Reverend Alan Storey of the Central Methodist mission, together with members of the Asijiki Coalition for the Decriminalisation of Sex Work, on Thursday hoisted a banner over the church steeple in support of the decriminalisation of sex work.The banner, which read “Jesus was the first to decriminalise sex work”, is part of the church’s Yellow Banner Theology.
According to the Sex Workers Education and Advocacy Taskforce (SWEAT), this is the first time a South African religious institution has made a public statement in support of the decriminalisation of sex work in South Africa.
"What the criminalisation of sex work has done is to make a vulnerable group of people even more vulnerable," said Storey. He explains that the criminalisation of sex work disempowers sex workers from insisting safe sex with clients. This makes sex workers to be more exposed to sexual transmitted diseases as it is difficult for them to access health services.
On 5 March 2018 a summit was hosted where the South African Labour Reform Commission's recommended that the continual of criminalisation, but not decriminalisation.
I for one believe that sex work should be decriminalised so that there will be laws which protect sex workers. I think with the laws available there would be a decrease in the rate of HIV/AIDS.
Link: https://www.thesouthafrican.com/cape-town-church-decriminalisation-of-sex-work/
How can they involve Jesus to justify their doing because the bible says it is a sin to have sex without marriage. They are now promoting sex work and they say it is also Jesus' doing, no way.
ReplyDeleteI don't believe in any of this. People should deal with their issues only and not involve churches. This should not be promoted
ReplyDeleteI really don't understand why they involved a church and the Word of God. Now this just looks wild and sour.
ReplyDeletePeople shouldn't involve the bible in they're wrong doings, this is just not right.
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