Craigslist advertisement for prostitution is declared legal


	Craigslist advertisement for prostitution is declared legal

jay8h

10-22-2009 10:18 AM

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jay8h says:

By what standard do we decide whether this is a good or bad thing when we have no longer have a moral standard?

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10-22-2009 1:15 PM

fauxscot

Wow.

Larry Craig, Mark Sanford, John Ensign, Ted Haggard and Newt should convene a panel and share their thoughts on sexual morality with us. Show us the light.

Really, it's getting to the point when I hear about ANYONE preaching sexual morality... in that closet hides a likely practitioner of the thing they wish to discourage.

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