An unidentified woman was beaten and shot after being caught chatting on Facebook with a man, and now a Saudi Islamic preacher is demanding the social-networking site be blocked from his country, reports Arab & Society.

The preacher, Sheikh Ali al-Maliki, considers Facebook “a door to lust,” and warned “the accession of women to it.” Many Saudi women are joining the popular social-networking site, and al-Maliki goes on to report that “Young women and men are spending more on their mobile phones and Internet than they are on food.” (I’m thinking this has more to do with costs, but hey, I get his point.)

He stands by his belief that if the web site is not blocked from his country, the country will suffer the consequences of men and women straying from the country’s beliefs, morals, and culture. On the other side of the argument? Hidaya Darwich. Darwich told Al-Aribya.net, “This does not mean that young women who are using the Internet should be perceived as lesser than others. Not all women are alike and not all of them are perverted.”

Thank you, Ms. Darwich! I mean really, when are all of the culturally ignorant people in this world going to realize that although their beliefs and customs have been accepted by their followers for so long, it’s time for a change.

With constant changes in technology and media, how are people to keep up while still trying to follow the same rules? It doesn’t make much sense to me, and I don’t see progress without change. Why is it alright for people to think it’s ok to kill someone over talking to someone else?  And why aren't people taking  a step back and looking at the issue that is really at hand -  the beliefs in contrast to the  real  society of today. 

Scratch that, I know why, but it should still be taken under consideration.