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Just so you know, the link is NSFW.

Roman "Oral" currency.

The implication is that the coin may have been used for prostitution.

That raises a very interesting question.

Why in the U.S. is prostitution illegal?

As the late Peter McWilliams pointed out, vice laws are based on religious teachings.

Why are some consensual activities considered crimes while others are not? The short answer is religious beliefs. Almost all of the consensual crimes find the basis of their restrictions and prohibitions in religion. Even the idea that one should take good care of oneself has a religious base. ("The body is the temple of the soul.")

Prudent participation in consensual crimes, however, is not necessarily anti-God, anti-religion, or even anti-biblical. The prohibitions against certain consensual activities grew from a misinterpretation and misapplication of biblical teachings. (This is discussed in the chapter, "What Jesus and the Bible Really Said about Consensual Crimes.")
The fact is, however, that religious beliefs (or misbeliefs) are what most people use when choosing what is right or what is wrong for themselves. This is fine. It's when they try to bestow that system of right and wrong on others—by force—that consensual crimes are born.

Think about that for a bit.

All vice laws are based on religion. Whether you follow that religion or not, the religion is enforced by law.

— NeoWayland

Posted: Mon - June 7, 2010 at 01:02 PM  Tag


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