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Cedarville professor, author on Christian sexual ethics, arrested on eight sex felonies (roysreport.com)

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A former Cedarville University finance professor whose writings promote a Christian ethic of marriage and sexuality was arrested Tuesday on eight sex-related felony charges involving one or more minors.

The indictment, filed March 27 in Ohio’s Greene County Common Pleas Court, charges John Kent Tarwater with two counts of rape, three counts of sexual battery and three counts of gross sexual imposition.

He was booked into Greene County jail in southwest Ohio, where he remained in custody as of Wednesday morning. No defense counsel was listed in public court records, and no hearing or trial dates were disclosed.

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[–] Gathorall@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

The point of religion is to place yourself above societal ethics with an excuse not to feel bad about failing to match them since your deity loves child molesters or however anyway.

[–] JennyLaFae@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

*organized religion or *Abrahamic religions (your choice)

*an excuse

*their deity

🤪 Few corrections there

[–] Gathorall@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Well the specifics in other religions are a little different but all have a part about pushing your moral responsibility and development on something else. You are never at fault, or are always at fault so it doesn't matter. And even if it doesn't matter you apply scripture so facing legal punishment is unnecessary.

Religion is for people of no morals or intelligence to supplant both.

[–] JennyLaFae@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 days ago

You're still generalizing too hard and ending up incorrect.