False Sense of Maturity

There is nothing like a harsh, Islam-inspired anti-pornography law to bring out protesters, as is happening on the Indonesian island of Bali:

About 400 people marched through the Balinese capital Denpasar in defiance of the law passed by mainly Muslim lawmakers in Jakarta last month.

Protesters denounced as too broad the law’s definition of pornography, saying it was a threat to Indonesia’s diverse non-Muslim minorities and could shatter national unity.

High-spirited protesters in traditional sarongs and translucent temple blouses marched toward the provincial governor’s office, cheering wildly at traditional dances and performances by local pop singers in curve-hugging pants.

Cynthia Charlotte Lynch, 43, a 6-foot-tall divorcee with close-cropped hair, never gave any hint of racial hatred or prejudice, said Attorney Fred Henderson DeMier, who represented her in a drug case.
Lynch apparently contacted the loose-knit group known as the Sons of Dixie or Dixie Brotherhood over the Internet, then traveled by bus to Louisiana for the initiation. Investigators describe her as gullible and vulnerable and believe the trip was her first outside the Tulsa area.