tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22304160.post2680701855335581840..comments2023-10-22T03:49:25.379-04:00Comments on SWAC Girl: "Stop Porn" forum ... more about Tuesday's meeting in StauntonLynn R. Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16813272456690971177noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22304160.post-27820293115754761942009-03-11T12:12:00.000-04:002009-03-11T12:12:00.000-04:00as long as people have sex, porn will never die.as long as people have sex, porn will never die.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22304160.post-14851744904305621602007-11-05T10:32:00.000-05:002007-11-05T10:32:00.000-05:00The world is falling apart and the conservatives a...The world is falling apart and the conservatives are diverting so much attention to this matter and I just don't get it. Before they clean up the porn business they best do some cleaning in their own house with all the scandal with conservatives in Washington. We better prioritise what really is important before it is allllll gone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22304160.post-78993582658558167452007-09-20T14:32:00.000-04:002007-09-20T14:32:00.000-04:00This is not a partisan issue. Those who try to mak...This is not a partisan issue. Those who try to make it one are being partisan themselves. <BR/><BR/>There is a concern in the community about the opening of an adult video store. Having a forum offered an opportunity for those who had questions to come out and hear from a city council member, the Commonwealth's Attorney, a Family Foundation member who had regulations from other localities, and concerned citizens willing to step to the plate to address the issue. Those folks were educating themselves ... so I am somewhat puzzled that you feel so threatened by that.<BR/> <BR/>Those I saw in the room Tuesday night and have heard from in the community are not only "conservative Southern Baptists" but also Presbyterian, Catholic, Mennonite, Methodist, and even those with no church affiliation at all. There were Republicans <I>and</I> Democrats This is a morality issue.<BR/> <BR/>Were you at the forum to hear how those who have seen this happen in other localities witnessed an increase in crime, drug use, devalued property values, and increased crimes against women and children? We can learn from those who have already walked the walk ... and that was why the forum was offered. <BR/><BR/>This issue has been addressed by Chesterfield County and many other localities who felt it was necessary to legislate to avoid problems down the road.<BR/> <BR/>Adult video/porn shops do not fit into the historical charm of Staunton. <BR/><BR/>You are free to make whatever choice you want ... and that's the beauty of America. I can protest a porn store in Staunton; you can stand up and defend it.<BR/> <BR/>Thanks for offering an opinion on the issue.Lynn R. Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16813272456690971177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22304160.post-75477540544500056892007-09-20T13:43:00.000-04:002007-09-20T13:43:00.000-04:00It's issues like this that makes it increasingly d...It's issues like this that makes it increasingly difficult for me to be a Republican. I thought we were the party of small government ("Government is the problem..." - Ronald W. Reagan). What you are demanding here is government regulation to the extreme in the name of imposing your religious morality on your neighbors.<BR/>Let's face it, the party is facing a sad state of affairs in the commonwealth. We've lost the governor's mansion, we've lost one US Senate seat and are about to lose another, the general assembly and state senate are at risk. We've become the party of Big Government in the name of controlling illegal immigrants and trying to translate certain prominent party members' interpretation of the Bible into state and municipal laws. <BR/>Stores that sell pornography are hardly a threat to the community (there's more crime going on at street corners, Wal-Mart, the shopping mall and vacant buildings in the city than there is at any adult novelty store I've heard of). But clearly that's just a scare tactic being utilized so as to help you accomplish your goal of rewriting laws into the conservative Southern Baptist view of the world. If this is what being a Valley Republican is all about, please count me out.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03776075881625529140noreply@blogger.com