Not long ago I was sitting in my favorite local cigar shop when (somehow) the conversation of prostitution came up. The group discussing the topic was a mix of men and women ages mid-thirties through mid-fifties. In general the outlooks toward prostitution ranged from, “I don’t know how anyone can perform sex acts for money,” to “If they’re enjoying their work and are safe, more power to them.” The legality of the profession was discussed very briefly and mostly revolved around how different states or locales treat prostitution differently. That conversation devolved into a discussion about how states just like tax dollars. Where the conversation got interesting was when someone mentioned compromising morals for money.
If one accepted that prostitution, or selling one’s body for a certain amount of dollars, is immoral (and I’m not saying it is) AND if one accepts extra-marital (any sex outside of marriage) as immoral, then it follows that a prostitute is performing an immoral act for profit. The conversation then went on to focus on performing ANY immoral act in the name of profit. For some in the conversation, the focus was on how much money was being paid. One gentleman put a price tag of $1M on…
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