No Better Than Sex Work by Cathryn Berarovich

[Stephanie]

I've a friend who's reading the bible for fun. He like's the classics. Anyway, whilst sex workers are mentioned many times there's nothing anywhere that says that sex work is evil, mind you he's only as far as psalms, so maybe kicks in later.

I wanted to copy /paste some sections from this Wiki article, but it's too interesting in its entirety >> Sacred Prostitution etc x

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_prostitution

[NewMoon]

I would imagine that would have been the day that religion started, after all, isn't it the original rule book?

The sexuality of the Romans has never had good press in the West ever since the rise of Christianity. In the popular imagination and culture, it is synonymous with sexual license and abuse.[2]

Above is a quote from Wikipedia, so this backs up what you are saying.

[NewMoon]

I wanted to copy /paste some sections from this Wiki article, but it's too interesting in its entirety >> Sacred Prostitution etc x

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_prostitution

"Sacred prostitution" and "Goddess Temples" was the language used before Christianity, did you notice. Isn't that better than today?

[NewMoon]

If people are wondering why there is such a stigma attached to sex and prostitution in catholic societies, then they should look into catholic theology.

They define "prostitution, extramarital sex or even masturbation as so called mortal sins as in grave matter sins.

According to the christian theology, a so called mortal sin does not usually mean a sin that cannot be repented; even after a mortal sin there is a chance for repentance.

Guess what some of the repentance is supposed to be? Confession! the priests would know a lot about the locals sex lives in hardline catholic societies.

Thats why Ruhama seems to be anti-prostitution because its run by christian organisations grounded in christian theology. They have nuns on their board of directors, its obviously influenced by christianity. Prostitution, extramarital sex and even masturbation are considered so called "mortal sins" in catholic theology.

An escort is a sinner in christian theology, they call her a "prostitute". No wonder they seem to indulge in silencing the so called sinners.

Christian theology even views fornication as a so called mortal sin.

Thanks for that Brock.
For me anyway, I have taken yet another step away from Christianity today.

[simon2280]

I wanted to copy /paste some sections from this Wiki article, but it's too interesting in its entirety >> Sacred Prostitution etc x

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_prostitution

Well! Stephanie, Interesting to see that women who make a living engaging in sex work have nearly always been either put on a pedestel or treated unjustly right throughout recorded history. Women who live by sex work are seen as a threat by Religions who want to deny freedom of choice when it comes to sexual activity..

[Ramone]

The unhealthy attitude to sex is, as a result of the Reformation. The fundamentalist Proddies are ten times than worse than the Catholics. The Presbyterians in Scotland banned dancing because it might lead to sex. Cromwell banned Christmas and mince pies in England. Back in the middle ages, when England was Catholic they had orgies on Catholic feast days (which were celebrated on pagan festivals). A nunnery was another word for a brothel. Read the Canterbury Tales by Chaucer, and you see the liberal attitude Papists had towards sex. As long as you could confess your sins you were alright. The Puritans and Calvinist had to come along and spoil all the fun.

The type of Catholicism you have in Ireland is based on a Catholic heresy called Jansenism, which is just another form of Puritanism. They have more liberal Jesuitical form of Catholicism in Italy, that's why the Popes in the Rennaisance era like Borgias and Medicis had great sex lives and dozens of children. Jesuitism means you can do something as long as it has a good result. It's all Martin Luther and John Calvin's fault. Blame the Prods.

[simon2280]

The unhealthy attitude to sex is, as a result of the Reformation. The fundamentalist Proddies are ten times than worse than the Catholics. The Presbyterians in Scotland banned dancing because it might lead to sex. Cromwell banned Christmas and mince pies in England. Back in the middle ages, when England was Catholic they had orgies on Catholic feast days (which were celebrated on pagan festivals). A nunnery was another word for a brothel. Read the Canterbury Tales by Chaucer, and you see the liberal attitude Papists had towards sex. As long as you could confess your sins you were alright. The Puritans and Calvinist had to come along and spoil all the fun.

The type of Catholicism you have in Ireland is based on a Catholic heresy called Jansenism, which is just another form of Puritanism. They have more liberal Jesuitical form of Catholicism in Italy, that's why the Popes in the Rennaisance era like Borgias and Medicis had great sex lives and dozens of children. Jesuitism means you can do something as long as it has a good result. It's all Martin Luther and John Calvin's fault. Blame the Prods.

Gees! So I can blame this Guy Jenson for my shagging drought..at last i can ...Oh No sur he's long dead, so i can't take him to the European Court for his philosophy's destruction of my sex life... Bet you he was into little boys as well as screwing wth the rest of us poor sods...Grrr

[dob]

In the gospels Jesus was confronted with a crowd attempting to punish a woman 'caught in the very act of adultery'. They asked his opinion on this. His answer... 'Let he is without sin cast the first stone'. In other words who are we to condemn .

[Curvaceous Kate]

In the gospels Jesus was confronted with a crowd attempting to punish a woman 'caught in the very act of adultery'. They asked his opinion on this. His answer... 'Let he is without sin cast the first stone'. In other words who are we to condemn .

We get a fair bit of stone throwing round here.

[NewMoon]

We get a fair bit of stone throwing round here.

Which type of stones?

Sorry for going on your thread, just thought is was as good a place as any to ask the history question.