Something people need to keep in mind is that pedophilia is 'baked-in' to Islam.
It's specifically mentioned and approved of in both the Koran and in the hadiths.
Fundamentalist Islamic authorities have repeatedly issued fatwas stating that child marriage, paraphilic sex with children under 9 years old, and penetrative sex with children older than 9 is all lawful. The most famous fatwas on this issue were written by Ayatollah Khomeni, the leader of the Iranian Islamic revolution.
But it does seem like the real problem is in fundamentalism.
To my mind, it's no accident that Catholic priests (and nuns) and orthodox Jewish rabbis have been so repeatedly exposed for being pedophiles. So much that they've become a byword for child abuse.
Among 'moderate' Christians Jews and Muslims, pedophiles don't seem to be more numerous than in the general population, and this seems to be true of their clerical people as well.
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ReddittRefugee ago
Something people need to keep in mind is that pedophilia is 'baked-in' to Islam.
It's specifically mentioned and approved of in both the Koran and in the hadiths.
Fundamentalist Islamic authorities have repeatedly issued fatwas stating that child marriage, paraphilic sex with children under 9 years old, and penetrative sex with children older than 9 is all lawful. The most famous fatwas on this issue were written by Ayatollah Khomeni, the leader of the Iranian Islamic revolution.
This is all laid out clearly here:
https://voat.co/v/pedogate/1903145
But it does seem like the real problem is in fundamentalism.
To my mind, it's no accident that Catholic priests (and nuns) and orthodox Jewish rabbis have been so repeatedly exposed for being pedophiles. So much that they've become a byword for child abuse.
Among 'moderate' Christians Jews and Muslims, pedophiles don't seem to be more numerous than in the general population, and this seems to be true of their clerical people as well.
think- ago
Could you elaborate please? Thanks!