Buddha
Vital Football Hero
Sadly he won't see this but I am aware that Catholics abuse children too (in their case I believe that they can do what they want, as long as they repent their sins??). That was a long time ago, though, on a much smaller scale (in this country at least), and the Catholic church has made efforts to stop the abuse, but it is similar all the same.
The problem is that there are 2 different arguments to defend the individuals. Firstly, it has nothing to do with religion and they are only just-happen-to-be's that happen to have access to vulnerable children, and the second argument (often from the same people!) is that other religions also do the same!?!
This just goes round and round and round, like an American stuck on the magic roundabout!
Why can't you understand this, 3x6, it really is very simple.
We all agree with you that what happened in Rotherham was truly sickening. We all agree that child abuse is a heinous crime. Innocent and vulnerable young people having their innocence taken from them and their lives all but destroyed. There is no argument about any of that.
Where there seems to be disagreement is the point about who is responsible for the child abuse.
On the one hand we have you and val, both of you repeatedly blaming it all on Islam.
What others have been trying to explain is that:
1. The majority of Muslim men are not child abusers.
2. Islam is not the only religion that has adherents who are child abusers.
and
3. Child abusers are not always adherents to any particular religion, sometimes they are secular.
Think about the abuse of young boys at football clubs. There have been several shocking revelations about this in the past couple of years. It wasn't anything to do with Islam. It wasn't anything to do with religion whatsoever. It was more to with opportunity.
Your position that Islam is to blame is crazy. It would be like saying that football is to blame for the child abusing football coaches!
Why can't we just agree all agree that child abuse is wholly wrong, and that wherever it is happening it must be stopped. Those who carry out the abuse must be severely punished. More importantly, they must never be given the opportunity to carry out their abuse. Our children must be kept safe from these monsters