Pedophilia: a paraphilia consisting of a primary adult sexual attraction to prepubescent children (DSM-IV: Over a period of at least six months, recurrent, intense, sexually arousing fantasies, sexual urges or behaviors involving sexual activity with a prepubescent child or children).
Prebuescent. Hmmmm...I think I remember that the alleged sexual activity was between an adult and 17-year-olds. That, my dear, is NOT pedophilia. At least use the correct terms. In fact, 17 is above the age of consent. There was no crime here. If it did happen, and it very well may have, you can say Jack was sick, a liar, a fraud. What you cannot (correctly) say is that he was a pedophile, child abuser, or criminal. Oh, and by the way, he's dead.
So, people still chose to follow him and his teachings? Strange. But stranger things have happened. Luckily, that constitution you were so excited about in another post gives us all the freedom to believe and practice any religion we like. Oh, and not only that, but we have the freedom to teach and raise our children with any beliefs/religion we choose. Yay for America.
There are still thousands of Catholic schools after ACTUAL documented pedophilia on a large scale. What is wrong with those parents? Lock 'em up! Oh wait, isn't your sister a Catholic now? Doesn't she have a child? How did she go from this crazy cult into the biggest cult in the world who systematically have abused children, among many other atrocities, for centuries? Where is your outrage??
The "family" teaches their children they are special? Atrocious! I'd much prefer to teach my children the christian rhetoric: you will go to hell if you don't accept Jesus Christ in exactly the way we say. Oh, and if you are gay, you're going to hell. Heathen! Oh, and if your child dies before accepting Christ, sorry, hell. Much healthier.
These people would rather split hairs and criticize your grammar than face the facts about what they are. Yes, Waaaaaa, we have every right to complain about the actions of this group. Jack's dead, great, but what about the others who condoned and covered up acts of abuse against minors. Yes, MINORS, prepubescent kids since you're so keen on the distinction.
ReplyDeleteI'm an idiot, you know, so my math could be off... but jack was in his mid 70's when he died... that makes him around 52 years old in 1981... so it's not immoral to have sex with a 17 year old... when you're 52? There's nothing wrong with that? Gosh I wish someone would have taught me better about the English language, and math, and right and wrong, and religion. It's really quite a bummer being such an ignoramus. If only I were SMARTER... then I would understand that I have nothing to be upset about right? I would just say, Yes Daddy, I'm sorry Daddy, I'll do what you say now and be quiet Daddy. I'll stop asking all those pesky questions and using those terms that are inappropriate.
ReplyDeleteI really loved the "let's point the finger at the catholics." What a riot. That gave me a really decent laugh.
PS- it's still going, he (I'm assuming he) is continuing to argue with me that I am not telling facts, and that it is discrediting myself. It's all under the Fear Tactics post on But Seriously.
ReplyDeletemaybe jack wasn't a pedophile; the term pedophilia is commonly, but incorrectly, used to refer to any sexual interest in minors below the legal age of consent, regardless of their level of physical, mental, or psychological development.
ReplyDeletei think, the correct term is - Ephebophile!
Ephebophilia is the sexual preference of adults for mid-to-late adolescents, generally ages 15 to 19.
Acting upon ephebophilic preference is illegal when the adolescent is below the legal age of consent.
then there is also - Pederast.
Pederasty is an intimate (sometimes erotic) relationship between a man and an adolescent boy outside his immediate family.
whatever, whichever... jack clearly abused his authority. while a pastor and leader of the church, he used that position and abused that TRUST! and did it secretly... that speaks volumes.
and in 'the family'? as 'abba'-'daddy', so called 'prophet'... seems incestuous at best!
PS - bringing Catholicism into the argument??! no one is defending catholic priests and their predilection for altar boys.
ReplyDeletePederasty - Early legal codes prescribed harsh penalties for violators. The law code of the Visigothic king Chindasuinth called for both partners to be "emasculated without delay, and be delivered up to the bishop of the diocese where the deed was committed to be placed in solitary confinement in a prison."[15] These punishments were often linked to the penance given after the Sacrament of Confession. At Rome, the punishment was burning at the stake since the time of Theodosius I (390). Nonetheless the practice continued to surface, giving rise to proverbs such as -
With wine and boys around, the monks have no need of the Devil to tempt them, an early Christian saying from the Middle East