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Old 10-31-2013, 08:31 PM
 
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What do you think of this controversial finding?

AFA Reports Pedophilia Officially Classified as Sexual Orientation
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Old 10-31-2013, 08:34 PM
 
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What do you think of this controversial finding?

AFA Reports Pedophilia Officially Classified as Sexual Orientation
Just another step forward for NAMBLA and their defenders in the ACLU.
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Old 10-31-2013, 08:37 PM
 
Location: Central Texas
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I think the AFA can't even defend their reporting of the controversial. They didn't report a single sentence from the cited report. So I think the story as it stands is crap.
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Old 10-31-2013, 08:42 PM
 
Location: Somewhere Out West
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I think the AFA can't even defend their reporting of the controversial. They didn't report a single sentence from the cited report. So I think the story as it stands is crap.
You are surprised? If they didn't publish crap, they wouldn't exist. Hate, all in the name of God.
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Old 10-31-2013, 09:48 PM
 
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The APA's stance seems to be here: http://www.dsm5.org/Documents/Paraph...ct%20Sheet.pdf
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Old 10-31-2013, 10:06 PM
 
Location: Southern California
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This link is better:

http://www.dsm5.org/Documents/13-67-...ion-103113.pdf

[everybody stay calm]
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Old 10-31-2013, 10:41 PM
 
Location: SoCal
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Well, AFAIK, pedophilia might not be a choice.

That said, obviously acting on it (by watching real child porn and/or by raping/molesting children) is extremely wrong and morally unjustifiable, though.

Of course, if a pedophile wants to watch cartoon/animated child porn, then I think that he/she should be able to do this, since it is a victimless activity.
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Old 11-01-2013, 05:47 AM
 
Location: Michigan
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This is a tempest in a teapot; whether it's classified as an orientation or as something else does not require society to junk the age of consent. But if it mitigates the irrational hatred that exists for pedophiles, then I suppose it might be a step in the right direction.
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Old 11-01-2013, 05:50 AM
 
Location: Victoria, BC.
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UPDATE: The APA has clarified its text mistake. Pedophilia has not be classified as a sexual orientation. http://www.charismanews.com/us/41605...as-their-error
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Old 11-01-2013, 07:13 AM
 
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This is a tempest in a teapot; whether it's classified as an orientation or as something else does not require society to junk the age of consent. But if it mitigates the irrational hatred that exists for pedophiles, then I suppose it might be a step in the right direction.
What?! Irrational hatred of pedophiles? WTF are you talking about? Pedophiles destroy children. What's not to hate?
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