Today’s USA Today ran an article suggesting that the attitude of pedophilia, sometimes described by supporters as involving those who are “minor-attracted,” is “among the most misunderstood” in America. The supporters of the misunderstood pedophiles insisted that pedophilia is no more than “inappropriate.”
The article, based upon a released report went on to note that pedophilia should be the subject of a “destigmatizing” effort.
Quoting from the USA Today article,
“Pedophilia is viewed as among the most horrifying social ills. But scientists who study the sexual disorder say it is also among the most misunderstood,” reported Alia E. Dastagir. “Researchers who study pedophilia say the term describes an attraction, not an action, and using it interchangeably with ‘abuse’ fuels misperceptions” about pedophiles.
Understand what is going on here. It is the same thing that has been going on with the sodomy debate within the PCA last summer. The pedophiles are saying here that pedophilia can be “minority attracted” (which is a polite way of saying that pedophiles are sexually aroused by children) but one can be a pedophile and want to have sex with children but as long as the pedophile doesn’t follow through with those attractions he can be a contributor to society.
3 – 2 – 1 …. until side-b pedophilia is advocated in the conservative churches.
This is the same exact argument used by Greg Johnson and his fellow Johnson lovers in last year’s PCA General Assembly. Some of us (like me) even suggested that this kind of thing was sure to be next.
I can see it now. There will be crocodile tears at a future PCA general assembly for the poor side-b pedophile who has a desire to bed children but who has not given into that temptation. “Why,” it will be argued, “side-b pedophiles should be even sainted.” Sure to follow will be… “Who of us can condemn side-b pedophiles? After all, we are all sinners. What makes one sin worse than desiring boinking little children?” We will hear things like … “The Scripture speaks more to the sin of inhospitality than it does to the sin of adults desiring to boink 10-year-olds.” Elders from Redeemer Church in New York City will forcefully advance “as we are all sinners we should look for as much compassion on those who want to back door 8-year-olds as we give to our own besetting sins as long as they don’t follow through with that desire.”
