Does any one wonder if maybe part of the reason prostitution is illegal and strippers are frequently frowned upon has to do with our country's Puritan upbringing? I'm not trying to bash religion, but I feel that religion in the US has put a lot of constraints on sexuality. I feel like a lot of people can't even enjoy sex once they are married because of how ingrained "sex = sin" has become in their heads. I can't imagine it is healthy for the human mind to constantly restrain itself from something natural, which Adam and Eve enjoyed freely until the Fall. I guess this leads me back to the morals discussion... Is this a moral dilemma because of how society was raised generation to generation?

I just feel, like someone else mentioned earlier, that if we could legalize and tax prostitution then funds and resources and man power used to currently track down prostitutes could go after the people who deserve to gone after, such as the pimps trafficking young girls. I'm sure this is a bit of idealist thinking, but I also think it could be put into play as long as people were serious about stopping child trafficking and accepting legal prostitution.

I also wouldn't be surprised if legal prostitution in places like Amsterdam partially has a bad rap for the same reasons as those mentioned in Nevada -- tourists eager to try something forbidden to them else where.

Also, JD, I was just curious how you found that article? It's very interesting

Oh, and this is just a side note. Someone mentioned earlier about having parts of theme parks have brothels or something in them. Well, in China they tried to open a sex theme park, but it didn't work out. In South Korea, there is a sculpture park dedicated to sex -- it used to be part sex ed for honeymooning couples.

Okay, I've rambled enough... Just some more musing and ponderings like the rest of you I'm really enjoying this civil discussion, I'm very impressed