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Should adultery be a criminal offense punishable by jailtime?

Should adultery be a criminal offense punishable by jailtime?

  • Obviously! It should carry MMS and strict for 2nd++ offense..

    Votes: 2 3.1%
  • Yes, jailtime.

    Votes: 2 3.1%
  • Yah, first fine, then jail, mild jail time.

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Hmm.. Perhaps..

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • No..

    Votes: 57 87.7%
  • Something else(explain).

    Votes: 4 6.2%

  • Total voters
    65
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This law was written around the same time as the ,..."cousins can marry each other as young as age 16 , and second cousin may be trothed at the age of 13,"Lest they dady needs em on the farm". Colloquial Southern Law 101

"Goodness gracious, great balls of fire." - Jerry Lee Lewis :lol:
 
NC Also has a law against it

§ 14‑184. Fornication and adultery.

If any man and woman, not being married to each other, shall lewdly and lasciviously associate, bed and cohabit together, they shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor: Provided, that the admissions or confessions of one shall not be received in evidence against the other. (1805, c. 684, P.R.; R.C., c. 34, s. 45; Code, s. 1041; Rev., s. 3350; C.S., s. 4343; 1969, c. 1224, s. 9; 1993, c. 539, s. 119; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)
 
Those laws should be taken off the books for good measure. I don't see how this is any of the government's business.
 
You seem to think I'm saying there needs to be some kind of gala event. I'm not. But there has to be a time where the two getting married get together and declare their intent to be married and are declared so by an officiant.

THAT'S A FRICKIN' CEREMONY. If it weren't a requirement, there'd be no need for an officiant at all. The spouses could just sign.
No, they do not need to have a ceremony. The signatures are all that the state cares about. That's all the spouses HAVE to do. SIGN.

But you know full well that marriage is a contract, as you've said, so what was the point of all of this to start with?

What's to argue?
I see nothing in that contract about fidelity. Nothing on the signed paper regarding fidelity.
 
From what I've read, adultery is a natural element of human sexual behaviour, it is in our nature to seek out more sexual partners, partly because it is also in our nature to produce as much surviving offspring as we possibly can. Of course, however, as we know, this is not the main reason why people commit adultery.

So, sending a person to jail for adultery would be like sending a person to jail for eating.
 
From what I've read, adultery is a natural element of human sexual behaviour, it is in our nature to seek out more sexual partners, partly because it is also in our nature to produce as much surviving offspring as we possibly can. Of course, however, as we know, this is not the main reason why people commit adultery.

So, sending a person to jail for adultery would be like sending a person to jail for eating.

No.. eating is something you must have to survive. Sex is not something you need to survive, but it is somewhat a basic need, but adultery as part of sex certainly is not even a basic need, just a luxury.

So you can compare it more easily with murder and violence, since all are natural human behaviors, but then again, we punish murder and violence even if its natural human behavior, but we do not punish adultery. For a so called civilized society that is absurd, we are suppose to be an intellectual race, not a instinctual/emotional race. But in the end that is what most people are.
 
No.. eating is something you must have to survive. Sex is not something you need to survive, but it is somewhat a basic need, but adultery as part of sex certainly is not even a basic need, just a luxury.

So you can compare it more easily with murder and violence, since all are natural human behaviors, but then again, we punish murder and violence even if its natural human behavior, but we do not punish adultery. For a so called civilized society that is absurd, we are suppose to be an intellectual race, not a instinctual/emotional race. But in the end that is what most people are.

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Sex is not something you need to survive,

I know what you are saying here but I had to laugh when I saw how you worded this. It would be difficult for the human race to survive with out sex. You can not compare adultery to murder and violence because adultery is neither of those things. Adultery is betrayal in its worse form. Because I have posted you before I know where you are coming from with this so I would ask you to consider this.

In the OT God accused Israel how many times of of adultery? Is not adultery in the OT punishable by death? And yet God time and time again forgave Israel. God did not bring the punishments against Israel. Israel suffered because of the consequences of her own actions. Adultery is the type of offense that brings it's own punishment.

Moe
 
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I know what you are saying here but I had to laugh when I saw how you worded this. It would be difficult for the human race to survive with out sex. You can not compare adultery to murder and violence because adultery is neither of those things. Adultery is betrayal in its worse form. Because I have posted you before I know where you are coming from with this so I would ask you to consider this.

In the OT God accused Israel how many times of of adultery? Is not adultery in the OT punishable by death? And yet God time and time again forgave Israel. God did not bring the punishments against Israel. Israel suffered because of the consequences of her own actions. Adultery is the type of offense that brings it's own punishment.

Moe

Adultery is one of the ten commandments..

When 50% of the population cheats on their spouses and divorce rates are as high as they are in our society, there is something wrong, something that needs to be fixed. Adultery should not be a normality.
 
Adultery is one of the ten commandments..

When 50% of the population cheats on their spouses and divorce rates are as high as they are in our society, there is something wrong, something that needs to be fixed. Adultery should not be a normality.

Should we jail people that don't believe in God or worship other Gods?
 
Because most human laws(the best and most important ones) of our age is based not only on the ten commandments but the moral code of the bible.. Thats why..

Don't steal. Don't kill. Is there something I am missing?
 
Adultery is one of the worst thing one human can do to another, but is not a punishable crime in the west, and normally not around the world either. Adultery is described in the bible as one of the very worst sins, yet we have not practiced this in the west for at least several centuries or even millenniums. Why should it not be illegal? Would you prefer your wife cheated on your or that your car was stolen(then aid back by insurance)?

In comparison, people who use or carry drugs in the US can get jail time of between 1-25 years for relatively small amounts, even Cannabis.

No for criminal prosecutions but in civil matters it should weigh heavily in the divorce courts.

Its a breach of contract. The person doing it should be held accountable.
 
No for criminal prosecutions but in civil matters it should weigh heavily in the divorce courts.

Its a breach of contract. The person doing it should be held accountable.

I think first offense should be punished with a fine, then second offense should be punished with trial and jail time, mild jail time, while repeated offenders should risk serious jail time and felony criminal record.
 
Yes... Perhaps you should actually read the bible and then study our modern society..

Hey, I'm doing my part. I hang outside Red Lobster and Macy's and kick people's asses for their abominations.
 
I think first offense should be punished with a fine, then second offense should be punished with trial and jail time, mild jail time, while repeated offenders should risk serious jail time and felony criminal record.

If someone commits an act of infidelity inside a contracted marriage then the assets should not be divided evenly.

Breach of contract should come with some penalty.
 
Because most human laws(the best and most important ones) of our age is based not only on the ten commandments but the moral code of the bible.. Thats why..
No, most of them are common sense. Orangutans are monogamous, do not steal and do not kill unless in self defense. Did they read the Bible and set laws for their society, too? :roll:
 
No, most of them are common sense. Orangutans are monogamous, do not steal and do not kill unless in self defense. Did they read the Bible and set laws for their society, too? :roll:

Through human evolution, religion became the first form of law and then as man evolved to be more civilized they elaborated more on the subject.
 
Through human evolution, religion became the first form of law and then as man evolved to be more civilized they elaborated more on the subject.
Did you miss the part where monkeys had laws that did not come from religion? Ever heard of Hammurabi's Code?
 
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