{"id":86,"date":"2009-07-13T13:14:20","date_gmt":"2009-07-13T13:14:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/everydayethics\/2009\/07\/athlete-pimps-his-way-to-the-2012-olympics.html"},"modified":"2009-07-13T13:14:20","modified_gmt":"2009-07-13T13:14:20","slug":"athlete-pimps-his-way-to-the-2012-olympics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/everydayethics\/2009\/07\/athlete-pimps-his-way-to-the-2012-olympics.html","title":{"rendered":"Athlete Pimps His Way to 2012 Olympics"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Should a legal brothel be allowed to fund a man’s bid for
\nthe 2012 Olympics<\/a>? New Zealand’s Logan Campbell<\/a> says yes. The Taekwondo athlete
\nneeds $300,000 to train his way to London, and by golly, he’ll do what he needs
\nto do to get there — including opening a brothel.<\/p>\n

Prostitution is <\/i>legal in New Zealand, but the country’s Taekwondo
\nnational body still says that Campbell’s entry into the sex-trade might actually keep
\nhim from the Olympics.<\/p>\n

Sure, prostitution might be the world’s oldest
\nprofession, but I don’t think I’m going to be cheering this guy on. How about you?  <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Should a legal brothel be allowed to fund a man’s bid for the 2012 Olympics? New Zealand’s Logan Campbell says yes. The Taekwondo athlete needs $300,000 to train his way to London, and by golly, he’ll do what he needs to do to get there — including opening a brothel. 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