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I also don't see the problem with using a church as a voting place, It's just a building.

As for distance to the polling station, it's about three or four miles to the usual local polling station that covers the two or three villages round here

Life should consist in at least fifty percent pure waste of time, and the rest doing what you please.

by ceebs (bunchofwankers (at) gmail (dot) com) on Wed Nov 7th, 2007 at 10:25:31 AM EST
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A church may be just a building for a lot of people, especially if it is a multipurpose building with a hall etc. I don't object to that in itself but more to an environment that is overly religious.

I attended a conference recently that was held in a church and walked in to see posters for the alpha course everywhere.  I am extremely uncomfortable with that because it doesn't respect the space of those without religion or with a different religion.  To me that would be inappropriate in a polling station, more so than the building itself being a church.

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by In Wales (inwales aaat eurotrib.com) on Wed Nov 7th, 2007 at 12:39:33 PM EST
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I agree, the thing that bothered me more than anything with Izzy's experience was the difficulty in finding the polling place.  To me the voting experience is about being reasonably close to an accessible polling place, not having to wait in line too long and being able to cast my vote in private.  If those things are satisfied, I really don't care about what the place is normally used for.

That said, "if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out..."

I can swear there ain't no heaven but I pray there ain't no hell. _ Blood Sweat & Tears

by Gringo (stargazing camel at aoldotcom) on Wed Nov 7th, 2007 at 10:23:17 PM EST
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