Christian Ethical Response Towards Commercial Sex Workers
Literature Review
Definition of Prostitution
The UN AIDS Inter-Agency Task Team on Gender and HIV/AIDS, in its fact sheet "HIV/AIDS, Gender and Sex Work," published in its 2005 Resource Pack on Gender and HIV/AIDS, stated as follows with their own way of understanding by presenting a broad definition "A broad definition of sex work would be: ‘the exchange of money or goods for sexual services, either regularly or occasionally, involving female, male, and transgender adults, young people and children where the sex worker may or may not consciously define such activity as income-generating’. There is a widespread view that occasional engagement in transactional sex, or sexual barter, constitutes ‘sex work’. Sex work may be formal or informal. In some instances, sex work is only a temporary informal activity. Women and men who have occasional commercial sexual transactions or where sex is exchanged for food, shelter or protection (survival sex) would not consider them to be linked with formal sex work. Occasional sex work takes place where sex is exchanged for basic, short-term economic needs and this is less likely to be a formal, full-time occupation. Commercial sex work may be conducted in formally organized settings from sites such as brothels, nightclubs, and massage parlors; or more informally by commercial sex workers who are street based or self-employed."
The History of Prostitution
The commercial sex worker has been known universally throughout the civilization and ages as prostitute. Prostitution is the so-called “Oldest Profession”. The earliest known record of prostitution appears in ancient Mesopotamia. It is shocking to note that the licensed brothels exist in Solon, Greece in around 550 B.C.
The History of Prostitution in India
The Indian Vedas, say it is an organized, established and necessary institution in Puranas and Vishnu Samhita literature. Around 6th Century, the practice of dedicating the girls for Hindu gods became prevalent and
Definition of Prostitution
The UN AIDS Inter-Agency Task Team on Gender and HIV/AIDS, in its fact sheet "HIV/AIDS, Gender and Sex Work," published in its 2005 Resource Pack on Gender and HIV/AIDS, stated as follows with their own way of understanding by presenting a broad definition "A broad definition of sex work would be: ‘the exchange of money or goods for sexual services, either regularly or occasionally, involving female, male, and transgender adults, young people and children where the sex worker may or may not consciously define such activity as income-generating’. There is a widespread view that occasional engagement in transactional sex, or sexual barter, constitutes ‘sex work’. Sex work may be formal or informal. In some instances, sex work is only a temporary informal activity. Women and men who have occasional commercial sexual transactions or where sex is exchanged for food, shelter or protection (survival sex) would not consider them to be linked with formal sex work. Occasional sex work takes place where sex is exchanged for basic, short-term economic needs and this is less likely to be a formal, full-time occupation. Commercial sex work may be conducted in formally organized settings from sites such as brothels, nightclubs, and massage parlors; or more informally by commercial sex workers who are street based or self-employed."
The History of Prostitution
The commercial sex worker has been known universally throughout the civilization and ages as prostitute. Prostitution is the so-called “Oldest Profession”. The earliest known record of prostitution appears in ancient Mesopotamia. It is shocking to note that the licensed brothels exist in Solon, Greece in around 550 B.C.
The History of Prostitution in India
The Indian Vedas, say it is an organized, established and necessary institution in Puranas and Vishnu Samhita literature. Around 6th Century, the practice of dedicating the girls for Hindu gods became prevalent and