The atheist’s comments continue an irresponsible pattern of demonizing one religion while celebrating the one he grew up with

  • HubertManne@kbin.social
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    I mean if you go back marriage age was basically teenage years so I could see it. Don’t have to go back very far for 16 or 17 to not be to uncommon. Now if he is talking 12 I don’t think there is a historical period where that was cool although you could still be arranged at that point or such.

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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      Outside of Spartan Greece, I don’t know of a time period where it would have been acceptable for a grown man to sexually abuse a boy. It wasn’t even acceptable for a grown man to do it to another grown man in general.

      • HubertManne@kbin.social
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        oh I was thinking just the age thing and what sexual maturity was considered. not so much the appropriateness of sex. But yeah usually it revolved around procreation and children and such.

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      Pretty sure he’s talking age 8-12, I had a glance at his bio and that’s how old he was when he attended the school in question.

      Also, “young boy” normally means grade school age in British English not teenager.

      • HubertManne@kbin.social
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        yeah in the US to but nowadays im never sure especially when you don’t know what slant folks may want to put on things. Wow. 12 on the high side!

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          Fair point.

          Yup, 8 to 12 and he somehow thinks it was okay and that people back then were just fine with it.