Terthna
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Remember, not just leftists that groom kids.
Assuming the church in question isn't one of those regressive leftist churches.
Remember, not just leftists that groom kids.
Also assuming it isn't a false accusation.Assuming the church in question isn't one of those regressive leftist churches.
Remember, not just leftists that groom kids.
Possibly. Apostolic churches in general do tend to encourage older men to marry younger women though not as extreme as these cases are implying.Assuming the church in question isn't one of those regressive leftist churches.
I dislike giving authorities broad, unparticular powers hinging on definitions that can...somewhat range. One can point out a lot of public advertising, for instance, appeals to the 'prurient interest in sex', and overlarge defining of what constitutes 'sexually oriented' could be wielded against considerably more targets than just burlesque-y drag shows and the other objectionable items people writing it might have in mind.Texas Governor Greg Abbott Signs Ban that targets sexually oriented performances in the presence of children.
Tennessee, Montana and Florida have all recently passed similar legislation which in part helps target the Leftist desire to engage in sexual performances in front of children.
Abbott signs bill banning ‘sexually oriented performances’ in Texas
Texas has become the latest in a growing number of states to pass legislation that LGBTQ rights groups say targets drag shows, banning “sexually oriented performances” that take place in the presen…thehill.com
I always wait for more context/information because, frankly, Americans can go batshit over the smallest of things which are considered inconsequential everywhere else. A lot of stories end up being nothingburgers or witch hunts when more details come out/context is understood.Possibly. Apostolic churches in general do tend to encourage older men to marry younger women though not as extreme as these cases are implying.
Looking at the actual articles (what little isn't paywalled) it looks like a 14-year-old was molested by a 26-year-old teacher who taught at an academy associated with the church several years ago, which is awful but not quite the same as the church itself being a grooming operation.
The "Church culture" bit is more of a hit piece as it looks like a 12-year-old was molested by an 18-year-old boy. The reason the church is being sued is that Tennessee is a Mandatory Report state and the family claims the church should have known the boy was up to no good.
Overall I don't feel I have enough information to have an informed opinion, the first case feels significantly firmer as at least the molester was associated with the church and participated in church activities, so a connection exists. The second case is pretty flimsy guilt by association. However, there are huge holes in what I've been able to uncover and any of the facts not yet in evidence could swing things completely around.
What? A "progressive" church is trying to show a public face of being one of the good nice churches to the LGBTQAIP2+ community to hide that they are a bunch of degenerates? I am shocked.Also that twitter Bacle posted is run by leftists look at their other posts how they are in support of drag shows.
That’s not what I said. I don’t know if that church are liberal heretics or not. I said backed source the Tennessean holler is liberal, they are anti republican.What? A "progressive" church is trying to show a public face of being one of the good nice churches to the LGBTQAIP2+ community to hide that they are a bunch of degenerates? I am shocked.
You misread. He did not say the church is a lefty church.What? A "progressive" church is trying to show a public face of being one of the good nice churches to the LGBTQAIP2+ community to hide that they are a bunch of degenerates? I am shocked.
There is a correction further down that says it should be 2018holy shit. J.K. Rowling has a time turner. weird to use it to read studies from 5 years in the future but neat.
What? A "progressive" church is trying to show a public face of being one of the good nice churches to the LGBTQAIP2+ community to hide that they are a bunch of degenerates? I am shocked.
Remember, not just leftists that groom kids.
he just misread the articleProgressive or Traditional Priests. Vatniks or Voyeurs. Alpha Males or Antifa. There should be room on the helicopter for all the felonious groomers. This is what equity and inclusion is all about.
Okay, while it was utterly repugnant that a dude in his thirties was hitting on seventeen year olds (though, ironically if they were one or three years older, Americans would then be polarized between still calling him a predator and just not giving a shit since they'd be over eighteen), this is a far cry from, say, a dude in his thirties fucking two thirteen year olds and the local church covering it up "because religion/community".I went over it a bit more depth...
> Groomer media (openly) alleges that
> 2 women allege that
> When they were 17, they dated a man in their 30s. They told their priest, and the priest did not call the cops
> Groomer media says this is proof that trans never committed a sex crime ever and that the true groomers were all christians all along.
very stupid.
he just misread the article
Yea. although small correction to my initial post. They dated AND had sex with. It was not chaste dating.Okay, while it was utterly repugnant that a dude in his thirties was hitting on seventeen year olds (though, ironically if they were one or three years older, Americans would then be polarized between still calling him a predator and just not giving a shit since they'd be over eighteen), this is a far cry from, say, a dude in his thirties fucking two thirteen year olds and the local church covering it up "because religion/community".
Also, since they were seventeen, it's highly likely they were above the age of consent for that state, meaning the guy actually did nothing legally wrong (again, ethically is a different matter), so there was nothing the priest in question could really do?
This isn't like a guy fucking two preeteens/barely teens, despite the same energy of hysteria being generated by people.
Basically, while his age and actions are repugnant, it's mostly just Americans being goddamn hysterical again.
Less americans being hysterical and more like woke media writing a hit piece.Basically, while his age and actions are repugnant, it's mostly just Americans being goddamn hysterical again.
Huh, I presumed they were already banging when he was "dating" them.Yea. although small correction to my initial post. They dated AND had sex with. It was not chaste dating.
Less americans being hysterical and more like woke media writing a hit piece.
Also, the parents are apparently also groomers because... the parents of the girls allowed them to date the men in their 30s, because they believed that they were being chaste and saving it for marriage. Little did the parents know, the girls were actually fucking their boyfriends.
You know, it gets really old the way you constantly trot out this stereotype.Huh, I presumed they were already banging when he was "dating" them.
Oh, believe me -- I have no doubt that a lot of Americans looking at this article went full on hysterical batshit anyway. It's why it was written, after all (clicks, outrage, money).
This is one of those times where the average Americans deserves the stereotype.