Posted on 10/02/2006 2:44:09 PM PDT by madprof98
Democrats seeking to exploit the resignation of Rep. Mark Foley (R-FL) are right to criticize the slow response of Republican congressional leaders to his communications with male pages. But neither party seems likely to address the real issue, which is the link between homosexuality and child sexual abuse. Foley, an unmarried 52-year-old representative, had always refused to answer questions about his sexual orientation. Now that his emails and messages to teenage male pages have been revealed, it appears clear that Foley is a homosexual with a particular attraction to underage boys. While pro-homosexual activists like to claim that pedophilia is a completely distinct orientation from homosexuality, evidence shows a disproportionate overlap between the two. Although almost all child molesters are male and less than 3% of men are homosexual, about a third of all child sex abuse cases involve men molesting boys--and in one study, 86% of such men identified themselves as homosexual or bisexual. Ignoring this reality got the Catholic Church into trouble over abusive priests, and now it is doing the same to the House GOP leadership. They discounted or downplayed earlier reports concerning Foley's behavior--probably because they did not want to appear "homophobic." The Foley scandal shows what happens when political correctness is put ahead of protecting children.
I think the comparison with the priests is instructive. I've been following the story about a priest who stole over a million dollars from his parish to support a very flamboyant gay lifestyle (no kids involved, but an adult lover). It seems that his criminality would have been detected much, much sooner if everyone, including his parishioners, had not been reluctant to speak out against what has become--even in the Church--a protected lifestyle.
~ bet that's your experience too eh?!
This whole business reminds me of "Bob's Twisted Christmas" album. "Walkin' round in women's underwear...", etc. Sick people, sick times.
What ever happened to the values that weren't narcissistic, like honor, courage and committment, not to mention love and just plain common decency? I was shown those values when I was young, but I've rarely seen them since I've grown up. Still, they are out there if you seek them.
Semper Fi.
I don't see what the big deal is. The way people are acting, you would think he sodomized the congressional page with a cigar.
All child molesters are NOT male. I, personally knew a lesbian woman, who molested her own daughters (perhaps in front of her husband, but I never knew the details). I didn't believe it at the time, but then I was too young to understand, and didn't think that married people could be gay.
I see you're a prescriptivist on language use. Sorry, but English has no equivalent of the Academie Francaise. Native speakers of English in the late 20th and early 21st century refer to all acts of erotic gratification whether natural or unnatural, moral or immoral, procreative or sterile as "sex".
OED-style, I would point to this usage as dating to at least the 1970's with the exchange between Woody Allen and Diane Keaton's characters in Annie Hall showing that even mastrubation is included in the meaning of the word.
You should not forget to read the book of Romans as well.
Any parent that exposes and allows their "child" to be tutored by our esteemed politicians (sarcasm turned on) and the environment they play in, is not concerned about protecting their "child's" innocence. By the way, what are "children" doing there anyway?
Sorry, obviously you've bought hook line and sinker the PC BS about homosexuality. Sorry, its a self destructive mental disorder, its predatory and its sick.
You wish to spin this mental disorder into just another fetish because of whatever dillusions you wish to maintain, that's fine. Just don't expect the rest of us to buy into it.
Maybe, but it's not illegal until they actually prey on someone underaged or unwilling. Just as someone's foot fetish is not illegal until they start attacking women on the street and removing their shoes.
You wish to spin this mental disorder into just another fetish because of whatever dillusions you wish to maintain, that's fine.
Oh puhleeze. The plain fact is, if it is not illegal, it's none of your business. Doesn't matter whether you or I like it or not.
I happen to think both homosexuality and foot fetishes are sick. Does that mean you would be compelled to tell me if you have a foot fetish? No, of course not.
Not sure what that has to do with the topic at hand, but I have studied all of scripture for some 20 years. Thanks anyway.
I have no experience to draw upon to answer that question, but apparently you do?
They're everywhere.
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