tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5299407302611232843.post5134893967353718943..comments2023-05-23T01:09:27.258+10:00Comments on Gordon Cheng's blog: The link between pornography and prostitutionGordon Chenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07588151868151940982noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5299407302611232843.post-19042817102493199432008-02-02T22:19:00.000+11:002008-02-02T22:19:00.000+11:00Dunno Luke. What do you think, and why?Dunno Luke. What do you think, and why?Gordon Chenghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07588151868151940982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5299407302611232843.post-26109470755668111702008-02-02T19:34:00.000+11:002008-02-02T19:34:00.000+11:00Well, correlation != causation. Does any of the ma...Well, correlation != causation. Does any of the material you mention establish causation, or just a "link", ie correlation? Causation would be interesting, but correlation is hardly surprising really, is it?Luke S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12611809336867769757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5299407302611232843.post-65439052804939108732008-02-02T08:51:00.000+11:002008-02-02T08:51:00.000+11:00Gordo, you raise some good points and I've been gi...Gordo, you raise some good points and I've been giving them some thought to. Specifically on the issue of *how far* we should expect government to go in legislating a Christian morality. <BR/><BR/>I'd make the following points - <BR/><BR/>1. The governments Peter and Paul were writing under were pretty lax morally by modern standards. Vice was absolutely rampant in the ruling patrician class.<BR/><BR/>2. I see Peter and Paul admonishing Christians to avoid immorality. But I see no evidence of them petitioning government for it's outlawing.<BR/><BR/>3. There are potential separation of church and state issues here too. It's sinful to watch porn, so outlaw it. It's also sinful to reject God and not go to church. So outlaw non-attendance at church. (as you are aware, this has been done in the past). <BR/><BR/>4. Part of what you write revolves around a concern for prostitutes. Fair enough - some of them have miserable lives. But will outlawing prostitution make their lives easier? <BR/><BR/>If you've ever watched "Cops" you will see the police regularly arrests girls for prostitution (the clients as well). This seems to start a bit of a spiral downward for some of them, as they are now criminals, they have gone to jail, they become repeat offenders etc. It doesn't look like a better outcome.Craig Schwarzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11156017639962303656noreply@blogger.com