Banning religious parties

I'm a wee bit late to this (the blogging breaks are really taking their toll, aren't they?), but it's worth noting:

Libya's ruling National Transitional Council (NTC) has issued a new law that bans parties that are based on religious principles, the council spokesman said. The law, which was passed on Wednesday, comes two months ahead of the country's first general elections to choose a 200-member assembly tasked with writing a new constitution and forming a government.

We've discussed this before.