This is more topical than political, so I hope this topic stays right where it is.

What are your opinions? Should it be illegal, or shouldn't it? Why do you think so either way? And by illegal I mean punishable by incarceration, and or fines. A dissolution of marriage of course would be secondary.

Isn't the intent to, and execution of harm to another person usually considered a crime? I think it is. So why isn't adultery a punishable offence? I haven't checked all 50 states laws on this matter, but I'm pretty sure that most of them don't have laws on adultery. It would seem that Christian values aren't enough to deter people from doing it, and that is why I think maybe it's long overdue that there should be strict laws against it.

Seperation of church & state. This would be more of a moral issue than an illegal one. JMHO

Christian values do not determine what is right and what is wrong.

I wonder how many states still have a law against fornication on their books.
And, according to most religions, adultery IS illegal. After all, God's laws supercede any old American law, or any country's laws. Countries make laws for a false sense of security....

I guess it's possible that they could make it a law since they have the "Breach of Promise" law that under certain conditions can still be implemented which I think is a stupid law!!!

Laws require policing.
Can you imagine?

Shshsh and we think our prison systems are full now!! I think in most cases they get what they deserve in the end. Karma is a beautiful thing....

infidelity shouldnt be punishable by law, they have their spouse/family to answer to, much more powerful than the law. IMO

OK, that right there. "Christian values." Now it would seem that all 3 major religions, Christianity, Judaism, and Islam have covenants against adultery, but what is the punishment? Eternal damnation? That's it? A sin to be forgiven or absolved? No, we need something a little more tangible, more down to earth.

Even if it WAS illegal...it wouldn't really matter....

I'm sure it's on the books somewhere, I'm sure it is here. I think we should just go back to public stoning's for this crime.

Actually I'm kidding. Don't know of such laws, don't care. Other people's sex lives are not my concern..

yeah that'd be a tough one....

A law against it? I don't agree with infidelity but I don't think the government should have another excuse to get involved in our lives... If a person can't trust whomever they're with or work out the problems that is unfortunate but not a reason to make a law for it...

Why? Who are we to dictate what is moral or not? What the punishment should be for being immoral? There are a lot of things that are considered crimes on the books in a lot of states but they don't uphold them unless they need an excuse and use one of those as one... Most left the puritanical long ago... Most humans are smart enough to know right from wrong and they should have direction in their moral compass to live with that.. If they don't then maybe they're a jerk, who knows.. It's easy to sit on the sidelines and pass judgment, it's a whole other ball of wax to try to understand another person and not be judgmental...

NAHHHHHHHHHHHHH,,Not made a crime,,,just a TATOO..on their foreheads that reads,,,,,IFU.......

IN RED INK,,,,,,


WORKS FOR ME!!!!!!

Nope. God doesn't make laws.

Sodomy is on the books as against the law in several states, for hetero and homosexuals. The cops busted in and arrested two legal and consenting adult males here in Texas. Do you really want to have someone peering in your bedroom watching who, what, and how you do it?

I wouldn't even do a video camera as a "fun" thing to do with the long ago bf I was with, and he was so suspiciously into it, I messed up his video camera to be sure it didn't unknowingly happen.

It needs to be dealt with between the people involved, not anyone else.

Adultery illegal??? No, I think not...Adultery is a private matter between the parties involved...shouldn't be anyone elses business

With that logic we should also be able to punish gays and people who have sex outside of wedlock... good luck with that one.

Don't know if it's still on the books but, adultery was once the best grounds you could get for divorce. It would just about guarantee the offended party got whatever they wanted.

But fugging was illegal at one time. That confused the hell out of me when I was younger. The gay dudes were comin' out of their closets like c0cokroaches on the porch when you turn the light on and claiming their right to pack turds. I wondered how it could be a right when it was an illegal act?

When it comes to 18 year olds getting a little tang, they better make sure the gal is at least 18. Hear they're coming down hard on them that screws underagers.

What logic? Who gets harmed in a gay relationship? Unless one cheats on the other.