Originally Posted by Rudy Tamasz
First of all, let me reiterate once again the difference between law and ethics. I am speaking here mostly about law. When it comes to sexual behavior the line between what should and should not be publisized and probably punished is based on three indicators. The first two are age and consent. Those taking part in the action should be adults and should be willing to do what they do. The third indicator is whether this kind of behavior violates other norms of law. E.g. torture is a crime in general so it is unacceptable in sex no matter what. I am not a lawyer, so I may be wrong. For instance I would defer to anybody else whether spanking somebody's a$$ in bed is torture.
Ethics is different. First of all everybody's got his/her own code of ethics and what is morally acceptable for me as a Christian may not be acceptable for a non-Christian and vice versa. I may condemn something from the morla point of view, but I will still tolerate it and feel no need to make it public.