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15. Child rape apologia is neither a good argument or sensible

Sun Nov 25, 2018, 12:20 PM

Nov 2018

...although it does seem to be a trend with some. Kinda sad when your love of superstition trumps the condemnation of child rape.

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Muhammad and Rumi on Sexual Harassment [View all] guillaumeb Nov 2018 OP

So I guess most Muslim men edhopper Nov 2018 #1

Muhammad on child rape Major Nikon Nov 2018 #2

And child marriage was also common among royalty. guillaumeb Nov 2018 #7

So? MineralMan Nov 2018 #8

Historical knowledge can be a good thing. guillaumeb Nov 2018 #9

It can also be entirely irrelevant. MineralMan Nov 2018 #10

Here's the best part... Major Nikon Nov 2018 #13

That a tradition exists for child sexual abuse does not MineralMan Nov 2018 #14

Child rape apologia is neither a good argument or sensible Major Nikon Nov 2018 #15

Well, one Cardinal appears to be trying to shift blame for that onto MineralMan Nov 2018 #16

"Ignoring it can lead to faulty reasoning" Major Nikon Nov 2018 #11

The important thing, in the Hadith, is that Voltaire2 Nov 2018 #3

Metaphorically speaking, of course Major Nikon Nov 2018 #4

just so much damn respect edhopper Nov 2018 #5

Not much meat, really, in that year old post on Patheos. MineralMan Nov 2018 #6