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originally posted by: Gryphon66
By the way, for anyone claiming that Nickerson is "brave" for going public with this ...
He clearly says that if a child INITIATED contact with him, he'd gladly have sex with them.
If that's "thought-crime" so be it. Perhaps we should reconsider the legality of "thought-crime" in cases like this.
There is no excuse for threats, real or implied, to children.
None. Period. End of story.
originally posted by: mc4denmark
Pretty easy to here you don't have a clue about how the brain, and thus sexual orientation works.
originally posted by: ketsuko
a reply to: Abysha
The unnatural argument was used because in terms of pair bonding, it isn't a natural expression of what is meant for a sexually reproducing species. Almost every example of homosexual behavior in nature is dominance and hierarchy related or similar and has nothing to do with animals wanting to hook up as a mating strategy which is the expression we see in humans. So we are either misunderstanding the behavior we are seeing in humans (i.e. natural behavior misconstrued to be something else) or it is an unnatural behavior - something we are not mean to do that is expressing itself for some reason.
Modern twin studies tend to show that something happens after birth that has an impact on us helping make us homosexual. Otherwise, the incidence of identical twins who are both gay would be far higher than the less than 20% it tends to be in every major study.
originally posted by: mc4denmark
Pretty easy to here you don't have a clue about how the brain, and thus sexual orientation works.
originally posted by: dr1234
originally posted by: ketsuko
a reply to: Abysha
The unnatural argument was used because in terms of pair bonding, it isn't a natural expression of what is meant for a sexually reproducing species. Almost every example of homosexual behavior in nature is dominance and hierarchy related or similar and has nothing to do with animals wanting to hook up as a mating strategy which is the expression we see in humans. So we are either misunderstanding the behavior we are seeing in humans (i.e. natural behavior misconstrued to be something else) or it is an unnatural behavior - something we are not mean to do that is expressing itself for some reason.
Modern twin studies tend to show that something happens after birth that has an impact on us helping make us homosexual. Otherwise, the incidence of identical twins who are both gay would be far higher than the less than 20% it tends to be in every major study.
Hate to break this hard truth to you, but if people do something, it is by definition natural.
originally posted by: dr1234
originally posted by: ketsuko
a reply to: Abysha
The unnatural argument was used because in terms of pair bonding, it isn't a natural expression of what is meant for a sexually reproducing species. Almost every example of homosexual behavior in nature is dominance and hierarchy related or similar and has nothing to do with animals wanting to hook up as a mating strategy which is the expression we see in humans. So we are either misunderstanding the behavior we are seeing in humans (i.e. natural behavior misconstrued to be something else) or it is an unnatural behavior - something we are not mean to do that is expressing itself for some reason.
Modern twin studies tend to show that something happens after birth that has an impact on us helping make us homosexual. Otherwise, the incidence of identical twins who are both gay would be far higher than the less than 20% it tends to be in every major study.
Hate to break this hard truth to you, but if people do something, it is by definition natural.
originally posted by: dr1234
originally posted by: ketsuko
a reply to: Abysha
The unnatural argument was used because in terms of pair bonding, it isn't a natural expression of what is meant for a sexually reproducing species. Almost every example of homosexual behavior in nature is dominance and hierarchy related or similar and has nothing to do with animals wanting to hook up as a mating strategy which is the expression we see in humans. So we are either misunderstanding the behavior we are seeing in humans (i.e. natural behavior misconstrued to be something else) or it is an unnatural behavior - something we are not mean to do that is expressing itself for some reason.
Modern twin studies tend to show that something happens after birth that has an impact on us helping make us homosexual. Otherwise, the incidence of identical twins who are both gay would be far higher than the less than 20% it tends to be in every major study.
Hate to break this hard truth to you, but if people do something, it is by definition natural.
originally posted by: Gryphon66
originally posted by: dr1234
originally posted by: ketsuko
a reply to: Abysha
The unnatural argument was used because in terms of pair bonding, it isn't a natural expression of what is meant for a sexually reproducing species. Almost every example of homosexual behavior in nature is dominance and hierarchy related or similar and has nothing to do with animals wanting to hook up as a mating strategy which is the expression we see in humans. So we are either misunderstanding the behavior we are seeing in humans (i.e. natural behavior misconstrued to be something else) or it is an unnatural behavior - something we are not mean to do that is expressing itself for some reason.
Modern twin studies tend to show that something happens after birth that has an impact on us helping make us homosexual. Otherwise, the incidence of identical twins who are both gay would be far higher than the less than 20% it tends to be in every major study.
Hate to break this hard truth to you, but if people do something, it is by definition natural.
"Natural? "
Perhaps. In the most generic sense of the term.
If a "natural" trait causes harm to everyone around it, the trait is dangerous and should be controlled.
Tendency to rape, tendency to murder, etc.
Homo/bisexuality doesn't harm anyone or anything in and of itself. Neither do differing gender identities.
Pedophilia, while naturally occurring, is the tendency to do harm ... EACH AND EVERY TIME IT IS ACTED ON.
That's the difference.
originally posted by: PlasticWizard
a reply to: gosseyn
"cured" with an injection of bullets.
originally posted by: Greggers
In my child psychology course, I learned that the only type of child-sexual-abuse more likely to be committed by a female than a male was the act of leaving pornographic materials around where kids could find them.
Approximately 95% of all youth reporting staff sexual misconduct said they had been victimized by female staff. In 2008, 42% of staff in state juvenile facilities were female. (Bureau of Justice Report)
More women (58%) than men (42%) are perpetrators of all forms of child maltreatment. (Child Maltreatment: Facts at a Glance CDC)
One in six adult men reported being sexually molested as children, and -- in a surprise finding -- nearly 40 percent of the perpetrators were female, a new study found. (Source Link)
About 27 percent of women and 34 percent of men among the Dunedin study members reported they had been physically abused by their partner. About 37 percent of women and 22 percent of men said they had perpetrated the violence. (Source Link)
originally posted by: everyone
originally posted by: Greggers
In my child psychology course, I learned that the only type of child-sexual-abuse more likely to be committed by a female than a male was the act of leaving pornographic materials around where kids could find them.
Sorry that is absolute trash. Dangerous trash to believe at that.
I just happened to catch that very late edit you made where you inserted that after my post and link showing a very VERY different picture concerning that.
www.menstuff.org...
Approximately 95% of all youth reporting staff sexual misconduct said they had been victimized by female staff. In 2008, 42% of staff in state juvenile facilities were female. (Bureau of Justice Report)
More women (58%) than men (42%) are perpetrators of all forms of child maltreatment. (Child Maltreatment: Facts at a Glance CDC)
One in six adult men reported being sexually molested as children, and -- in a surprise finding -- nearly 40 percent of the perpetrators were female, a new study found. (Source Link)
About 27 percent of women and 34 percent of men among the Dunedin study members reported they had been physically abused by their partner. About 37 percent of women and 22 percent of men said they had perpetrated the violence. (Source Link)
Michael L. Brown, author of the book A Queer Thing Happened to America, wrote this in the Christian Post: “[S]ome psychiatric leaders who were instrumental in removing homosexuality from the American Psychiatric Association’s list of mental disorders in 1973 have been fighting to remove pedophilia as a disorder as well, not to justify the abuse of children but rather to say that being sexually attracted to children is not a mental disorder” (September 28).
Michael L. Brown, author of the book A Queer Thing Happened to America, wrote this in the Christian Post: “[S]ome psychiatric leaders who were instrumental in removing homosexuality from the American Psychiatric Association’s list of mental disorders in 1973 have been fighting to remove pedophilia as a disorder as well, not to justify the abuse of children but rather to say that being sexually attracted to children is not a mental disorder” (September 28).
“Scientists at the [Center for Mental Health and Addiction in Toronto] have uncovered a series of associations that suggest pedophilia has biological roots,” the Times reports, adding that more and more people are taking the view that pedophilia is “a sexual orientation as immutable as heterosexuality or homosexuality.” www.thetrumpet.com...
So yah what people said only a few months ago IS happening..... liars or unwitting tools?
originally posted by: ThirdEyeofHorus
a reply to: ketsuko
This whole "normalilzing" thing is cultural Marxism... I thought this article out of Australia explains this particular adjunct well..
billmuehlenberg.com...
Bill Muehlenberg: Bullying and lying for Jesus. Bigot, Christian fundamentalist and liar. This blog is to expose his vile campaign of hatred and lies against the LGBT community, atheists and Muslims.
bigotedbillmuehlenberg.blogspot.com...
originally posted by: Winstonian
The regressive left is often disturbing
in their authoritarian ways,
but never before have I been so disgusted and outraged at the filth that this culture can produce.
The newest leftist agenda, is to normalize and promote pedophilia as a sexuality instead of a mental illness. The left would have you believe that it is normal, and it is okay, as long as you do not act upon it.
You have probably seen the newest video of the guy talking about how he babysat a 5 year old girl and then had to "relieve himself" in the restroom.
This is the new leader of the "Pedophilia is a normal sexuality" movement Todd Nickerson. It is bad enough that he has been making the news rounds promoting this garbage, but get this, HE HAS A JOB WRITING ABOUT IT.
The employer is Salon.com.