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PREMARITAL SEX COMMON TOPIC AT SPEAKERS CIRCLE

by Michael Marcanik

Speakers Circle at Mizzou, located at the corner of Conley Avenue and 8th Street, is one of the few areas in Missouri where people may protest and preach without a license.

Often, rants in Speakers’ Circle are related to religious beliefs. One topic that has been brought up frequently is premarital sex and how it can affect peoples’ lives in a divine way.

“Having sex before you marry is cheating on the Lord,” one man said. “It is like having sex with someone other than your spouse after you are married.”

The man speaking is apparently known as a regular in Speakers’ Circle. He wears clothes similar to what amish people wear and often refers to how sinners would get punished by the divine for their acts.

Another lady was also preaching about how premarital sex is a sin and violators will be punished by the divine. This lady was more enthusiastic than the man, with much emphasis on anything relating to Hell.

“Those who have sex with anyone other than their loved one,” the lady began, “will, when they die, be punished and burned in the fire!”