RE: Pastors love fucking the disabled and little children.
June 16, 2014 at 12:50 pm
(This post was last modified: June 16, 2014 at 12:51 pm by Mister Agenda.)
(June 16, 2014 at 11:28 am)ShaMan Wrote: I know many good and decent Christians. The men pictured here are despicable predators who prey on the weak. "Christian" or not - some people are just sick.
Is there a picture of all of the non-Christians who got busted for the same crimes that month? I bet there would be many more photos.
Why would you bet that? Would it not occur to you that abuse of children and the disabled is disproportinately committed by those who have access to them? Would it not occur to you that 70% of Americans are Christians, so odds are that most perpetrators of any crime in the USA will be Christians, particularly since their representation in prison is about the same as their representation in the general public?
(June 16, 2014 at 11:28 am)ShaMan Wrote: Or what about atheists who got caught that month? I understand that these "Christian" men are supposed to be held to a higher moral standard than we "heathens", but let's be honest. This behavior is not limited to Christian pastors.
Held to different standards? Yet atheists are represented in prison at a tenth of their percentage in the general population. Maybe it helps to reason out why it's wrong to hurt people instead of just taking it on faith.
(June 16, 2014 at 11:28 am)ShaMan Wrote: Hypocrisy was my impetus for leaving the Christian church, so I understand the anger/frustration with those who put themselves on a pedestal and then fall off. But I think it's irresponsible to look at the despicable actions of any individual and blame it on the group they're associated with.
I think you still have some bias in favor of Christians. You think they can't be as bad as all that, that they're being picked on because it's bigger news if pastors or priests do it. You have a point there...but it's not news at all if Christians who aren't pastors or priests do it. Believing Christianity is true does not seem to be sufficient for people with strong antisocial impulses to control them.
Caveat: I do not believe atheists are under-represented in prison because they are atheists. I believe they are under-represented in prison because qualities statistically associated with being an atheist in America are also associated with lower likelihood of winding up in prison: affluence and education. Though I personally am an exception to the stereotype of the atheist who has never known real poverty.
I'm not anti-Christian. I'm anti-stupid.
