Age of Consent for sexual contact

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Age of Consent for sexual contact

There is a debate about various religious figures of ancient and modern history sexually abusing children and young adults.
Various justifications have been offered and arguments put forward that unless a firm premise regarding age of consent to sexual penetration is put forward and justified then the position of the the historical abuser must be accepted as moral.

In light of the recent Royal commissions into Institutional Abuse in Australia, exposures of several Christian mainstream divisions (notably Catholic) of actual pedophile rings and cover ups, their penchant for abusing pre pubertal small boys , Josiah Smiths recorded liking for multiple encounters with young girls, Mohammed's marital rape of Aisha at 9 years old:

What are the forum members views on an appropriate age for informed sexual consent?

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TheBlindWatchmaker's picture
I would say that at an age in
ʝօɦռ 6IX ɮʀɛɛʐʏ's picture
That's a good point. Puberty
arakish's picture
Virtually all persons mature
LogicFTW's picture
Age of consent. tricky topic,
mykcob4's picture
I think the minimum age for
CyberLN's picture
Concerning your last two
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@CyberLN
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Yes and no. (In my opinion.)
ʝօɦռ 6IX ɮʀɛɛʐʏ's picture
If a 40 year old can get a 20
mykcob4's picture
That's stupid Breezy. I'm 60
Sheldon's picture
Get? What an unfortunate
LogicFTW's picture
Or serious cash on the part
XyberEX's picture
Considering the general
Old man shouts at clouds's picture
So no one here is advocating
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Old Man shouts:
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@ Algebe
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There sort of already is. It
Sky Pilot's picture
The Jewish Babylonian Talmud
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@ Diotrephes
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Old man shouts ...
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@ Diotrephes
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Old man shouts ...,
Sushisnake's picture
Got you, and how little
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@ Diotrephes
LogicFTW's picture
It is a bit scary to think
Sheldon's picture
You'd think a deity that used
arakish's picture
In my honest opinion, I still
Mithridates's picture
This may be unpopular but I'm
LogicFTW's picture
There already are lots of
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I'll be honest here when I

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