There was a very interesting article about leftists and Islamists joining forces in the WSJ today. While these two groups seem like very unlikely allies, viewed through the prism of Religious Liberalism they are actually quite similar. They both fit on the unfree side of the Liberty and Religious matrix. My feeling is that where they have victories - and one of them does not totally dominate the other - they will kill each other to achieve supremacy. Think communist-inclined school teachers in Afghanistan being slaughtered. That said, to defeat the very powerful ideas of freedom - they will go to tremendous lengths. To counter this force, Religious Liberalism - freedom with the vigor of faith - must be strengthened.  ¶ 11:44 PM