A behavoural scientist on SBS's Insight.. made the assertion that there is a gene for believing in gods and other supernatural phenomena during the program on identical twins last week. I have also read about it in The New Scientist.
Regarding sexual predation and deviant behaviour, this is almost exclusively a christian/islamic problem for the simple reason that those religions have a perverted outlook on sex. They are obsessed with it. Instead of understanding that sexual activity is an esential and normal component of human behaviour, they have imbued it with an aura of sanctity -- proclaiming it sinful in almost all cases unless a child is the intended result.They proclaim that there is only one way to have sex and all the other natural variations of human sexuality are sinful. These religions are very bitter and twisted philosophies.
The reality is that healthy, sane humans enjoy sex in the same way as they enjoy other activities, and because they have no hang-ups, guilt feelings or shame about it, are not prone to perversions. If you make someone feel guilty about their natural behaviour -- any natural behaviour not only sex, then you cause such internal stresses that they become either suicidal or insane to a greater or lesser extent.

Some years ago, there was a discussion in the West Australian newspaper regarding the influence of religious beliefs on human sexuality. One of WA's most experienced psychologists and sexual counsellors wrote to the paper and stated that a significantly disproportional number of her past and present patients who suffered from various forms of sexual disfunction were Roman Catholics.

Of course there were a number of vitriolic letters from Catholics [none of them claiming any professional expertise] criticising her for daring to say this.

I would suggest that the present Catholic leadership is as ignorant of some important aspects of human sexuality as the leadership in Galileo's time was ignorant of astronomy. But ignorance has never been a bar to pushing an opinion down everyone else's throat, has it? Or, more importantly, getting that ignorance enshrined in law.

Reading this and other posts on this Forum only reinforces my long-held opinion that religion is a complete waste of time and energy.
While we bash each other with our personal belief systems the planet is going to the dogs, rapidly.
It's like a family squabbling about which radio station to play in the car as they drive over a cliff.

Christian, Muslim, Jew: the Axis of Superstition.

mjbp;
Answers and comments to your last post:
1). NSW, VIC, QLD, SA & Federal.
2). The majority of victims of pedophilia are girls and young women, yet somehow you equate this to homosexuality. Perhaps we need to explain something to you, homosexual men do not have sex with females. I do not overlook the sexual assaults on boys and young men, indeed we should be condemning them just as vehemently as we SHOULD be condemning the attacks on females. Yet for some reason, all churches (not just catholic) remain silent on it. I guess it's easier to blame homosexuals than admit to hetrosexual abuse. Irrespective, all churches have priests, pastors, vicars, reverends etc in their ranks who are guilty of pedophilia... churches have covered up the mess, paid for some silence and allowed these men to thumb their noses at their victims.
WHAT A SOLID ETHICAL FOUNDATION!
3). The vatican endorsed Hitler and his regime. They also laundered the gold stolen from dead jews, including the fillings from their teeth.
WHAT A SOLID ETHICAL FOUNDATION!
My local pub, club, brothel or drug dealer would have a greater solid ethical foundation.

Dear AJD

"ALL PEDOPHILES ARE CHRISTIAN" ?

Are you trying to incite 'hate' towards Christians ?

Are you holding up to public ridicule 'Christians' by suggesting that many of us (if we believe Alchemist' the pews are FULL of them)

Are you holding up to public contempt 'Christians' by suggesting they have a close connection 'being Christian' and being PAEDOPHILES ?

Do you realize that in so doing you are in breach of the Racial and Religious Tolerance Act in Victoria ? and can be sued ? (if ur Victorian)

But hey... I'm doing my best to get RID of that Act so the likes of you and Alchemist have the freedom to stick ur foot as far into your mouths as you like.

But you have clearly a very limited understanding of what it means to be 'Christian'......

Would you mind sharing with me your actual definition of one ?
-Goes to church ?
-Calls themselves Christian ?
-Has an extra finger on each hand ?
-Has an identifiable birthmark in the shape of the cross ?
-Has been Baptized, confirmed ?

Fill us in, so we know how to respond to you.

For your reference, you may wish to consult the Bible about what being Christian is, and here is a good beginning if u care to read it.
(Verse 20)
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?book_id=55&chapter=2&version=31

Then, you may wish to explain how it was in reality 'Christ' who molested the children ?

You might also like to respond to Jesus statement here...
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?book_id=48&chapter=9&version=31
see verse 42
and then re-consider your claim 'All Paedophiles are Christian'

Dont be so stupid, Boaz. The true statement; all paedophiles are christian, does not in any way imply the statement; all christians are paedophiles.
Has the deficit of rationality that allows you to believe in a superman in the sky who looks after you, extended to your ability to use logic?