I keep wondering, in what world, that story is "oft-posted."

ahhahahahahahahahahahahah. no.

Like suggesting that a 6 year old can consent and enjoy oral sex. Because, after all, their little tongues are developed, aren't they? And really, a penis is JUST LIKE a lolly. Only, ummmm, meat-flavoured.

[quote=Makedde;805534]And African. But you brought up the argument that because THEIR laws and traditions are THEIR laws and traditions, it is wrong for outsiders to tamper. But, that is PRECISELY what happened in South Africa. Are you familiar with Nelson Mandela's story?

Don't all human beings have the rights to the same things? OR only some of them?

I don't know that I would agree that his arguments are good.

Repugnant, disturbing and more than a little frightening, yeah.

I'm still in here slugging it out, cause, quite honestly I've had lots and lots of up close and personal experience with people who believe as he claims to believe.
He can try and pretty it up all he wants too with arguments such as, letting children be more free, letting children experience pleasure
and of course, freeing adults and children from the hierarchical bonds placed on them by a repressive society.
As we say in my neck of the woods, that dog won't hunt.

There is hardly anything more soul killing and spirit damaging than molesting a child. And I don't give a rat's tiny bo-hiney if the child experiences some form of pleasure from it.
That's called biology.
It's still molestation and it's still damaging beyond belief.

__________________
Even though I know I run the risk of it painting me in bad light, I just don't know that I'll ever forgive Kim for lying to JD about their son.

Did Cletus tell you that?

There are humanitarian issues involved. It is more important that the oppressed citizenry of a country is benefitted than the brutal state which oppressed them.

It harms the child. Children sexually experimenting with themselves and each other is not an abuse of power--although in the case of an older child with a younger child it may be.

Read the article I provided that disputes the age that Aisha was at the consummation of her marriage--which IS on topic.

Start another thread about sexual abuse of children in Muslim countries and I will respond to that topic.

Your premise appears to be that Islam is inherently flawed as a religion because individuals misuse sacred teachings and Aisha's story to justify child abuse. Anyone doing so ought to be criticised, arrested and convicted of the crime of pedophilia or child molestation.

So describe to me the specific emotional trauma that is incurred by such a relationship.