Should all sex outside of marriage be illegal?
2007-03-13 06:52:01 · 21 answers · asked by Eleventy 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
This is primarily a response to Christians who use Scripture to justify the ban on gay marriage.
2007-03-13 06:56:11 · update #1
Now that's just silly! You want the government to have control over what you are your goodies do? I don't want the government anywhere near my goodies!
2007-03-13 06:56:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
Illegal? I'm not sure about that. I guess the issue is, does your infidelity hurt someone else? If the answer is yes, I think it is more of a moral issue than that of a legal one.
Any act that deliberately causes harm or pain to another human being is morally wrong. If you are considering cheating on a spouse, maybe there are issues in the relationship that are causing you to stray. Would it not be better to divorce or separate from a spouse before cheating on them?
The goal in this life is not to hurt other people. The more ways we can stop the hurt and suffering of others, the better off this world will be.
2007-03-13 13:57:20 · answer #2 · answered by Cheryl 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your question is not specific so I will answer it in two parts.
In the aspect of Christianity, it is already "illegal" because it defies the natural creation God has put in place. One man-One Woman. To have sex outside the sanctity of marriage in either case of fornication and adultery is a sin.
In the aspect of the Government. The military already has it illegal. If you have an adulterous affair while in the military, they will discharge you.
Should it be illegal?I believe it should.
But on what grounds? The people will say. And if there is no moral absolute behind such a law, there will be no such respect for that law.
If you base it on Biblical reasons, then you must enforce it on Biblical law.
2007-03-13 14:04:13 · answer #3 · answered by JQ 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
It use to be in the 50`s and 40`s.
2007-03-13 13:56:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No.
Even if I believed that this should be illegal, the question remains: how should society enforce such a law??? Do we create a special police force that will spy on people having sex then ask for their identification???
Something this personal is between the individual and the creator of the universe.
2007-03-13 15:18:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've never been able to figure out why Christian's, think you must get married in order to proclaim your love for another person.
P.S - It would be loads of fun watching you trying to stop horny teenagers from having sex.
2007-03-13 14:12:15 · answer #6 · answered by The Happy Atheist 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. I aint getting married and I'm not going to stop sleeping around. If they did make it illegal I would go on a bender so big that they'd have to give me the death penalty. That would be ironic, executing a man for having sex?
2007-03-13 13:56:29 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
haha, no we don't need any more laws, especially ones based on moral grounds. Christians use the unnaturalness of homosexuality as a grounds against gay marriage, at least they should...
2007-03-13 14:03:46 · answer #8 · answered by chavito 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Illegal? No. Some couples really do have open relationships. If you want to cheat you'll cheat, if you don't you won't. Sex laws don't keep people from doing anything.
2007-03-13 13:55:48 · answer #9 · answered by hot carl sagan: ninja for hire 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
yes, because the costs to society are so great. Adultery and cause divorce, which causes poverty, juv. deleinquency, high drop out rates and teen pregnancy. The costs of these problems are paid for by the rest of us who choose to live moral lives.
2007-03-13 13:58:49 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋