LJ-SEC: (ORIGINALLY POSTED BY nebris)

The drama of The Great Strikethrough 0f '07 [what I call The Memorial Day Massacre] has settled somewhat. SixApart is busy trying to dig itself out of the hole it has dug. [I don't think they will..investors have long memories]

But we all got a microcosmic lesson on how religious extremists - or those posing as such - can inflict damage, both economic and emotional, upon the secular world through the use of Moral Terrorism.

However, though it has made serious and disturbing inroads into the body politic, the American Taliban still has a ways to go in fully establishing its longed for Christian Theocratic Republic. So, I though it salutary to look at some real world examples of theocracy in action.

Below are two articles from The LA Times I posted in my own journal. The headlines are the links, accompanied by their respective secondary headlines. As you will see, religious extremists of any faith have more in common with each other than with the rest of us.

In Saudi Arabia, a view from behind the veil
As a woman in the male-dominated kingdom, Times reporter Megan Stack quietly fumed beneath her abaya. Even beyond its borders, her experience taints her perception of the sexes.

Clashing values alter a city's face
Thousands of less devout Jews move out each year, many frustrated by the growing clout of the ultra-Orthodox. The trend may leave Israelis with a painful choice.