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Wow! According to Pew Research<\/a>, almost one in ten countries have police that \u201cenforce religious norms.\u201d That\u2019s 17 countries!<\/p>\n

In Saudi Arabia, for example, the Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, now called the Muttawa, \u201cimpose a government-approved moral code on residents of the country.\u201d They enforce gender segregation, control alcohol distribution, and ban women from driving.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"