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It's Not Legalized Adultery

No, it's legalized prostitution.

Like the various ways to collect interest by other names to get around the Islamic injunction against usury, this is another amazing example of the contortions of language that people will go through to remain consistent with unrealistic religious beliefs.

Posted by Rand Simberg at June 15, 2002 03:39 PM
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Yeah, and if Powell at any time in the past had shown any sign at all of actually having a pair, I might take him seriously.

Posted by David Paglia at June 16, 2002 01:18 PM

1st it's the 72 virgins
And now it's OK to have a "wife" for a few hours if you pay a cash "dowry".
I mean, contrast this with Catholicism where we're in constant danger from our parish priests.
No wonder the Muslim religion is winning new converts!

-philw (brought up Catholic)

Posted by philw at June 17, 2002 01:59 PM

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