American Christian talk show host Dr. Michael Brown has expressed concern about where America is headed, noting that a group of "virtuous" paedophiles are trying to follow in the footsteps of gay marriage advocates and the legalisation of same-sex marriage in the U.S., demanding for paedophiles the same equal treatment as homosexuals.
There is alarm among some that paedphilia could become a socially acceptable norm if the group is able to make any headway with their arguments. Brown cited a "shocking" article written by Todd Nickerson entitled, "I'm a paedophile, but not a monster," with the subtitle reading, "I'm attracted to children but unwilling to act on it. Before judging me harshly, would you be willing to listen?"
Nickerson even directed readers to a website called Virtuous Paedophiles, which states that the goals of the organisation are to "reduce the stigma attached to paedophilia by letting people know that a substantial number of paedophiles do not molest children, and to provide peer support and information about available resources to help paedophiles lead happy, productive lives. Our highest priority is to help paedophiles never abuse children. We hope you will explore our website with an open mind."
Brown has explained that this group is employing a tactic similar to what gay activists used in the past and are still doing now. They are saying, "I didn't choose this. I'm born this way and cannot change," and therefore should not be judged harshly, he said.
He fears that next time, "inter-generational intimacy" would be acceptable just as long as it is consensual. Even some doctors seem to support this idea since the same psychiatric leaders who removed homosexuality from the American Psychiatric Association's list of mental disorders in 1973 are now fighting to remove paedophilia as a disorder as well.
"To be sure, Nickerson is absolutely not arguing for the rightness of adult-child sex, calling instead for sympathy toward those who find themselves unavoidably attracted to children but refuse to act on it," Brown said in an article for Charisma News. "But if we accept his argument — and there is an increasing number of researchers who believe that pedophilia is innate and immutable — then the whole 'born that way' argument used by gay activists goes out the window."
