Many of the victims and customers of the sex business are church members, and so the churches msut be aware of the problem and of the safety nets available. The FEC's statement demands that the purchasing of sexual favours must be prohibited. Sex would not be sold unless there were buyers. The churches appeal to the consciences of both purchasers of sexual favours and those engaged in the sexual abuse of children. Destroying children's future is a crime against God's work of creation.
Prostitution practised by adults also shows contempt for another person's human dignity.
Women's day against sexual exploitation On women's day in March the Church's committee for women's work took a stand on sex tourism and the sexual exploitation of children. The committee is concerned about increasing sex tourism, which is concentrated on Vyborg, St. Petersburg and surrounding areas, and about sexual services being offered in Finland by people from those areas. The committee appeals to the authorities to increase information and intensify co-operation in order to eradicate child sex. The Church's committee for women's work is the body set up by the Church to deal with women's affairs and issues of equality.