"Toxic Strip Clubs": The Intersection of Religion, Law and Fantasy
This paper examines a segment of the politically active Christian Right (SPACR) that works toward controlling sexual expression in accord with their desire to live in a Scripture-based society. At the local and state levels, focus is on adult entertainment exotic dance. Under the United States First...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group
2010
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Theology & sexuality
Year: 2010, Volume: 16, Issue: 1, Pages: 19-58 |
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Christian Right
B Separation of church and state B exotic dance B Democracy B Civil liberties B adult entertainment (strip clubs) B Theocracy |
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| Summary: | This paper examines a segment of the politically active Christian Right (SPACR) that works toward controlling sexual expression in accord with their desire to live in a Scripture-based society. At the local and state levels, focus is on adult entertainment exotic dance. Under the United States First Amendment to the Constitution and established law, exotic dance, a form of expression, cannot be banned solely on the grounds that some people deem it immoral. Recasting their religion-based objections within the Supreme Court "adverse secondary effects" doctrine (governments may regulate clubs if the aim is to prevent crime, property depreciation, and disease), SPACR pursues its opposition to exotic dance through laws and social actions that harm the business. The rationale for hostility is compared to facts. SPACR's secular reasoning gains support for regulations to marginalize and punish those who do not adhere to their moral values causing free speech advocates, consumers, and involved businesses to fight back. At issue are civil liberties under the US Constitution, the separation of church and state, and harm to the economy. |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5170 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Theology & sexuality
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1558/tse.v16i1.19 |