05-23-2013, 11:56 PM
BjornF16 Wrote:+1…but you forgot to mention he was also a pedophile (one of his many wives was only 9 years old)
So... it would be a bad thing if a religion teaches that intercourse with a girl 3 years and 1 day old constitutes a valid betrothal even without her consent... and a bad thing if a religion teaches that intercourse with a boy under 9 years old is not considered a significant sexual act... and a bad thing if a religion practices mezizah b'peh (metzizah b'peh) especially when infant boys die from it in New York City and elsewhere?
You miss the key points. All peoples have their evil-doers. In the case of Catholics, the evil-doers (heretical, racist, and pedophile priests and bishops are salient examples) act AGAINST the Faith. In the case of certain religions, the evil they do is IN ACCORD with their creed.
Islam is not alone in exhorting evil. If Islam is fair game for Koran quotes and criticism and heinous examples, so are other religions open to quotes and criticism of their "holy" texts and heinous crimes inspired by their creed.
