Pedophilia in Christianity

[LastPoet]

Seems you guys are whining to mods a lot as of late.

[dyresand]

Anyways back to the fucking topic at hand and just ignore Huggy. Pedophilia in bronze age religions as of now is really overlooked.
Be it as it may yaweh of the christian bible is a Pedophile he impregnated a child. Also pages in the bible supports pedophilia it really doesn't help religion.
So moving into modern day pedophilia in the church is covered up and priests moved around that is a big issue. Things like this need to come to light.

[Esquilax]

I'm saying it's hypocritical to come down on one person for exhibiting a certain behavior, but not come down on another for the exact same behavior, do you agree?

And by all means, please put me on ignore, that would just mean it's one less person I'd have to respond to.

So, just to be totally clear: you think the thing we object to, in christianity, is gathering in a group for solidarity? You think it's the "church" thing we take issue with, and not the unfounded beliefs driving people en masse to cause harm to others by attempting to privilege those unfounded beliefs over anyone else's rights? After all the times you've been pulled up on the utter inanity of your posts about your beliefs, you actually think that we're against those beliefs because some of them are expressed in a church?

Or is this another deflection?

Besides, your original point:

I know you guys like to say that, but you do realize there are atheist churches right? Not to mention many atheist organizations. "Atheism" may not be an organization but "Atheists" are just as organized as any christian group.

Is patently absurd: are we responsible for what other atheists do? You said it yourself, the belief system is not organized, and so it stands to reason that if individuals are- as you clearly expressed yourself- then the "problem" such as it is, is with those groups, not with all of us. If you really want to start tarring everyone with the beliefs of some of those within their groups, I guarantee you that I can find whole denominations of your religion who believe some truly awful things... but I wouldn't do that, because I'm aware that the overly simplistic, desperate tu coque tactics you're trying here aren't really reflective of reality.

[Vox Populi]

Wow, Great video! You open my eye's to a lot. I knew about the Catholic stuff with the abuse but never knew the info about the bible (sorry if this post is a bit groggy, I need to go to bed had a 24 hour shift) but great video!

[Spooky]

Wow, I hadn't realized Atheism was such a Cabal...

[dyresand]

Wow, I hadn't realized Atheism was such a Cabal...

Shhhhh they must never know we are the secret fellowship of Satan.
If you wait 2 to 2 business days you will get your decoder ring, cape, and a book with real magic spells.

[Regina]

What would this have to do with atheism?

but you should also come down on the gay person for exhibiting the same behavior.

To be honest, I wouldn't describe a pedophile as "straight" or "gay" based on the child's sex. It's not "gay", it's just perverted. Gay men are attracted to masculine characteristics found in adult males (facial features, body shape, hair, not found in young boys), not interested in hairless feminine little boys.

Be careful how you throw around "the gay person" when discussing pedophilia. And if you insist on attaching adult sexuality to it, remember the overwhelming majority of sex offenses are committed against women and young girls, by men.

[Spooky]

but you should also come down on the gay person for exhibiting the same behavior.

To be honest, I wouldn't describe a pedophile as "straight" or "gay" based on the child's sex. It's not "gay", it's just perverted. Gay men are attracted to masculine characteristics found in adult males (facial features, body shape, hair, not found in young boys), not interested in hairless feminine little boys.

Be careful how you throw around "the gay person" when discussing pedophilia. And if you insist on attaching adult sexuality to it, remember the overwhelming majority of sex offenses are committed against women and young girls, by men.

I will add that "Sex Offenses" aren't necessarily committed only by adults. Also, all (every single one of them) of the homosexual or bisexual men that I know, have no attraction to minors.

[Esquilax]

I will add that "Sex Offenses" aren't necessarily committed only by adults. Also, all (every single one of them) of the homosexual or bisexual men that I know, have no attraction to minors.

However, I don't think Huggy was attempting to make the connection that gay people are necessarily pedophiles, I think he was pointing out- no less fallaciously- that because some atheists defended Harvey Milk for having an underage boyfriend, therefore that somehow makes us hypocrites because we're atheists too, and because of that must have the same opinions as those atheists.

[abaris]

However, I don't think Huggy was attempting to make the connection that gay people are necessarily pedophiles, I think he was pointing out- no less fallaciously- that because some atheists defended Harvey Milk for having an underage boyfriend, therefore that somehow makes us hypocrites because we're atheists too, and because of that must have the same opinions as those atheists.

But Nuclear has a point. Many homophobes equal gay to pedophile. I don't think he was necessarily adressing Huggy this time.