Evangelicals and Courtship of mid teenage girls

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Roy Moore's alleged pursuit of a young girl is the symptom of a larger problem in evangelical circles - LA Times

We need to talk about the segment of American culture that probably doesn't think the allegations against Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore are particularly damning, the segment that will blanch at only two accusations in the Washington Post expose: He pursued a 14-year-old-girl without first getting her parents' permission, and he initiated sexual contact outside of marriage. That segment is evangelicalism. In that world, which Moore travels in and I grew up in, 14-year-old girls courting adult men isn't uncommon.

As a teenager, I attended a lecture on courtship by a home-school speaker who was popular at the time. He praised the idea of "early courtship" so the girl could be molded into the best possible helpmeet for her future husband. The girl's father was expected to direct her education after the courtship began so she could help her future husband in his work.

In retrospect, I understand what the speaker was really describing: Adult men selecting and grooming girls who were too young to have life experience. Another word for that is "predation."

Much of the sexual abuse that takes place in Independent Fundamentalist Baptist, or IFB, churches involves adult men targeting 14- to 16-year-old girls. If caught, the teenage victim may be forced to repent the "sin" of having seduced an adult man. Former IFB megachurch pastor Jack Schaap argued that he should be released from prison after being convicted of molesting a 16-year-old girl, asserting that the "aggressiveness" of his victim "inhibited [his] impulse control." In the wake of the Schaap case, numerous other stories emerged of sexual abuse cover-ups involving teenage girls at IFB churches. In another high-profile case, pregnant 15-year-old Tina Anderson, who was raped by a church deacon twice her age, was forced to confess her "sin" to the congregation.

I grew up in evangelical circles, including my parents dragging us to numerous Bill Gothard seminars. This is a legit problem, particularly within the quiverfull and other related movements such as "stay at home daughter", which promotes arranged marriages and girls being under the authority of their father before being placed under the authority of an older husband.

 

[Tanngrisnir]

Roy Moore's alleged pursuit of a young girl is the symptom of a larger problem in evangelical circles - LA Times



I grew up in evangelical circles, including my parents dragging us to numerous Bill Gothard seminars. This is a legit problem, particularly within the quiverfull and other related movements such as "stay at home daughter", which promotes arranged marriages and girls being under the authority of their father before being placed under the authority of an older husband.

Evangelical Christianity, at least the American version of it, has largely become sociopathic.

 

[calamity]

Roy Moore's alleged pursuit of a young girl is the symptom of a larger problem in evangelical circles - LA Times



I grew up in evangelical circles, including my parents dragging us to numerous Bill Gothard seminars. This is a legit problem, particularly within the quiverfull and other related movements such as "stay at home daughter", which promotes arranged marriages and girls being under the authority of their father before being placed under the authority of an older husband.

Of course this is true. But, very few will admit it.

 

[Far right dem]

This is a huge problem in Christianity.

 

[calamity]

This is a huge problem in Christianity.

Even the DP apologists are avoiding this thread because they know it's true.

 

[Far right dem]

Even the DP apologists are avoiding this thread because they know it's true.

Exactly. Pedophilia is a huge part of Christianity. That is why Catholic priests are pedophiles and the church thinks its okay. They do it because there is a biblical justification for it. jesus's dad joseph was a pedophile and was banging mary when she was 14. In fact supporters of roy moore used it as a justification.

Alabama official defends Roy Moore over paedophilia allegations citing age difference between Joseph and Mary | The Independent

The fact that chuches allow known pedophiles like moore into their church tells you all there is to know about Christianity.

 

[zyzygy]

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...-criticised-over-handling-of-child-abuse-case

https://www.revealnews.org/blog/jehovahs-witnesses-tab-for-child-sex-abuse-secrecy-2m-and-counting/