Moore's alleged pursuit of teen, symptom of a larger problem in evangelical circles

Thing1 said:
That's chilling.

I just heard Moore talking on TV - he was saying something about how we have to forget the media-driven allegations, and return to God.

I don't think I'd be very happy living down there.
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You'd be suicidal.

Don't even think about it.
 
christiefan915 said:
This is Moore's religious denomination. Explains a lot.

"We need to talk about the segment of American culture that probably doesn’t think the allegations against Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore are particularly damning, the segment that will blanch at only two accusations in the Washington Post expose: He pursued a 14-year-old-girl without first getting her parents’ permission, and he initiated sexual contact outside of marriage. That segment is evangelicalism. In that world, which Moore travels in and I grew up in, 14-year-old girls courting adult men isn’t uncommon.

I use the phrase “14-year-old girls courting adult men,” rather than “adult men courting 14-year-old girls,” for a reason: Evangelicals routinely frame these relationships in those terms. That’s how I was introduced to these relationships as a home-schooled teenager in the 1990s, and it’s the language that my friends and I would use to discuss girls we knew who were in parent-sanctioned relationships with older men.

One popular courtship story that was told and retold in home-school circles during the 1990s was that of Matthew and Maranatha Chapman, who turned their history into a successful career promoting young marriage. Most audiences, however, didn’t realize just how young the Chapmans had in mind until the site Homeschoolers Anonymous and the blogger Libby Anne revealed that Matthew was 27 and Maranatha was 15 when they married...

“Duck Dynasty” star Phil Robertson advocated for adult men to marry 15- and 16-year-old girls and deemed age 20 too old because “you wait until they get to be 20 years old, the only picking that’s going to take place is your pocket.”

As a teenager, I attended a lecture on courtship by a home-school speaker who was popular at the time. He praised the idea of “early courtship” so the girl could be molded into the best possible helpmeet for her future husband. The girl’s father was expected to direct her education after the courtship began so she could help her future husband in his work. In retrospect, I understand what the speaker was really describing: Adult men selecting and grooming girls who were too young to have life experience. Another word for that is “predation.”

Much of the sexual abuse that takes place in Independent Fundamentalist Baptist, or IFB, churches involves adult men targeting 14- to 16-year-old girls. If caught, the teenage victim may be forced to repent the “sin” of having seduced an adult man."

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http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-e...moore-evangelical-culture-20171110-story.html
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There is vast difference in Fundamentalists and Evangelicals. Unfortunately the unknowing media is not aware of this. Fundamentalists are the ones with the "he's 40 and she's 14 and that's OK" beliefs.
Just wanted to set the record straight.
 
Stretch said:
There is vast difference in Fundamentalists and Evangelicals. Unfortunately the unknowing media is not aware of this. Fundamentalists are the ones with the "he's 40 and she's 14 and that's OK" beliefs.
Just wanted to set the record straight.
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That is a fair argument.
 
Corazón said:
There is no point apart from him being a nasty kunt.

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The fact that you both obsess over mom issues is distracting and a bit depressing. Maybe move on? I get it, you mom died. That you brought it up is disrespectful. The fact that your current adversary continues it is distracting, disrespectful & stupid but no more than your milking it.
Move the fuck on.

Man up guy and move on.
 
crowonapost said:
The fact that you both obsess over mom issues is distracting and a bit depressing. Maybe move on? I get it, you mom died. That you brought it up is disrespectful. The fact that your current adversary continues it is distracting, disrespectful & stupid but no more than your milking it.
Move the fuck on.

Man up guy and move on.
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If we live long enough, we all lose our parents. It hardly makes one special or an object for sympathy.

This issue isn’t about parents. It’s the lack of self-awareness and from whom we obtain our information. “democrat party” is merely an example of that, of which I take full advantage.

The RWers on this forum exhibit chronic and willful ignorance. That very ignorance is what places a man like Trump where he is today. Don’t like me pointing that out? Good. One should do their homework and offer a cogent argument. We can go from there.
 
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domer76 said:
If we live long enough, we all lose our parents. It hardly makes one special or an object for sympathy.

This issue isn’t about parents. It’s the lack of self-awareness and from whom we obtain our information. “democrat party” is merely an example of that, of which I take full advantage.

The RWers on this forum exhibit chronic and willful ignorance. That very ignorance is what places a man like Trump where he is today. Don’t like me pointing that out? Good. One should do their homework and offer a cogent argument. We can go from there.
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You'd give Crypiss a good run for his money as the forum's most sanctimonious, hectoring and pusillanimous arsehole.

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Corazón said:
You'd give Crypiss a good run for his money as the forum's most sanctimonious, hectoring and pusillanimous arsehole.

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Cherry-picker.

Cypress is one of the reasonable an informed members. So, thanks.

Now, tell us how “Pierre” is pronounced. lol
 
domer76 said:
If we live long enough, we all lose our parents. It hardly makes one special or an object for sympathy.

This issue isn’t about parents. It’s the lack of self-awareness and from whom we obtain our information. “democrat party” is merely an example of that, of which I take full advantage.

The RWers on this forum exhibit chronic and willful ignorance. That very ignorance is what places a man like Trump where he is today. Don’t like me pointing that out? Good. One should do their homework and offer a cogent argument. We can go from there.
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Yes. one can have an argument without obsessing over parenting. We can go from there. Yes we can.
 
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