Don’t put words in my mouth you pompous jackass.
Sounds like your inner demon doesn’t like having too much light thrown on it.
Interesting how a “conservative” who would never think a sixteen year old is adult enough to vote, drink alcohol or be trusted with your credit cards thinks they’re all grown up when you need a place to put your penis.
We weren't talking about drivers licenses, or the process of readying teens for mature adults.
The context was...
...sexploitation...
...possible/likely? force & coercion...
...a person in a place of trust (a missionary) misusing it for either of the above mispurposes...
I mean even if somebody knew the specific circumstances here & tried to tell us that somehow there was a tad element of "mutuality" here...which, btw, LEGALLY isn't possible since "consent" isn't legally recognized when it comes to a minor's sexual activity with adults...if somebody says to me (like your keyboard mouth did):
"We should expect 16 year olds to behave more as adults than children. A 16 year old is more like an 18 year old than like a child." ...
...that's still a subtle form of advocating sexual experimentation outside of marriage.
No, Nik, We as a culture need to stop expecting 16 yo to behave as "adults" (vs. children) when it comes to sexual activity with bonifide adults outside of marriage.
That's a pro-family mentality; not your "let's totally ignore the context here" of what we're talkin' 'bout.