First: N.B., the expression is "rein in," not "reign in," as the rider of a horse does when he/she wants the horse to slow down, vs. "In order to reign in Saudi Arabia, you first of all need to be a prince of the House of Saud."

And then: It surprises me that some zealous Christian visitor to Saudi Arabia has not tried by now to provoke an international incident by making a loud public show of preaching or worshiping or proselytizing.

And then: A strict, inhumane puritanism or asceticism is a style of religious practice that appears now and again in different societies. History shows that it may be sustainable in small, self-selecting communities, but rarely in entire populations for very long.

Finally: I shall never understand religious practices that demand obedience to rules, and encourage the condemnation and punishment of those who do not obey. This includes some versions of Catholicism.