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April 4, 2013, 6:40pm
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Re: dancing boys of afghanistan
Don’t forget orphanages, boarding schools, prisons. The point is, it’s about a power differential between the boys and their “wards”…and no checks and balances on that power. Has nothing to do with the nature of the institution, but how it is organized. I also contend that once people with such tendencies become aware of such places, they probably gravitate to them. Not all churches are the same, nor Madrassa’s…so the ability for vermin to “hide out” among these otherwise benign places probably varies.
This is rightly classified a societal problem, with very little religious dimension to it. Though it could perhaps be said that religion may provide a cover to such activities, as people may give the benefit of the doubt to people with religious pretensions. But whatever…that requires no extra vigilance by those (in particular) who are religious. Society as a whole must be committed to helping the victims.
Again, the link to Hijab and sexual deviation is tenuous at best. I don’t think such people don’t become pederasts because of lack of sexual contact with the opposite sex…they probably had these tendencies all along.
Completely agree…it’s more of a power trip for them. In most cases these men are married so they are not really deprived…I guess it’s true that “power corrupts”!