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Absolutely this. In a few decades it will be something else. Amazed that people cannot see this.

So why is Islam itself then the problem? What about the millions of boring normal people who follow Islam but just live their lives like everyone else?

Not sure why that's so amusing. Human beings have killed others over seemingly trivial matters throughout history. If religion were banned then it wouldn't be long before something else sprang up to take its place and provide an excuse to extremists to act the way they do.

Please define an "Islamic issue"

There is a very good book that I urge everyone to read called "you are not as smart as you think." In essence it proves with examples that every one of us is more influenced by the news and media than we would believe. As an example, if there is a shark attack on the news we will be more careful in the sea because we believe that shark attacks have become more common whereas what has actually happened is that reporting of shark attacks have increased. It's a similar principle here when the majority of muslims reported on happen to be extremists because the media have an agenda and because sadly the average Muslim is very dull and not newsworthy. Seems to me that a number of people on here could do with befriending a few Muslims and actually talking to people of other beliefs and faiths. It would probably do you a lot of good and dispel a few myths.

I don't think Islam is the problem.

Something else would soon fill its place and extremists would find another reason to kill and abuse others. It's human nature sadly.

How do you suggest censoring them? You have people who play GTA and then go and kill people or who watch violent films and act them out. Should they all be banned? Fact is that with or without a religious verse there will always be weirdos and nutters who will use something to justify murder and violence. It's how the world works. With regards to Christianity specifically, many choose to view it through the lens of the time it was written when values were very different to today. Additionally, scholars cannot agree about translations and which ones are correct even today so I don't believe that what is written cannot be interpreted.

It's utterly mental. The people who go out and murder others because they interpret a line from a book a certain way are the ones who need stopping not the book itself.

It is age restricted and so you have to sign in to view it. WARNING WATCH AT YOUR OWN RISK IT IS DEEPLY UNPLEASANT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DXjVzCulA4

Eh? Nowhere in my reply have I mentioned the Evans case, that's only in your head. It's quite possible for someone to believe that consent has been given and thus have sex with someone only for a jury to later find them guilty of rape. That has nothing to do with the Ched Evans case I was discussing the issue of rape in general. If you consider it end of story then I suggest you steer clear of the thread.

What a load of scaremongering rubbish.

Yes quite possibly but in other cases it could be a case of a lack of communication or misunderstanding. It sounds outlandish but things like this do end up in court. The point that CB saint made was that rape is worse than death by dangerous driving because there is intent behind a rape. I was simply pointing out that that is not always true.

It is possible for someone to be convicted of rape without them believing at the time that they raped someone. They may for example have believed that the other person had consented. It's why it's often such a difficult crime to prosecute.

Tbf not all rapists would have intended to rape someone.

The main thing I don't really get is how can you relate to someone on that level who is thirty years younger or older than you? Your life experiences and growing up would be completely different.

75 25? What about Hugh Heffner and the playboy bunnies?

Clearly his fame is a factor here. The average 57 year old doesn't have a relationship with someone thirty years younger. By his own admission he has always had a bit of a strange relationship to sex and partners so maybe it's a factor here as well.

I'm still not sure how I feel about it. Something about an age gap that large makes me feel uneasy. Is there an age gap that you think would be too much? Fifty year perhaps?

So would you consider someone who does marry someone thirty years younger than someone else a bit creepy? Or would you just consider it their choice.

I see he is going to marry his partner thirty years his junior. Now ignoring the views on gay marriage, what are people's views on getting married to someone where there is a huge age gap? What in your view is an acceptable age range for someone to have a relationship with someone else?

Except that isn't what I was laughing at clearly. Rape isn't funny but the play on words was amusing.

I'm sorry but I couldn't help but laugh at that.

That will be it. Move along nothing to see here...

I'm telling you it happened. I can't remember my exact words because it was mid conversation and I didn't anticipate it suddenly leaving my game of fifa.