Laser Jock wrote:
Would your opinion (or anyone else's) be different if we were talking about working for a company that created and/or distributed pornography? Or if you worked at a (legal) brothel? Or at an abortion clinic? After all, you're not actively condoning prostitution or abortion or the viewing of pornography, you're just making a sale.
If so, how do you differentiate? (And if not: really?)
(Just to be clear here, I'm again talking about companies whose main business is these activities, not about companies that mainly focus on other things.)
I was tempted to say I don't differentiate just to mess with you.
Ya know, I'm not sure exactly where we should draw the line. I think it just comes down to personal accountability and your relationship with God. If you can pray and feel that working at one of these places is acceptable, who am I to deny that?
I'll say this much, I think the line just has to be said "within reason". I think it comes down to whether you're advocating a negative lifestyle or not. A barista and bartender don't [generally] go out and encourage people to live that lifestyle, they simply provide the service. A brothel...well I'm not exactly sure how that works so I can't really speak to it. Doesn't sound like it would be acceptable as that's dealing with something much more serious than drinking coffee. An abortion clinic is a sketchy subject especially since the church has never technically said abortion was against the church laws. I'm going out on a limb and suggesting that it would be acceptable, but as I've mentioned that's VERY sketchy. As far as porn goes, that's another thing that I think goes along with prostitution. It's such a severe sin to indulge in the act that I would say it's not acceptable on that premise. The nature of the job is such that it would be impossible to stay away from it. In other words, too risky.
I don't know, this is really just the way I feel and has no real arguable basis and as such and I can't advocate it for anyone but myself.
As per the nude artistry comment,
I suppose nude artistry is another slippery slope. It could just come down to whether or not it's tasteful art or not, such as the statue of David which is celebrating the intricacy of the human body. I mean, if you're modeling for porn that's a different story but if you're modeling to make a statement about say the taboo of the human anatomy, well that's another story. I guess it's just another case by case basis but I don't have a problem with nude artistry.
It kinda just comes down to the intent. Like in some movies, I feel that sexual scenes do a lot for the movie and are tasteful. On the other hand, a lot (read: most)of movies just do it so the audience will be happy. *shrug*
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