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Opinion: The Insanity of MTV's 'Skins'
By Rabbi Shmuley Boteach - AOL NewsThe media called me to ask my opinion on MTV's "Skins." I told them I had not watched it but read all about it. My take? Simple: irresponsible and exploitative on the part of MTV. Man, what are we coming to when even 15-year-olds are sexualized on TV and actors who can't drive a car or buy a beer are filmed in sexual situations for national consumption? Just look at the evolution, or should I say devolution, of sexual exploitation in the culture. First, Madonna sexualized herself and erased the line between music and soft porn when she was in her 20s. Then Britney Spears did it at 19. Miley ...
Amazon Yanks Pedophilia E-Book Amid Boycott Talk
By Lauren Frayer - AOL News
(Nov. 11) -- Amazon.com appears to have severed sales of an e-book that condones pedophilia, after news of the self-published "child-lover's" guide went viral on the Internet and sparked cries for a boycott of the online bookseller. The book, "The Pedophile's Guide to Love and Pleasure: A Child-Lover's Code of Conduct," still appears on the Amazon site, but its link yields an error message. All 3,011 customer reviews are also inaccessible, but a discussion page about the book is still visible. It is rated by Amazon users as having one out of five stars. "I am extremely joyous for the ...
Self-Described 'Scumbag Pedophile' Priest Goes to Jail
By Lauren Frayer - AOL News(July 2) -- An Australian priest who called himself a "mere scumbag pedophile" in a public apology to his victims was sentenced today to nearly 20 years in prison for sexually abusing dozens of boys over two decades as a Catholic school teacher. John Sidney Denham, 67, pleaded guilty to a range of offenses, including multiple counts of indecent assault on boys 5 to 16 years old. Most of the victims had been students at three schools in New South Wales where Denham taught in the late 1960s, 70s and 80s. Details were reported by several Australian and international news outlets. The public ...
J.D. Salinger: A 'Selfish Old Goat,' but Not a Perv
By Donna Trussell - Politics DailyAuthor J.D. Salinger, who died in January, is once again in the news, in all his appalling glory. The Morgan Library in Manhattan has put on display Salinger's correspondence with a friend -- Michael Mitchell, the artist who drew the original illustration on Salinger's 1951 novel, "Catcher in the Rye." ...
Pope Benedict and the Endless Sex Abuse Scandal
By David Gibson - Politics DailyVATICAN CITY -- A weary Pope Benedict XVI, who turns 83 on Friday, returned from a post-Easter break at the papal villa outside Rome on Wednesday but got no respite from the cascade of headlines about the clergy sexual abuse crisis. Fallout from statements on Monday by the pope's second-in-command, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, linking homosexuality and pedophilia, continued to provoke an uproar throughout Europe, making the front pages of many major newspapers. ...
Why I Could No Longer Be a Catholic
By Delia Lloyd - Politics DailyAn old friend of mine recently posted the following sentence on his Facebook page: "I know this is totally not a PC thing to say, but can someone please explain to me why anyone is still Catholic?" ...
French Minister Pressured to Resign Over Sex With Boys
By Delia Lloyd - Politics DailyFor all those people out there worried that America is turning into France, I've got news for you: France is turning into America. ...
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