The Saudi Arabian government ordered that over a dozen Christians must leave the country for meeting in their homes for worship.
This is important because there was a big deal made about Saudi King Abdullah calling for "interfaith dialogue" a few weeks ago, where the media made a big deal about representives of major religions coming together.
"Deporting Christians for worshipping in their private homes shows that King Abdullah's speech is mere rhetoric and his country is deceiving the international community about their desire for change and reconciliation," said Jeff King, the president of ICC.
This is true of course, as Abdullah called for reconciliation between religions, which he evidently says through his actions doesn't apply to Christianity.
Altogether, 15 Christians will be deported of the 16 arrested at the end of April this year. One has already left the country after being released three days after the arrest.
The original charges against those were for preaching and singing, while they "later changed the charge to holding a 'dance party' and collecting money to support terrorism."
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