Fornication

A friend recently handed me a pamphlet on imperialism to read, an essay written by a professor of Greek history at Hillsdale College.  

For some reason the first 90% of the essay is a standard recital of what school children already know about Greece. Near the end the essayist suddenly attacks San Francisco as a place where the voters fornicate. 

I'm not sure what fornication has to do with imperialism, but the writer's charge seems well founded. A recent study found that about 79% of the Christians in America have fornicated, and the percentage of fornicating Jews is even higher. 

Hindus, not so much. 

Without making inquiries, I can't be certain, but I suspect that nearly everyone I know has fornicated.

No only have many in San Francisco fornicated, but the activity is legal within city limits and in some other places like Canada, Europe, etc. 

Hillsdale College, which "provides insights into the nature of God," is located in Michigan, where some forms of fornication remain technically illegal. The penalty would be four years in prison if the law were enforced.