More irony from the United Nations

The Washington Post reports on how the United Nations is having a two day conference on religious tolerance. It has chosen Saudia Arabia to chair the conference.

Saudi Arabia:

• bans the public practice of non-Islamic religions
• views its interpretation of Islamic law as its sole source of guidance on human rights
• Muslims who do not follow the official strict and conservative version of Sunni Islamcan face severe repercussions at the hands of Mutawwa’in (religious police)
• forbids missionary work by any religion other than Wahabi/Salafi Islam
• Jewish, Christian or Hindu houses of prayer are not allowed
• the government can search the home of anyone and arrest or deport foreign workers for owning religious icons and symbols
• Under Saudi law conversion by a Muslim to another religion is considered apostasy, a crime punishable by death if the accused does not recant.

Yes the perfect country to chair a UN conference on religious tolerance – one that executes you if you swap to a non tolerated religion

Hat Tip: Micky’s Muses