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POPSHomosexuality and Child Sexual Abuse: Science, Religion, and the Slippery Slope
In the wake of the scandal of former Congressman Mark Foley’s inappropriate behavior involving teenage male pages, a number of conservative commentators and organizations are reviving an old charge that homosexuals are more likely to sexually abuse children. But, as the author points out, this research has been debunked for decades now and is only being resurrected again for campaigning purposes. The numerous citations of the scientific literature by social conservatives initially look impressive. However, when one examines the original studies that have been cited, one finds that the conclusions of the original studies are contrary to the claims made by those citing the studies. Most significantly, while social conservatives claim that all the cases of sexual molestation of young boys by adult males are committed by homosexuals, the scientists whom they cite explicitly reject this assertion. Let us examine the actual claims of the scientists, one by one.
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POPSGay Congressman's Spouse Denied Benefits So, apparently, at least as far as spouses and pensions go, the rights of a Homosexual couple are likened to espionage and treason. Either that, or they need to pay for extra insurance to protect their rights to leaving a pension to their spouse. Something that, it seems, Heterosexual couples can do automatically? Am I missing something here?
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POPSDarwin's entire works go online I love seeing amazing resources like this being made available online! I know bookchick clipped the pilot site for this a while back, but now all of Darwin's works are up.
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