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'''Prostitution''' is the exchange of sexual favors for [[money]]. The Bible in general holds prostitution in contempt. Only [[Rahab]] the harlot is redeemed for receiving two spies from Joshua and allowing them to escape their pursuers.
'''Prostitution''' is the exchange of sexual favors for [[money]]. The Bible in general holds prostitution in contempt. Only [[Rahab]] the harlot is redeemed for receiving two spies from Joshua and allowing them to escape their pursuers.
In the United States, prostitution is legal in the state of [[Nevada]] but heavily regulated, and outlawed elsewhere. [[Libertarian]]s consider prostitution to be a [[victimless crime]].
In the United States, prostitution is legal in the state of [[Nevada]] but heavily regulated, and outlawed elsewhere. [[Libertarian]]s consider prostitution to be a [[victimless crime]] on the order of using recreational drugs.
== Prostitution in the Old Testament ==
In the Law of Moses, prostitution is forbidden only to the daughters of priests in the Aaronic order ([[Leviticus]] 21:9) and it is forbidden for priests to marry a prostitute (cf. verse 14).