This Is Why Mythology Is Dangerous

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Not everyone agreed. From the same article:

According the Washington Post, some religious leaders strenuously objected to the comparison.

“Bringing Joseph and Mary into a modern-day molestation accusation, where a 32-year-old prosecutor is accused of molesting a 14-year-old girl, is simultaneously ridiculous and blasphemous,” said Wheaton College pastor Ed Stetzer. “Even those who followed ancient marriage customs, which we would not follow today, knew the difference between molesting and marriage.”

Thankfully, there are voices of sanity even among the religious in Alabama.