Legal under the 1st or someone looking for a loophole?

[paullud]

This is a story about a church that performed what is being called prostitution but they call it freedom of religion. Do we just allow religions to do things like this because it is a victimless crime? It is against the law but if this is their established religion isn't the law infringing on their rights? It seems to me they were creating a defense from the start but I don't believe most of the holistic people are playing with a full deck so it could just be my prejudice.

http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/09/09/arizona.church.prostitution/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

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[cheri1122]

This is a story about a church that performed what is being called prostitution but they call it freedom of religion. Do we just allow religions to do things like this because it is a victimless crime?

Only in Nevada.

It is against the law but if this is their established religion isn't the law infringing on their rights?

That's a question for the judiciary to decide. Probably numerous times, both for & against, as the losing side appeals, all the way to the SC, which is hardly ever unanimous, so who knows?

It seems to me they were creating a defense from the start but I don't believe most of the holistic people are playing with a full deck so it could just be my prejudice.

Do you mean all 'holistic' people? Including healing, or just religion?

Arizona church is house of prostitution, police say - CNN.com

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