It takes Saudi religious police to make Facebook a virtuous place

If you are like me, you were probably also bothered by the lack of virture on Facebook and other social networking sites. Well, fear not: the Saudi religious police are here to help us. Al Arabiya has more (h/t Chanan Weismann):

A group of Saudi's launched a group on a popular social networking website called The Facebook Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice and have so far to attracted more than 500 members.

The group, named after the kingdom's Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice also known as the religious police, aims to introduce people to the religious police, the London-based al-Hayat reported Friday.

The group's administrators have set several conditions for membership, including, no foul language or slandering officials, only serious topics open for discussion and posters should be tolerant and open-minded.

If members insult Islam they will be allowed three warnings before they are deleted from the group.

Many Saudis were keen to join the group and a large portion of members praised the role the committee plays in the Saudi society and the way they protect citizens and imposes order.

So anyone feels that Facebook now is a more virtuous place these days?