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52) The judge closed the courtroom for the testimony of the minor plaintiffs because of "'the possibility of social ostracization and violence because of militant religious attitudes.
But it may be that many are still loath to make application for release and re-registration, knowing how likely they are to fail, yet not without incurring political odium and ostracization in their communities.
Herzog covers topics ranging from abortion, homosexuality and contraception to pornography and masturbation and argues that the religious right, while it has significantly changed the presentation of its message, has not changed its message--one of sexual ostracization and intolerance for all approaches towards sex save its own.
 
 
 
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