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[–] elouboub@kbin.social 76 points 1 year ago (25 children)

Several Islamic groups have also condemned the program in a joint statement, fearing it will favor “hypersexualization” of children.

Aren't these the same people that think marrying girls at 10 years of age is fine?

[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 year ago (15 children)

in the same way that everyone on the internet is an incel.

I say this as a person without a religious bone in my body — it's very easy when slinging around /r/atheism levels of schoolboy humor to cross into xenophobia and racism.

What, practically, is the difference between, "all Muslims are pedophiles?" and "all Jews are pedophiles?'

The latter seems like something from Lauren Bobert/MTG/Palin/Alex Jones/Tucker Carlson. So why is the former acceptable?

It honestly makes me uneasy being on Lemmy seeing the frequency of which people are quick to jump to their Islamaphobic pitchforks. Weren't we meant to be smarter than Reddit? Is it really that enlightened to suggest because someone comes from a culture they are child abusers?

[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago (10 children)

Not to split hairs, but how many underage girls did Jesus marry?

I get that you can't paint an entire religion with a single brush. People are different. People are people. But when the prophet they revere had some very questionable takes on this topic, you have to realize that religion is fine with it.

[–] elouboub@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago

The only peaceful religion is Jainism, but they are all outdated attempts at explaining the world and thus wrong.

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