You have to admire men like Tony Dungy, as he puts God before his career (and believe me, he'll NEVER work again in the NFL or anything associated with it after this).
Why Tony Dungy wouldn't have drafted Michael Sam
I wouldn’t have taken him. Not because I don’t believe Michael Sam should have a chance to play, but I wouldn’t want to deal with all of it.
“It’s not going to be totally smooth … things will happen.’’
That's what former NFL defensive back and head coach Tony Dungy told Ira Kaufman of the Tampa Tribune when asked about the prospects for rookie defensive end Michael Sam. Of course, Sam is the league's first openly gay player, and though many league executives and players may feel exactly that way, Dungy may feel the courage to speak to his own views more convincingly. He's a deeply religious man with a desire to evangelize and help others in his own way-- he's written several best-selling books about those beliefs, and he speaks publicly quite often, aside and apart from his current position as an NFL analyst for NBC Sports.
However, there are times when Dungy's beliefs -- especially as a public figure -- have put him in hot water with some groups. In 2007, he accepted a "Friend of Family" award from the Indiana Family Institute, a conservative organization, while he was the head coach of the Colts.
"I appreciate the stance they're taking, and I embrace that stance," Dungy said of the group's efforts to roll back a proposed gay marriage amendment. "We're not trying to downgrade anyone else. But we're trying to promote the family -- family values the Lord's way."...
Read more:
http://www.si.com/2014/07/21/why-to...maing-grid7|maing5|dl39|sec1_lnk2&pLid=505287
I'm with Dungy.
I am a Canadian and we just passed Bill C-36 which made prostitution illegal. Prior to that there was no such law in Canada because it was shot down a number of months ago.
Christian Liberty and anyone else who thinks that Prostitution is a victimless crime, would you please look at the following:
http://www.sunnewsnetwork.ca/sunnews/straighttalk/archives/2014/07/20140710-163932.html
http://www.sunnewsnetwork.ca/video/3666152720001
Its hard to look at a story like that (for the record, I read the article and did not watch the video, I am not sure if the content of both was the same or not) and respond logically without showing tons of empathy. So I'll simply say that I feel awful for her and that she shouldn't have had to go through that, and then proceed to emotionally distatch myself for the sake of logical debate.
First of all, I want to be clear that I mean "victimless" in a very limited sense. There are lots of activities that are "harmful" in various ways. The real issue is not how harmful an act is, but whether the act is consensual or violent in nature. And I will say that prostitution
can be victimless in the sense that it is not inherently a violent interaction, it is perfectly possible for both parties to fully consent. I'm going to post this article for you to look through:
http://www.holisticpolitics.org/LawOfLiberty/Harlotry.php
I will note that, as the article points out, absolutely nobody is saying that it is OK to force anyone to be a prostitute. In addition, I don't think anyone is saying that child prostitution is acceptable (a child cannot properly consent), and so I'll simply ignore that issue as well. Assume we're talking about consenting adults here.
Well... that assumption really ends the debate, at least for me. Your issue, it seems, is not that prostitution is wrong (It is, but that isn't the issue, there are all kinds of immoral sexual acts that should nonetheless not be regulated by the government.) Your issue is that people who are in the prostitution trade are actually being victimized in other ways (raped, assaulted, etc.) But... nobody thinks those things should be illegal.
Let me make my stance clear:
If there is mutual consent between consenting adults to engage in "icky" or bizarre sexual acts for money, then it is what it is. If its consensual, even if its awful, its not my business.
However, if the woman is forced into the actions in any way, its no longer "prostitution", its rape, and rape should never be tolerated.
Going to utilitarianism for a second (this isn't really my reason for wanting to legalize prostitution, but it does counteract some of the horror stories), a prostitute who is legally "allowed" to do what she does is better able to report abuse.
I don't think prostitution should be "accepted." Unrepentant prostitutes shouldn't be allowed to join the church (personally, I'd love to see unrepentant tax collectors not being allowed to join the church as well, but that's another matter.) I wouldn't date a prostitute, and I would be unhappy if any of my relatives decided to do so, or especially one of my future kids. And I definitely don't advise school guidance counselors to present prostitution as a good option. All I'm saying is that it isn't something cops should be arresting people for or stealing their money over. That's it. Peaceful prostitution should be combated without violence and government violence especially. That's it.
I will also note 1 Corinthians 5:11-13 where Paul deals with another case of peaceful sexual perversion and says its only his business because its in the church.
http://www.theologyonline.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3979526&postcount=895
Just out of curiosity T5s, why is the legalization of prostitution wrong and the legalization of homosexuality ok? (You do realize that there are many male prostitutes out there as well don't you?).
After all, we're talking about something that goes on behind closed doors by 'consenting adults' (if it's consensual, then it MUST be ok).
Wait, maybe it's because you don't know any prostitutes?
I think your arguments are different.
T5s doesn't think sexual perversion should be a crime just because its sexual perversion, she's concerned that prostitution is actually a cover for rape or assault which is why she thinks it should be a crime.
You don't actually care about the fact that prostitution could be used as a front for violent crime, you just want it illegal because you find it distasteful and the Bible says its wrong (which, for the record, the Bible's word is good enough for me but I don't think the Bible supports criminalizing harlotry), and you use the same reasoning for homosexuality.
I do care that prostitutes are being forced into things at times but I don't think that's an argument for banning it per say... I believe very strongly that no peaceful action should be illegal even if its sometimes a front for something else.