arabia, to ten months in prison and 300 lashes for selling “alcoholic beverages”, this according to Middle East Concern (MEC), an organisation dedicated to the fate of Christians in the Middle East that has been monitoring the case of the Protestant man from the south-eastern Indian state of Karnataka.

Mr O’Connor has been incarcerated in Olaya prison since March 25 after the Muttawa, the Saudi religious police, abducted him from home and tortured for 24 hours in a mosque.

He was later charged with preaching Christianity, selling alcohol, drug use and possession of pornographic videos. He has always denied the charges, but has acknowledged leading Bible studies in his home for expatriate Christians after the authorities published information in the local press whereby non-Muslims could practice their religion at home. In practice, religious freedom does not exist in the country except for Muslims and any religious activity outside Islam is considered a felony.

In his October 20 court hearing, the judges found him guilty of selling alcohol but did not mention any of the other charges: drug use, evangelisation and, after September 15, possession of pornographic videos.

After reading the sentence, the court asked Mr O’Connor if he accepted this decision. He declined thus appealing the decision. He was warned that under Saudi law the higher court would most likely increase the sentence if it, too, found him guilty.

During the hearing Brian asked why the religious police who arrested him were not present as had been announced at the previous hearing. He was told that they had given their statement at a private hearing.
According to the MEC and Mr O’Connor’s family, the Muttawa did a good job at trumpeting up the alcohol charges. He was found in possession of banknotes—whose serial number the Muttawa had taken down—that had been used by an agent paid by the police to purchase the alcohol.

MEC sources claim that the O’Connor file has now moved to the “Departure” section of Olaya prison indicating that he might be expelled from the country after Ramadan.

Following the Court’s decision, Indian activist John Dayal wrote an appeal to Saudi King Fahd bin Abdulaziz al-Saud asking him to “give clemency to O’Connor” and urge the Saudi government to “release this Indian citizen who has already suffered much”.

“We are sure,” Mr Dayal said in the letter, that “we will not be disappointed in this appeal for mercy and justice in the name of universal brotherhood, human dignity and the friendly relations between the two countries, India and Saudi Arabia.”

John Dayal is the President of the All India Catholic Union (which represent India’s 16 million Catholics) and the Secretary General of the All India Christian Council, one of India’s major ecumenical Christian organisations. AsiaNews and other Catholic websites (see www.stranocristiano.it) have followed the O’Connor case and promoted an awareness campaign on his behalf.

In the letter to the Saudi king, Dayal states that O’Connor’s “employers have declared that the allegations against their employee are not valid” even though it is accepted that he is a practicing Christian.

According to Dayal, Mr O’Connor’s arrest, his experience in jail and now his sentence have caused “deep concern” amongst Indian Christians. “Brian,” Dayal wrote, “has no criminal record at home or abroad, and has been arrested, we feel, just for his religious convictions.” (LF)

What a brave soul is Brian O'Connor. He knew the extreme danger and yet he sacrificed his safety for his love of humanity, as manifest in the teachings of Jesus.

I hope we all write to those that matter, just as we did for Dr Clifford. It was the immediate response of JW/DW that gave heart and courage to those being victimised by islam or the PC establishment.


Are these the same Muslims the claim Jesus is one of the revered prophet's in the Quran,why not apply for a building pemit to erect a tribute to the Prophet Jesus.
Oh wait,I'm confused with the Western version of Islam that CAIR spews on how tolerant it is and that Jews,Christians and Muslims are all the same to Allah. Of course the warning by Christ about the "False Prophet" to come and bring war,hate,poverty and fool the people by claiming to speak for God by citing known verses,will have no room in the Quran and Muhammed's reign of terror was to glorify Allah as the real God.