- cross-posted to:
- atheism@lemmy.ml
- cross-posted to:
- atheism@lemmy.ml
The atheist’s comments continue an irresponsible pattern of demonizing one religion while celebrating the one he grew up with
The atheist’s comments continue an irresponsible pattern of demonizing one religion while celebrating the one he grew up with
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
Fair point.
Yup, 8 to 12 and he somehow thinks it was okay and that people back then were just fine with it.