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A The word '''brothelchurch''', also known as a is used in many different ways. The '''bordellochurch''' or is the Christian community of believers, that is, it is the people. Sometimes the word '''whorehousechurch''', is an establishment specifically dedicated also used to refer to a [[prostitutionchurch building]], providing the prostitutes a place to meet and to have sex with (the clients. In some places, brothels are legal, and building used in many countries, places such as [[massage parlorChristian]] [[worship]] are allowed to function as brothels, with varying degrees of regulation and repression. Depending on ) or a [[zoningchurch service]], brothels may be confined (the weekly meeting of a group of Christians in a church building) or to special a church [[red-light districtdenomination]]s or 'tolerance zones'.
[[Image:Sally Salisbury stabbing a client in a brothel.JPG|thumb|250px|18th century illustration '''Ecclesiology''' means the study of the doctrine of [[Sally Salisbury]] stabbing a client in a brothelthe church.]]
Brothels have been known for most of recorded history. Early incidences include The Greek word ekklesia ([[temple prostitutionΕκκλησια]] ) is translated as "church" in many [[Mediterranean]] and [[Middle East]]ern countriesEnglish.
By the time of the This word ekklesia was used in ancient [[Ancient GreeceKoine Greek|GrecianGreek]] and to mean "gathering" or "assembly" in a political sense. In the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament, the [[Ancient Rome|RomanLXX]] civilizations, brothels were established and sometimes licensed institutionsthe word ekklesia occurs over 200 times (usually as a translation from the Hebrew word qahal), with most commonly to refer to the latter first being recorded in [[Athens]] in 594 BC. Public sources assembly of the time applauded covenant people of God. In the installation of said brothel by [[SolonNew Testament]], as this was deemed to reduce the disruptions caused by sexually unfulfilled word ekklesia occurs in the [[transientgospels]]s (sailors, workers), as well as bringing money into the public purse. This first official brothel was soon followed by many others, and also influenced the creation of special schools in which various classes of prostitutes only twice (from [[slaveMatthew 16:16]]girls to future and [[courtesanMatthew 18:20]]s) were trained for their profession.<ref>''[http://www.helleniccomserve.com/salpedof.html Salamis, Tarts, Paedophilia and Pornikotelos]'' - ''but it occurs many times elsewhere in the [[Hellenic StarNew Testament]]'', Thursday 7 September 2000</ref>.
==Business models==From the Greek root ekklesia, the English word Ecclesiology is derived, which is the study of the doctrine of the church.
Brothels use a variety The English word "church" itself is actually derived from the Old English word "cirice" (which is related to the [[Greek]] word "κυριακή" which means "of business models:the Lord")
*In some, prostitutes are held in [[involuntary servitude]] without the option to leave,<ref>''[http://www.newint.org/columns/makingwaves/2006/06/02/rescue-foundation/ Liberating sex slaves in India]'' - ''[[New Internationalist]]'', Issue 390, June 2006</ref> receiving only a small portion (or none) of the money paid by the patron. This is typical where [[human trafficking]] procures a large percentage of prostitutes, and is common in (though not limited to) countries where prostitution is forbidden or repressed. In some cases, prostitutes are bought and sold by their keepers, reducing them to a state of [[chattel slavery]]. All of these are illegal in most jurisdictions.*In others the prostitutes are employees, receiving a small fixed salary and a portion of the money spent by the customer. (''Maison close'' French for "closed house")*In still others, the prostitutes pay a fee for use ===Uses of the facilities, with the brothel owner not being involved in the financial transaction between prostitute and client. (''Maison de passe'', French for word "trick housechurch")*In the regulated brothels in [[Nevada]] the prostitutes are contract workers who split their earnings with the house, and are often expected to "tip" support staff (cleaners, limo drivers, etc.); they receive no benefits, such as health insurance, and no withholding for [[Social Security]] taxes.common English===
In those countries which restrict or forbid prostitutionTIn English, the latter provides some level word "church" means different things to different people in different contexts. It can be used in reference to a gathering of [[plausible denial]] people for a religious meeting. It is also sometimes used to refer to the facility owner, who often (thinly) disguises the brothel as a [[massage parlor]]building or group of buildings, and occasionally it refers to an entire [[bar (establishment)|bardenomination]] or similar facility. Allowing such brothels may It can also be a form of face-saving by politicians who are unwilling or unable used in an institutional sense to refer to fully enforce laws against prostitutionall churches, such as "... the church today...."
==Nevada brothels==In the United States, the only state where brothels There are legal is Nevada (see [[List a variety of brothels in Nevada]] and [[Prostitution in Nevada]]). Brothels are allowed in counties with populations of less than 400,000 inhabitants, and not all qualifying counties have allowed them. County governments license and regulate brothels within their boundaries. The brothels and their employees have to register with understandings about what the county sheriff and receive regular medical checkups. Brothels have existed in Nevada since the old mining days of the 1800s and were first licensed in 1971. As of 2007, thirty brothels existed in Nevada. The legendary [[Mustang Ranch]] operated from 1971 through 1999, when it was forfeited to the federal government following a series of convictions for [[tax fraud]], [[racketeering]], and other crimeschurch actually is.
Due to The context in which the county population rule, all forms of prostitution are illegal in word [[Reno, Nevada|Renoekklesia]] and [[Las Vegas(church) is used in the Bible suggests that it was not originally intended to mean a building or an organization, but instead was intended to primarily mean a congregation or meeting of God's people. Thus the church, Nevada|Las Vegas]]although consisting of the community of believers, and prostitution is not occurring in a licensed brothel is illegal anywhere in Nevadasimply the community of believers, but also includes activity.
Various countries have fully legalized prostitution (as opposed to only tolerating it) in the last decades, including countries such as The Bible uses the [[Prostitution term church in the Netherlands|Netherlands]], [[Prostitution in Germany|Germany]] both a local and [[Prostitution in New Zealand|New Zealand]] among othersuniversal nature. Most of these countries seem Mostly the word refers to favor brothelslocal churches, at least in theory, as they are considered to be less problematic than [[street prostitution]]. Laws regarding prostitution often include strict regulations for brothelsexample, for example specifying that they may not be situated the church in certain zones (such as in residential areas Rome or near schools) and usually prescribing various forms of health inspectionsAntioch. Actual regulations vary widelyQuite often it is spoken about the plural.<ref>[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/hearings/20040119/femm/document1_en.pdf A summary of On a few occasions the New Testament uses the prostitution regulations word in the EU member states] (from the website of the [[European Parliament]])</ref>a general or universal sense.
==In popular culture==Throughout church history, starting with [[Augustine]], the church has sometimes been spoken about in terms of the "invisible church" as opposed to the "visible church". The invisible church basically means the community or collection of true believers in Jesus regardless of denominational affiliation. The term visible church is used to refer to the physical countable members or leaders that make up a church or group of churches. Many Protestant churches tend to emphasize the invisible church, and view this as something quite distinct from the visible church. The Roman Catholic Church, on the other hand, teaches that the invisible church and visible church are very closely connected, although there is recognition that some elements of the invisible church can be present outside the visible Roman Catholic church.<ref>[[Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith]]: [http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/documents/rc_con_cfaith_doc_20070629_responsa-quaestiones_en.html Responses to Some Questions Regarding Certain Aspects of the Doctrine of the Church], 2007, second and third question.</ref>
Movies and television shows depicting brothels include:*''===[[Born into BrothelsMission of the church]]''*''[[The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas]]''*[[CBS]]'s ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]'': [[Ending Happy]].*[[HBO]]'s ''[[Cathouse: The Series]]''*''[[Hope In Heaven]]''*''[[Risky Business]]''*''[[Satisfaction (TV series)]]''*[[HBO]]'s ''[[Deadwood (TV series)|Deadwood]]''===
==See also==The church's mission can be summarized as to bring glory to God through humanity mirroring God’s own holy character of love<ref>[[Stanley J. Grenz]], ''[[Theology for the Community of God]]'' (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans Publishing, 2000), 489.</ref>. This involves:# Honourable worship to God# Building up of each other within the church# Reaching out into the world through service and evangelism
*===[[Bordels Mobiles de Campagne]]*[[Prostitution]]*[[Sex industry]]*[[Soapland]] *[[Spintria]]*[[Sex workersChurch building]]===
==External links==<center><gallery>{{CommonsImage:DCP 4427.jpg|CategoryThe main church in [[Echmiadzin]], the physical centre of the [[Armenian Orthodox Church]]Image:BrothelsWittenburg church door gg.jpg|Brothel}}The door of the famous church in [[Wittenburg]] where [[Martin Luther]] is thought to have nailed his [[95 Theses]] to the door{{wikiquote}}Image:Olney church.jpg|The church in [[Olney]] where [[John Newton]], author of the hymn [[Amazing Grace (song)|Amazing Grace]] worked*Image:Stanfordmemorialchurch.jpg|Stanford Memorial Church in [http[California]]Image://wwwTrinity baptist colonel light gardens.abc.net.au/queensland/conversations/stories/s1675865.htm ''Inside a brothel''jpg|A small local church, [[Trinity Baptist Church (Colonel Light Gardens, South Australia)|Trinity Baptist Church]] - interview by in [[Richard FidlerAdelaide]] with three brothel owners, June 2006 on [[ABC Local RadioAustralia]] , once known as the "City of Churches"Image:Église Collégiale Sainte Marthe (audio download availableTarascon).jpg|The Église Collégiale Sainte Marthe in [[Tarascon]], [[France]]</gallery></center>
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{{refimprovequote |datetext=August 2007The church is not a building. Nor is it an organisation or human institution. The church is simply the people whose sins have been forgiven through their faith Jesus Christ... (An extract from the book [[Once a Catholic]] by [[Tony Coffey]])}}{{redirectInfobox_Contents |Lupanar topic_name = Church / Ecclesiology[[Image:Christians at lourdes.jpg|thumb|center|Christians at [[Lourdes]].]] | subtopics = [[Nature of the church]]* [[Mission of the Pompeii brothelchurch]]* [[Church Terms Index]]* Contemporary Ecclesiology Issues and Terminology - [[Megachurch]], [[Home church]], [[Emerging church]], [[Incarnational church]]* [[Church building]]* [[Church history]]* [[Denominations]]* [[World-wide church directory]]* [[Church service]] |Lupanar opinion_pieces = [[Church (Pompeiidiscussion)]]* {{ebd}}:''For * [[What is the 2008 film of this name, see ''Church? (G.G.)]]* [[Brothel The Theology of the Church (filmAmericanCatholic)|The Brothel]]''. For the television series of this name, see ''* [[Cathouse: The SeriesChurch (justforcatholics.org)]]''.|}}
==History=Etymology===
==Military brothels=={{see|Comfort women|Bordels Mobiles de Campagne|Forced prostitution in German armed forces}}Until recently, in several armies around the world, a mobile brothel service was attached to the army as an auxiliary unit, especially attached to combat units on long-term deployments abroad. For example, during French and Japanese colonial campaigns of the 20th century, such employees were mainly recruited among the local populace of Southeast Asia and Africa; often, some of the women were [[underage]]. Because it is a touchy subject, military brothels were often designated with creative [[euphemism]]s. Notable examples Nature of such jargon are ''la boîte à bonbons'' ([[French language|French]] for "the candy box"), replacing the term "[[Bordel militaire de campagneChurch]]". Women forced into prostitution by the Japanese occupation armies throughout East Asia were known as "Comfort battalions". The prostitutes were individually referred to as "[[Military comfort women]]" or ''jūgun-ianfu''.===
Furthermore, although consisting of people, the church is not simply an instution created by people. In [[Matthew 16:18]] Jesus spoke about building '''his''' church and later, in [[Matthew 18:20]] he spoke about being present among the church: ''{{Bible verse|matthew|16|18|lang=WEB}}'' (Matthew 16:18): ''{{Bible verse|matthew|18|20|lang=Regulation==WEB}}'' (Matthew 18:20)
Christians worhsip in church buildings. Although the [[Church]] (the people that belong to [[Jesus]]) can meet anywhere, they have since early times built buildings specifically for worshipping [[God]] in. There are many well known church buildings around the world such as [[St. Peter's Basilica]] in [[Rome]]. A common architecture for churches is a building in the shape of a cross, often with a dome or other large vaulted space in the interior to represent or draw attention to the heavens.
==Bibliography==*''The House Photos of Dolls'', Karol Cetinsky*''101 Brothels i Have Loved'', DJ Tramp Steamer*''The Bishops Brothels'', E.J. Burfordchurch buildings====
==References=[[Church history]]==={{reflist}}
Since the church was formed after the resurrection of Jesus, major events and conflict, often over matters of [[Category:Brothelsdoctrine]] have resulted in significant rifts. Initially the early Christians spread the good news of Jesus throughout the Roman empire and small congregations of Christians sprang up in many towns. Rome soon became the geographical centre of the church. However, there was a rift between the Church in Greece and the one in Rome that slowly developed over centuries culminating in a schism in 1054 AD. Later, in sixteenth century, Christians in northern Europe split from the Roman church, an event known as the [[Reformation]]. Today there seems to be a bewildering array of [[denominations]]. Some of the larger ones include [[Roman Catholicism]], the Greek and Russian [[Eastern Orthodox| Orthodox]]churches and the wide variety of [[Category:Sex industryProtestant]]churches.
==Quotes== [[bar:PuffOnce a Catholic]]by [[cs:NevěstinecTony Coffey]][[da:Bordel]]The church is not a building. Nor is it an organisation or human institution. The church is simply the people whose sins have been forgiven through their faith Jesus Christ. Lenny Bruce: Every day people are straying away from the church and going back to God. [[Charles deLint:Bordell]]Why did men worship in churches, locking themselves away in the dark, when the world lay beyond its doors in all its real glory? Robert Short[[et:Lõbumaja]]The church is the great lost and found department. Ralph Waldo Emerson[[el:Οίκος ανοχής]]I like the silence of a church, before the service begins better than any preaching. George Mueller[[es:Burdel]]An unvisited church will sooner or later become an unhealthy church. Ignatius of Antioch[[eo:Bordelo]]Where the bishop, there the church (''Ubi episcopus, ibi ecclesia.'') Eugene de Mazenod[[fr:Lupanar]]To love Jesus Christ means to love the church == References == <references /> ==Video==<YouTube>title=The First 1000 Years of Christian Church[[idhttp:Bordil]]//www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKOoPcHxPhU&rel=1[[itembed_source_url=http:Casa di tolleranza]]//www.youtube.com/v/LKOoPcHxPhU[[he:בית בושת]]&rel=1[[jv:Bordhil]]wrap = yes[[lt:Viešnamis]]width=500[[nl:Bordeel]]height=400[[ja:売春宿]]</YouTube>[[pl:Dom publiczny]][[pt:Prostíbulo]]==Links==* [[ruhttp:Публичный дом]//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church Wikipedia - Church]* [[simplehttp:Brothel]//sharingknowledge.org/wb/pages/bible-teachings/fundamental-doctrines.php Sharing knowledge - Church][[fi:Bordelli]]{{returnto}} [[sv:BordellChristianity]][[trCategory:GenelevTheology]][[vecCategory:CaxìnVideos]][[zhCategory:妓院Pages with YouTube content]]
