The atheist’s comments continue an irresponsible pattern of demonizing one religion while celebrating the one he grew up with

  • HubertManne@kbin.social
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    6 months ago

    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.

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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      6 months ago

      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.

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        6 months ago

        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.