There have been hundreds of thousands of reported cases of child sexual assault and child rape committed by leaders in the Catholic Church. In America, most towns and cities have ordinances which forbid “adult” themed stories and businesses from being within a certain distance from schools. Maybe there ought to be an ordinance restricting churches from being within a certain distance from schools.

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Comment by Rusty Gunn. on March 31, 2010 at 11:58am
I hope DT's tongue was solidly jammed into his cheek on this one.
Comment by Adia Lynette on March 30, 2010 at 11:00pm
Foolish idea, but I can't help but ask: What about people like me that attend Christian schools? Lots of people forget that Georgetown is a Catholic school.
Comment by Robert Madewell on March 30, 2010 at 2:03pm
Staks, I think that would be a silly thing to promote. I don't think there should be restrictions on where churches or retial business can be located. Your suggestion appears to be a knee-jerk reaction to religious censorship. I agree that they were wrong for not letting the bussiness open. Making churches stay a certain distance from schools is just as wrong. As the cliche goes, Two wrongs don't ... you get the idea.

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