I very much doubt that book publishers will make electronic copies of texts available along with a printed text for the simple reason that this would make the pirating of a book much easier. Of course, if readers of this sort become popular, then we will probably find ourselves in a situation where ...

I agree with you. Most males would feel lucky and rather proud to have been selected by an older female for a sexual liaison. Males view it as an accomplishment and an indication of their desirability, while women tend to live their whole lives fending off the advances of oh-so-horny males. An olde...

OK guys, I'm off my fucking off my face here but quite frankly, even in this state, I think I'll be as likely to add to this "debate" as anybody else. This is pretty close to a pissing match. I've got my own opinions on the matter, and I've got my own opinions on the approaches of those in...

This discussion has become a ridiculous disaster. Over analyze this all you want. The bottom line is religion is the real problem and not politics. I think Frank and Nick have done a fine job in showing this rather obvious truth. The notion that you can separate religion from politics in this situat...

Not to interrupt this positively fascinating bout of off-topic naval-gazing, but Frank would you mind telling me the actions of a moderate would look like in your opinion?

Evelyn, I changed the age to 14 because it makes the situation a little less gray, but there have been cases similar to the one Chris posted about that involved 14 year olds and younger, so it's not irrelevant. You're correct that homophobia probably plays a role in the male-male scenario, but what ...

I think the rules against teachers and students sleeping together is in place in most universities, though I could be wrong. Obviously, the potential for teachers to abuse their power is great. But I doubt that has anything to do with the reactions we have to tales of male teachers having sex with y...

I imagine that those who have the "Why wasn't I so lucky reaction" would be of a different opinion if it was a male teacher with a male student as well.

Here's a translation of the encyclical and the sections these stories seem to be referring to. http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/document.php?n=165 The transformation of Christian faith-hope in the modern age 16. How could the idea have developed that Jesus's message is narrowly individualistic and ...

I've read this encyclical. I suspect that few of the people writing these reports have done that. I found certain parts of it quite interesting (though I doubt most of Booktalk would have a similar reaction) but it's got very little to do with atheism.