I wouldn't say never. Tomorrow's technological advances could shatter that notion of "never."
Though, who knows. Just because you may not be able to stop it 100% doesn't mean I don't think it's wrong. Same with murder/theft/whatever.
We should keep it illegal and enforce drug laws more intensely.
If society has no problem with cigarettes and alcohol, this should seriously be a no brainer. Legalize the stuff, everyone is going to smoke it anyways.
I never said there was a connection. I do understand, though, that if people wish to decriminalize things like drugs and prostitution, other things are bound to be decriminalized in the future. Out of curiousity, do you think that after drugs and prostitution are decriminalized, that will be the end of decriminalization?
Yeah because we can all afford to piss even more money down the drain. And because it has historically worked so well and all.
Legalize it all and put in place laws laterally to alcohol use. Must be 18, don't operate a car, public use limited, etc.
Allow the private sector to act accordingly - businesses can exclude employment over its use, insurance companies can refuse to cover you over its use, etc. If you want to do drugs and fully understand what it entails, more power to you.
However, if you snort a line of coke and your heart stops, you'd be better off left for dead.
Surely morality is also a social and cultural issue as well? Legalising and supervising prostitution in such a way surely sends certain signals out about how it should be viewed?What are you talking about technological advances? Controlling when people can or can't have sex?
And this isn't about right or wrong, it's about practicality and safety. If you really cared about these women you would want them to be able to work in a safe environment for legit business where they can make a fair wage, instead of letting criminals run it and have them work for pimps who don't care about them, take most of their money, and make them have unprotected sex and put them at risk for all sorts of STD's. If you find it immoral don't go to a prostitute, it's that simple.
If you believe that simply because drugs are decriminalized other things are to follow, it follows that you see a connection.
I think prostitution does cost dignity. Whether you like the thrill, sex, or money I find it wrong. What can I say? It's what I honestly believe. Some people sell drugs for thrill, and others for money, yet I still think it's wrong and undignified to sell drugs illegally. :shrug:
As for the "innocent" context, I still find it creepy, at least.
Men do it as well, but to a lesser extent. From a Christian perspective, you are to respect your body, your "temple" for the soul. I find it wrong to sell your body for carnal lusts and money.
People use sex as a bargaining tool all the time. Legislating on the basis of your morality disregards the morality of all others....which is why it's a faulty premise for law.
I think prostitution does cost dignity. Whether you like the thrill, sex, or money I find it wrong. What can I say? It's what I honestly believe. Some people sell drugs for thrill, and others for money, yet I still think it's wrong and undignified to sell drugs illegally. :shrug:
As for the "innocent" context, I still find it creepy, at least.
Men do it as well, but to a lesser extent. From a Christian perspective, you are to respect your body, your "temple" for the soul. I find it wrong to sell your body for carnal lusts and money.
There is an argument, amongst particularly some traditional conservatives like Peter Hitchens, that the so called 'war on drugs' was always half-hearted. I'm not sure if this is right, but we can't just assume the 'war on drugs' failed, in the sense it was ever carried out properly and didn't succeed.Yeah because we can all afford to piss even more money down the drain. And because it has historically worked so well and all.
OK, I agree that it may be a poor career choice, and morally inferior to other choices. But, it is not for me to decide whether or not you can give someone a blow job for free, much less charge for it. Is a free blow job permissable ? Or only OK if one gets a dinner out of it ?
So basically the majority is right?
I guess if it's not power that makes something right, it's numbers.
There is an argument, amongst particularly some traditional conservatives like Peter Hitchens, that the so called 'war on drugs' was always half-hearted. I'm not sure if this is right, but we can't just assume the 'war on drugs' failed, in the sense it was ever carried out properly and didn't succeed.
Surely morality is also a social and cultural issue as well? Legalising and supervising prostitution in such a way surely sends certain signals out about how it should be viewed?
All law is based on morality. No one but a few intellectuals ever made laws simply on some sort of calculations of social utility. You cannot make most men understand or respect such laws. Most people cannot help but thinking of right and wrong as the basis of law.People use sex as a bargaining tool all the time. Legislating on the basis of your morality disregards the morality of all others....which is why it's a faulty premise for law.
Yeah, essentially it's majority rule....except when the majority would rule in a manner that infringes upon the rights of a minority. Legalizing prostitution infringes upon the rights of nobody. Legalizing or decriminalizing drugs infringes upon the rights of nobody. Criminalizing gay marriage infringes upon the rights of a group of people.
Do you get it? Law should not be based on a moral code which is dynamic (and has always been dynamic). Law should be based on whether or not that law would infringe upon "natural" rights. We can do more for people who are addicted to drugs if we aren't constantly working to throw them in jail. All existing evidence suggests that decriminalizing drug use will actually decrease the number of addicts, death from drugs, and the prison population (and we all know prisons are drastically over crowded in most states). Decriminalizing prostitution provides protections for those who choose to make it their profession.
So really, you have a choice: You can stand on an arbitrary morality soap box and refuse to decriminalize, but in doing so you must also accept that your stance will lead to more harm, pain, illness, and death for those you're classifying as criminals. Or, you can accept that decriminalization allows for safety, rehabilitation, and protection for the so called "victims" of drug use and prostitution and realize that, as a Christian, it is better to do what helps the most people than it is to stand on arbitrary rules from an archaic mindset dictated by men no more equipped to create those guidelines than you are.
Hm, interesting points.
I just think it's despicable and wrong to sell one's body out to others for sex void of love. So hollow, I think.
I don't know what to think from a legal standpoint, but that doesn't change my opinion that it's wrong.
That is something to think about, to be sure. Legalizing prostitution does not, in the slightest, infringe the rights of others. Same can be said for drugs.
The problem, though, is that we're ignorant of the side-effects. As a nation gives in to such moral decay, how does it affect the nation as a whole?
That is something to think about, to be sure. Legalizing prostitution does not, in the slightest, infringe the rights of others. Same can be said for drugs.
The problem, though, is that we're ignorant of the side-effects. As a nation gives in to such moral decay, how does it affect the nation as a whole?
That is something to think about, to be sure. Legalizing prostitution does not, in the slightest, infringe the rights of others. Same can be said for drugs.
The problem, though, is that we're ignorant of the side-effects. As a nation gives in to such moral decay, how does it affect the nation as a whole?
Not really, cigarettes are legal, and they are not viewed as a good thing to do. In my view morality is up to the people to practice for themselves, not for the government to force on the people. Laws should be practical, keep the people safe, and improve their lives, not force people to be moral.
Of course, it is possible to believe that the first front in an effective War on Drugs is best started by legalizing drugs.
Do you think we've decayed morally because women are now allowed to divorce their husbands?
Do you think we've decayed morally because men can now be charged with a crime for beating their wives?
Do you think we've decayed morally because many Christians eat food forbidden by the bible?
Do you think we've decayed morally because parents are not allowed to beat their children into submission without fear of legal consequences?
Morality is fluid.
Honestly, I think society is more threatened by narrow-mindedness and hatred than it is by any religious-based moral decay. Remember, it's the fundamental, radicalized, strict-adherence religious followers who lead the chargers for war...not the "loose acting" casual followers. That should speak volumes about the risk of narrow adherence to arbitrary moral codes.
That is something to think about, to be sure. Legalizing prostitution does not, in the slightest, infringe the rights of others. Same can be said for drugs.
The problem, though, is that we're ignorant of the side-effects. As a nation gives in to such moral decay, how does it affect the nation as a whole?
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