So does the Bible (e.g. Deuteronomy 17:2-7, Deuteronomy 13:6-16)
The Christian Bible is split into two parts. The 'old' and 'new' testaments. Deutronomy is in the old testament. Christian values have evolved from that view, and it's followers largely adhere to the new testament which preaches tolerance, not death to infidels. The Quran has not been updated for the world we live in today. That was my point.
rape kids and avoiding arrest despite being reported years beforehand
I feel compelled to mention the Catholic church here...
so they don't get offended
Citation please?
Firstly, why did you split that line? It was a statement in entirety. I never claimed that members of other faiths don't rape kids, so please don't try and change my statements of fact into a falsehood to forward your own argument.
Secondly, puberty in the Quran is accepted as a sign of maturity. Girls mature quicker than boys, hitting puberty at around 9-12. Under Islamic law, this means she is fit for marriage and sexual relations as soon as she menstruates. The Quran effectively advocates child rape. You may try and deflect that, but it's written in the very documentation that Muslims still adhere to. Which other religious texts say having sex with a 12 year old is OK?
My claim is that when followers of other faiths rape children, they are generally investigated and punished swiftly when those offences are made known to the authority responsible to prosecute them. That standard procedure was not followed when a group of 'asian men' (a quote from a report that wasn't followed up) were investigated for rape and child abuse in Rotherham, UK. And that was done because the authorities involved were afraid of being called racist. Interestingly, all those eventually imprisoned 15 years after first being reported, are Muslim. This resulted in some 1400 underage children being subjected to abuse over those years, by a group of just 5 men.
"three reports from 2002 to 2006 highlighted the extent of child exploitation and links to wider criminality but nothing was done, with the findings either suppressed or simply ignored."
"The report said council staff were scared of being accused of racism by flagging up the issue in a town of nearly 260,000, where 8 per cent were from black and minority ethnic backgrounds."
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/cr ... 91825.html
Contrast that with how quickly the widespread abuse of children in the Catholic church (which you cite) was investigated and prosecuted. Perhaps you explain what other contributing factors may explain the difference?
As I've said before, Islam has more than its share of problems, but it is either naïve or ignorant to suggest that other religions don't have theirs as well. To criticize Islam - to the exclusion of all other religions - is to promote a double standard.
Oh, I agree... I was just stating why Islam specifically, is far more odious and backwards. And that comparing what their followers do today, now, in this era, in the name of their belief, to what other religions did in the past before becoming enlightened and tolerant, is ignoring the fact that all other religions don't do those things any more.