It is not permissible according to Sharia, they said. And it's true: Sharia forbids Christians in the Islamic state to build new churches or repair old ones. And while stories like this one are common enough, the iron dogma in the U.S. that Sharia is benign and completely compatible with Constitutional freedoms must never be questioned.
"Churches should not be built in Islamic countries, say preachers," from the Arab Times, July 27 (thanks to David):
KUWAIT CITY, July 26: A group of Islamic preachers claimed that churches should not be built in Islamic countries particularly in the Arabian Peninsula following the issuance of an approval for constructing a church in Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh, reports Al-Watan Arabic daily.Undersecretary of Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Mutlaq Al-Qarawi stressed that the ministry is not responsible for issuing licenses for building churches, and only receives the applications for licenses, which they refer immediately to the Municipality for review.
Meanwhile, Sheikh Nazem Al-Misbah pointed out that the Fatwa and Legislation Department should be questioned for such issues, stressing that based on his knowledge about Islam, it is forbidden to build churches in the Arabian Peninsula.
Adding to the Sheikh Nazem’s comment, Sheikh Mohammad Humoud Al-Najdi said building churches in Kuwait should be prohibited, as Kuwait is a part of the Arabian Peninsula.
Furthermore, Sheikh Sayed A-Rifae Al-Husseini expressed displeasure towards Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs, and the Municipality for approving the construction of a new church in Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh, stressing that it is not permissible as per the Sharia.
He added that giving excuses such as it is a matter of human rights and international norms to build it, is not acceptable, as Islam comes first, and people should respect religion first before serving humanity or anything else.


























There is a word in the English language that appears not to exist in most if not all Islamic and third world countries. That word is: Reciprocity. By invoking this one word on all dealings and treaties with the Islamic and 3rd world countries, the "West" would be able to halt all immigration from the 3rd world and the further spread of Islam in it's tracks. If churches cannot be build in Islamic countries then using "reciprocity", no mosques can be build in Western countries. Again, if a citizen from a Western nation cannot own land, buy a home, have equal rights and protection before the law, have access to free of first class schooling, hospitals and all the rest of the benefits available in the west, then via the principle of reciprocity, citizens from the 3rd world and Islamic countries can be denied those facilities and benefits in the Western nations. This is not being racist, it is being fair, especially to the citizens and tax payers in the Western nations.