Originally Posted by benjamin
Keeping prostitution illegal won't stop people from becoming addicted to sex. Regardless, an addiction to sex is really just a symptom of other psychological problems.
If you really think that your argument is legit, then you are also arguing for prohibitions against alcohol, cigarettes, and coffee.
Incidentally, how do you measure "the morals of a community?" How do you quantify a "lowering" of those morals?
For one, Coffee is about as controversial as sugar. Cigarettes are already being outlawed slowly...city by city. Alcohol is a good debate, and anyone that knows me knows I love a strong tall glass of something. Yet Alcohol is universally recognized as something that is necessary for society. Secular leaders and christian leaders all agree that alcohol is ok in moderation. We have laws that prohibit intoxication (the majority is local and/or state laws) but it's still regulated. Alcohol is still a threat on family and professional lifestyles for some. But regardless, its universally recognized as healthy, fun, and perfectly legit.
Like I stated before, nothing is wrong with legal prostitution as long as the community agrees that this won't infringe on there morals, and won't infringe on the surrounding communities.
IMO, it's imoral because I feel a sexual relationship should be held between two loving individuals. It's a bond between two individuals that they can share with no one else.
Now you may argue that I said I'm secular and how can "love" interfere with my own personal beliefs, but I'm gonna step away from that argument. Thats an entire discussion on it's own.