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{{quote refimprove| textdate=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... (An extract from the book [[Once a Catholic]] by [[Tony Coffey]])August 2007}}{{Infobox_Contents redirect| topic_name = Church / Ecclesiology[[Image:Christians at lourdes.jpgLupanar|thumbthe Pompeii brothel|center|Christians at [[Lourdes]].]] | subtopics = [[Church building]]* [[Church history]]* [[Denominations]]* [[World-wide church directory]]* [[Church service]]* [[Church Terms Index]]* [[Megachurch]] | opinion_pieces = {{short_opinionsLupanar (Pompeii)}}* {{ebd}}* :''For the 2008 film of this name, see ''[[What is the Church? Brothel (G.G.film)|The Brothel]]* ''. For the television series of this name, see ''[[Cathouse: The Theology of the Church (AmericanCatholic)Series]]* [[The Church (justforcatholics''.org)]] |}}
===Etymology=History==
==Military brothels==Uses {{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 of such jargon are ''la boîte à bonbons'' ([[French language|French]] for "the word candy box"church), replacing the term " in common English====[[Bordel militaire de campagne]]". 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''.
==Nevada brothels==In Englishthe United States, the word "church" means different things to different people in different contexts. It can be used in reference to a gathering of people for a religious meeting. It only state where brothels are legal is also sometimes used to refer to a building or group Nevada (see [[List of buildings, brothels in Nevada]] and occasionally it refers to an entire [[denominationProstitution in Nevada]]). It can also be used Brothels are allowed in an institutional sense to refer to counties with populations of less than 400,000 inhabitants, and not all churches, such as "qualifying counties have allowed them.County governments license and regulate brothels within their boundaries.The brothels and their employees have to register with the county sheriff and receive regular medical checkups. Brothels have existed in Nevada since the church today.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 crimes."
==External links=={{Commons|Category:Brothels|Brothel}}{{wikiquote}}*[http://www.abc.net.au/queensland/conversations/stories/s1675865.htm ''Inside a brothel''] - interview by [[Richard Fidler]] with three brothel owners, June 2006 on [[Church buildingABC Local Radio]]===(audio download available)