BBC - US blasts Saudi 'religious curbs'
According to this BBC report, "The US has accused Saudi Arabia of severely violating religious freedom. In an unusual public rebuke, the US State Department put its key Arab ally on a list of states causing particular concern over freedom to worship...Christianity and all its symbols - including crosses and Christmas trees - are strictly banned, as are all places of worship except mosques." :: Submitted for your files on religious persecution(Matthew 24:8).