Why is there a stigma against going with prostitutes?

The ancient Romans kept several in-house.(saw it on YouTube).

I appreciate your post. Definitely good points.

I look at the question of prostitution in a manner similar to how I look at the use of recreational drugs. Neither seems like a very good idea. At the very least they are not for me. But as long as they are actions taken by consenting adults I don't think there should be any laws or social stigmas against them.

Adults should be free to do whatever they themselves determine that they want to do as long as it is not taking away the rights of others or harming others. If a prostitute wants to rent out access to her body for money and a john wants to spend money in this way it seems very odd to me that any third party (the state, the church, nosy neighbor, . . . ) should have any say in it whatsoever, (or even want to have any say in it).

Maybe. Here is one link that provides both sides of the argument. It seems sex trafficking still exists in places prostitution is legal. It may even increase due to increased demand. Similarly, the illegal pot market seems to be expanding in places where pot is legal.

Regardless, I think we can agree that participating in sex trafficking is rightly stigmatized. That has nothing to do with religion.

Why do anything? wrote:

Why is there a stigma to anything?

That is correct. Isn't it the goal of the latest generation to denounce anything from earlier generations believed in or valued? Make everything legal. Live free. Except you all want to make sure government is there to protect you and take care of you when you can't pay your rent or have someone call you names.

I am Sam wrote:

MohammedAA wrote:

I know it is challenging for modern atheist to understand, but back in the day there are things called morals.

Atheists I know all have better morals than Christians, Muslims etc

By what standard?

For one thing, married women don't like the competition so they are all for keeping it illegal and the stigma attached to it. If they have to use religion (it's evil, you'll go to hell, etc) to make it happen then so be it.

Not sure where I first saw this but it's been around for years.

"If it flies, floats, or f*cks you should rent it" is the common advice passed around by jaded and wealthy divorced men that I know.

well actually wrote:

I am Sam wrote:

Atheists I know all have better morals than Christians, Muslims etc

By what standard?

Their own.

They (Christians) claim to have set the standard, as if a higher power had to tell them 'do not steal, lie,commit adultery, etc', but those things are not adhered to based on your christianity or level of religious belief.

Rather it stems from knowing what's right or wrong, without a faith driven belief.

BTW, prostitution or a decision to have a monetary sexual transaction is not a moral question, judging someone's participation in such however is.

What is worse, morality wise....adultery or prostitution, one would say the former, but yet it is common within religious groups

At the end of the day, as I said, the fact that rich ugly old males can marry young beautiful women means that it is hypocritical to judge the morality of prostitution

I wouldn't go near a prostitute

Banana Bread wrote:

I wouldn't go near a prostitute

What about your mate's chick...or any married women??

It is immoral to touch a girl you aren't married to

Banana Bread wrote:

It is immoral to touch a girl you aren't married to

You would fit in really well if you lived in Saudi Arabia.

Well, first your mom is good at it( even though she has moose knuckles and back hair). Second, because of her "work, " you don't have to pay rent for the basement.

CaliforniaCarlson wrote:

Why do anything? wrote:

Why is there a stigma to anything?

That is correct. Isn't it the goal of the latest generation to denounce anything from earlier generations believed in or valued? Make everything legal. Live free. Except you all want to make sure government is there to protect you and take care of you when you can't pay your rent or have someone call you names.

It s hurtful when the other people in the office call me fat. They're fat, too.

So you never held your girlfriend’s hand or kissed her?

Yeah right!!!

MohammedAA wrote:

I know it is challenging for modern atheist to understand, but back in the day there are things called morals. Even those who are not religious generally kept the morals of society. I am a devout Muslim but Christians and even the despised Jews advocate such good morals.

Now of course somebody’s going to throw out the canard that yes Christians and Muslims sometimes are those who frequent prostitutes. The difference is that Christianity and Islam Say that such actions are wrong and worthy of the pit.

Who remembers when Issa saved Mary Magdalene? What was the implication and teaching? Don’t blame the Jews exclusively. The Injeel is a lesson for all nations and societies, for the Story is universal (Messengers to all peoples through all of history) “Never did we not send them a Warner.”

Consider what the psychology and psychiatric establishment has been doing. Corruption, oppression in all corners of society can be understood through a number of factors: deliberate, plotting agents of evil, perverting power; people who unwittingly or, via ignorance, being distracted or having their mediocrity of character being taken advantage of, do the bidding of the deliberate agents, or by perpetuating destructive conditions; the perpetuation of destructive conditions and dynamics, etc. Regardless, what we see in every corner of society is the coincidence of corruption and destruction with people falling into what would qualify as abnormal, sociopathic and psychotic diagnoses. Insane behavior by many people of power and those distributed variously through the ladder and life cycles. Ask yourselves this, if the psychiatric and psychological establishment were of good faith, good intention and fairness, why do they, collectively and individually, ignore all this and let these people off the hook? Will ye put unquestioned confidence in them? Or the one who can confirm integrity and speak to the real problems around us and in society? Will ye forever give deference to selfish, mindless, self perpetuating and wayward professions and industries, out to collect the paycheck, only applying themselves myopically? What happened to the public and national interests? What happened to professional integrity?

The lilies of the field, even Suleiman was not arrayed like them!

Proverbs16-6-8

doctorj wrote:

MohammedAA wrote:

I know it is challenging for modern atheist to understand, but back in the day there are things called morals. Even those who are not religious generally kept the morals of society. I am a devout Muslim but Christians and even the despised Jews advocate such good morals.

Now of course somebody’s going to throw out the canard that yes Christians and Muslims sometimes are those who frequent prostitutes. The difference is that Christianity and Islam Say that such actions are wrong and worthy of the pit.

You mean the same despised ones you guys hacked your religion from?

Bloody hypocrite.

You Jews do not want this fight. There are far more Muslims globally than there are Jews.