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The problem for the crowd arguing that pedophilia is on the road to acceptance is that the changes in laws over the past fifty years has been AWAY from acceptance

This is true. Much has been learned about sexual orientations over the past 50 years. For much of the 20th century, homosexuality, pedophilia and other less well-known sexual orientations were lumped under the word deviancy because they differed from a norm or from the accepted standards of a society.

There was little interest in breaking out those sexual orientations that were harmless from those that were actual threats to society. As the 20th century advanced and civil rights movements became prominent, America began to educate itself and realized that millions of people who have no control over their sexual orientations were being unfairly penalized because they were grouped in with genuine pathological sexual orientations.

When homosexuality was removed from the deviancy group, more light was focused on pedophilia and America was shocked to see that pedophiles hide in plain sight. Most of them can function in the adult world and use that advantage to manipulate their way into contact with children, their targets.

From priests to parents to the pillar-of-society next door, pedophiles shape shift their way into influence over young children and then effect their damaging compulsions upon them. They prefer a low profile, but public education is making the public more aware of their tactics and parents, schools and other guardians are being careful about whom to trust with the care of children.

This post was edited on 9/22/15 at 12:19 pm