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I reject strongly any religion, but particularly those that proselytize door to door or have "campaigns" for membership. What's it all for? If it doesn't relate to helping the community at large, to work for social justice, and built communities of understanding rather than division. The fault of evangelical christians is that their goal is "stonger" beliefs or to "stand up for God" is that they build walls rather than bridges by pointing fingers at non-evangelicals as apostate or worse. As a Catholic, I believe that God gave us the duty to help others, to join with and respect those who love the truth and build understanding so that we can live in a better world.

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Your program is excellent. However, it should be pointed out that the sex offenders are very closely watched upon release--for the rest of their lives. To say that all sex offenders "get away" after serving their sentence is just not correct. They must register, must be fingerprinted, must be photographed, and in some circumstances, and are often (rightly or wrongly) the names that come up whenever a sex crime is perpetrated near their home. Many have lost jobs or have been forced to move not because they have done anything wrong, but because it is disclosed that they have this background. They have a lifelong label that will never go away.

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