Extramarital sex was previously illegal in Christian countries too, but the laws are not usually enforced. It is still seen as a cultural taboo in many countries.
Judaism
The Torah prescribes the death penalty through stoning for adultery, which is defined as having sex with a woman, who is married to another man.
Christianity
Extramarital sex is considered to be immoral in many Christian denominations, who point to passages like 1 Corinthians 6:9–10:
"Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor sexual perverts, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor revilers, nor robbers will inherit the kingdom of God."
Extramarital sex was previously illegal in Christian countries too, but the laws are not usually enforced. It is still seen as a cultural taboo in many countries.
Judaism
The Torah prescribes the death penalty through stoning for adultery, which is defined as having sex with a woman, who is married to another man.
Christianity
Extramarital sex is considered to be immoral in many Christian denominations, who point to passages like 1 Corinthians 6:9–10:
"Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor sexual perverts, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor revilers, nor robbers will inherit the kingdom of God."