Astrologers Miffed Over City Ordinance Requiring Fingerprinting


	Astrologers Miffed Over City Ordinance Requiring Fingerprinting

wiccantexan

6-14-2009 8:14 PM

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6-15-2009 11:15 AM

AcesLucky

Quite the double standard. Ministers of "faith" belong in the same category as "absentee healers" and we all know many of them should definitely be fingerprinted!

6-15-2009 9:03 PM

Richclips777

Caveat emptor! Screw the gendarmes.

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