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Date published: 1/4/2007
Here we go again, with crusaders preaching their holy law: oppression. Rick Hazelgreen's op-ed on pornography is as ironic and untruthful as the book he probably believes to be sacred ["Planning for porn," Dec. 17]. Striking to me is the tone of his concerns. His proposal to localize these stores in industrial parks is ludicrous and entertaining. The idea is for the police to "concentrate their major enforcement efforts to a specific industrial park." Almost sounds like the herding of "nonreligious followers" in an organized fashion. Allowing sales within 500 feet of certain establishments is "an invitation for trouble." So are spray paint sales. We need to "protect our most precious resource--our children," he says. And he concludes with the idea that potential pedophiles will find a way to abuse our children. I ask, can't they do that already? I'd like to refocus his ideas to the churches. Why are churches allowed to be located so close to schools? The pestilence of religion is scattered throughout communities. Television is littered with evangelists looking for money and preying on the despair of the viewers. Bibles are placed in all hotel rooms. Billboards with pictures of some figure believed to be almighty block the scenery on our highways. I say the religious followers are a huge threat to our children. And who says churches are safe? Many priests are pedophiles, plastered all over the news these days. Why don't we relocate all churches to industrial parks, as well? Maybe we should have officers in churches as in schools to protect the children. What makes people so confident pedophiles aren't running the congregations or aren't already in their neighborhoods? The fact is, even without these stores, crimes against children still exist. Rich Barnes Stafford
Yes, it's ok for them to parade around town with pictures of aborted fetuses and cover up scandal within their organization. But oh man all us "perverts" who admit we have sex lives better conduct our business in some far-flung corner of an industrial park and be categorized with child molesters.
Some people need to get off their high horse and live and let live. If they don't like it, they don't have to go there. They should vote with their consumer dollar and quit throwing moral accusations around.
I think if you look hard enough you'll find a little of some in both! In the churches it's all money & power with porn it's all fun & games. Easy to pick !!
Unfortunately, the modern Church is a sham and a money-making fraud. The recent sex scandals of the Roman Catholic church are a disgrace, and just serve to exemplify the inner corruption of power-hungry clergy.
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