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NC - Church ban goes a little too far

View the article here 10/26/2009 By Eric Walker It's hard to pity sex offenders, but maybe we should. When North Carolina legislators implemented a policy barring convicted sex offenders from attending churches that have day care facilities, it seemed like a perfectly good thing to do. They're criminals, after all, so they don't deserve the same rights as the rest of us, one might say. And do we really want these perverts around impressionable children attending Sunday school? We need to try to help offenders become incorporated back into society. Things aren't as black and white as the North Carolina legislators seem to believe. "Sex offenders" is a vague term. Most people associate it with rapists and child molesters, but it can also refer to those who engage in lesser activities categorized as "sexual misconduct" - for example, streaking and public urination...continue to full post

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