Quote:Is this a discussion on the morality of this practice?I hope not, I am not at all defending pederasty in any form. I am only offended when people make statements that are all encompassing. To say all Muslims are perverse, or to say that they are all anything cannot possibly be true. It is as silly and offensive as saying that all atheists are something.
I am also not defending religion, or religious institution in any way. I am not supportive of organized religious control. I understand Sharia Law and the darker, less modern side of Islam. But too hold a light to all believers in a huge (I think the largest) religion because its fanatics are... fanatical. I agree that Khomeini is not someone I would say I like or support or advocate. But I maintain that I know many practitioners and believers of that distinct faith, and they all demonstrate rationality, compassion and moderation.
Quote:I may be wrong but I dont know of any of the other major religions that go into such details about having sex with children. I do appreciate that there are perverts in great numbers in these other religions. That is why ALL religion should be banned.I am pretty sure the versions of the Talmud I have seen have had some very, very graphic and detailed descriptions about child sexual abuse. But I can't be assured that was the book it purported to be, and I don't read Hebrew. I read the Koran after the Islamiphobia started. It has some nice parts, some weird parts, like any very dated holy book. There are perverts in great numbers everywhere. I don't think there are more than 1% of the world pop that are pederasts, but perversion takes many, many forms.
This is a clear example of my disagreement. I agree that there are perverts. I think there are perverts outside of religion. I agree that there are also perverts inside religion. So instead of banning religion (something I might support for different reasons), why not try to ban perverts? Doesn't that get to the root of the problem better?
I'm all for bashing religion, but it has to be fair and comparable with reality.
This is just what I think, and I might well be wrong.
Thank you,
-Pip
