Was Muhammad a Pedophile?

[Cinjin]

I think child molestation protected under the guise of ancient religion is repulsive and warrants just such a reaction. I realize that my opinion doesn't mean shit here, but I think Skipper should be allowed to protest as loudly as he wants about the utterly ridiculous defenses stated involving sex with a 9 year old girl. She's not a minor of 16, that MIGHT actually be somewhat understandable. Nine Year olds ... I think not.

Where does anyone suggest that child molestation is protected under ancient religion? We're talking about a particular secular morality that is even current in some parts of the world. You might not accept it, just like people from that culture can't understand your tolerance of pornography yet think their own practice to be humane. Who are you to tell them what's fair and what's not?

If we're talking bigotry here I see people trying to impose their CULTURE onto someone else.

Legal pornography is between adults. Apples and oranges there.

We're not forcing our culture on someone else at all. We are attempting to make Rayaan see the error in his own religion. You see, regardless of a culture's right to do things their own way - a line still has to be drawn. You can't commit crimes against humanity and than turn around and say, "hey that's our culture, that's just the way we do things." That's a cop out, and a poor one at that. Their religion states that they can cut off people's hands and kill people by means of stoning for offenses that don't come close to warranting that. I don't support those actions either, and I lump sex with a child in with these cultural morals you say we should be ignoring.
You imply that I'm an arrogant SOB who is trying to force my culture on someone else. That is not accurate at all, but that's fine with me. If I'm going to make an error regarding intolerance - I'm going to error on the side of basic human decency.

Any book ... I don't care if it's 2000 years old or written in the year 2000. If it considers a 50 year old man having sex with a NINE YEAR OLD as a beautiful thing that should be honored and remembered - than it's worthy of condemnation .... cultural or not!