WTF? is that true? why is it different if it's close to a church?

how about a synagogue? would that also make it a felony?

I think there might be some truth to it...

"...D. Any person violating any of the provisions of Section 1028, 1029 or 1030 of this title within one thousand (1,000) feet of a school or church shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be punished by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for not more than five (5) years or by fines as follows: a fine of not more than Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) upon the first conviction for violation of any of such provisions, a fine of not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) upon the second conviction for violation of any of such provisions, and a fine of not more than Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($7,500.00) upon the third or subsequent convictions for violation of any of such provisions, or by both such imprisonment and fine. In addition, the court may require a term of community service of not less than forty (40) nor more than eighty (80) hours. The court in which any such conviction is had shall notify the county superintendent of public health of such conviction."

Wow, and I thought I lived in a secularist country. I could understand there being harsher penalties for doing it close to a school but I don't see the reasoning behind it being worse because it's close to a church. If anything there should be less penalty since God would have a tough time missing something happening so close to his house;)

Yeah, right.

yeah, not sure who told you this country was secularist. The Church has a lot of political power here....not much you can do about it. IMO, it's one of the reasons that prostitution is not legal here.