On Tue, Nov 23, 2004 at 10:27:28PM -0600, Dan Minette wrote: > From: "Erik Reuter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > On Tue, Nov 23, 2004 at 03:30:09PM -0600, Dan Minette wrote: > > > One might argue that the "problems" are caused by cultural views, > > that as long as prostitution is perceived as dirty or immoral, > > that primarily people who have lots of other "problems", and > > therefore are less concerned about the stigma, will participate in > > prostitution. > > But, from a religious perspective, being abused is not immoral....only > abusing is. Even the most fundamentalists Christians we knew have > expressed nothing but sympathy for Teri's abuse. So, the religious > stigma for abuse is lower than it is for voluntary premarital sex.
But, from an ornithology perspective, bluebirds are blue. > >In other words, perhaps a good way to eliminate the "problems" > >of prostitution is to eradicate religion(s) which teach that > >prostitution is immoral? > > So, using people as things is moral to you? All people interact with other people every day without carefully considering their feelings. Only a small fraction of personal interactions that occur every day are intimate. > My problem with sex work is a lot more from a feminist perspective > than from a religious perspective. The foundation of my viewpoints > on what makes things right and wrong in sex is that one should treat > other people as people, not objects. People can make choices. Including female people. -- Erik Reuter http://www.erikreuter.net/ _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
