Elephant In The Room Anyone?

[ToraToraTora]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-57502802

[rowanwitch]

A white male hospital consultant was arrested after travelling to Alaska For The same purpose, he didn't make the news in the UK, it's not a race thing it's an evil twisted sick mind thing. However I am not sure if the social structures in some cultures make it easier to make the jump from thought to action. It's obvious some on here would like to believe it. I prefer to believe that good people from all cultures will condemn this behaviour.

[Theland]

Andy you are in denial. You do waste your time fretting, hence the posts.
Also you know zilch about true Christianity.

[Mamyalynne]

Exactly Rowan and that's why Tora's click baiting doesn't work, his tunnel vision doesn't include all of us.

[Ellipsis]

Theland, do you count Catholics as Christians?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Church_sexual_abuse_cases

Not all Catholics are paedophiles. Not even most.

[Zacs-Master]

What percentage would you say, ellipsis?

[andy-hughes]

Theland - I'm in denial?

Hahahahahahaha!!!!!

[Ellipsis]

Perhaps as many as in other religions, Zacs, perhaps more. The point is ... what elephant, what room, and what is Theland on about?

[10ClarionSt]

Some people think they know things. Well, some people don't know anything.

Isn't this type of "sting" known as entrapment, or incitement? Is that an offence in itself? I know it's good that he was caught and the cops know their stuff, but I'm just asking.

[naomi24]

I’ve waded through the usual hysteria on both sides and have found myself scratching my head at the OP and the responses. There is no elephant in the room. This disgusting creature - for that is what he is - is a paedophile - not to be confused with the other disgusting creatures that make up the Muslim gangs who are not paedophiles but who ply young non-Muslim girls with alcohol and drugs and groom them for sex.

[Mozz71]

If anything shows how awful this thread has become, is the fact that Naomi is the voice of reason here.

[Theland]

The elephant in the room is Islam.
Its the common denominator in the culture that has foisted so much misery on us.

[Theland]

Ellipsis - Do I count Catholics as Christians?
It is not for me to judge others, but two things are relevant.
The Roman Catholic church and most Churches of England don't teach Christianity, but a watered down alternative.
Second, a Christian is any follower of Jesus Christ.

[naomi24]

Theland, Islam is not responsible here. There is nothing in Islam that tells men to seek out young children to attack. This disgusting specimen of humanity is a paedophile - and they come in all colours, nationalities and creeds.

Mozz, I always tell it as it is.

[rowanwitch]

I believe in doing the same, maybe less forcefully, having lived in populations that have a high Muslim percentage I have found ,like all in communities the vast majority are decent, kind friendly people who are trying to do the best they can for their families, who condemn the awful things some people do. The only paedophiles I have been unfortunate enough to encounter in my life were a church of England curate, a grammar school teacher, and the aforementioned hospital consultant, ( he was only a registrar when I knew him). What they had in common, all were regular church goers who had positions which earned them the respect and trust, they were white and I believe to some extent may have had the protection of their white church friends.
The curate was sent on a 'retreat', the other two were imprisoned. Neither uk case made the national press,

I do believe there is an agenda within certain newspapers aimed at demonising the followers of Islam, and this is not going to help the ordinary members of that group be part of our society.

[naomi24]

Rowanwitch, I believe in doing the same [telling it as it is], maybe less forcefully..

You tell it as you perceive it to be from your personal experience which is not necessarily ‘as it is’.

//The only paedophiles I have been unfortunate enough to encounter in my life were a church of England curate, a grammar school teacher, and the aforementioned hospital consultant//

Perhaps that’s because you weren’t aware of other paedophiles among your acquaintances. They're hardly likely to confess to you are they?


//I do believe there is an agenda within certain newspapers aimed at demonising the followers of Islam, and this is not going to help the ordinary members of that group be part of our society.//

You could be right - but I think that extends more so to some of the posters here who, without knowing very much at all about Islam, will point the finger - or conversely defend the indefensible.

The bottom line here is that this man isn’t doing what he’s doing because he’s following Islam. Like all paedophiles, he’s a dirty-minded, dangerous creep. Religion in this instance is irrelevant.

[dannyk13]

Rowan, the voice of reason and very succinctly put.

[naomi24]

There's one^.

[Mozz71]

Naomi - //You tell it as you perceive it to be from your personal experience which is not necessarily ‘as it is’.//

Isn't that all anyone can do? One can only tell it "as it is" from ones own standpoint. To believe that your own opinion is the factual truth for all shows are level of self importance that I don't think any of us have.

[naomi24]

Mozz, I don’t offer 'opinions’ on this subject. I've done my homework.

[Theland]

Its only a few weeks ago that a teacher had to go into hiding because of a Muslim mob at the school gates protesting at him doing his job.
This follows the beheading of a French teacher for doing his job.
That speaks volumes of the Muslim opinion of us.
No respectors of us.