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from Parenting & Family
Haworth Press Reconsiders
Publishing Pro-Pedophile Book
September 22, 2005 -
Haworth Press has announced it is canceling publication of Same-Sex Desire and
Love in Greco-Roman Antiquity and in the Classical Tradition of the West, after
a chapter promoting adult/child sex was exposed by WorldNetDaily.
The essay, "Pederasty: An Integration of Cross-Cultural, Cross-Species, and
Empirical Data" by Temple University Professor Bruce Rind, Ph.D., praised
pedophilia in ancient Greece and Rome as serving a mentoring function for boys.
According to Rind, "... pederasty was seen as the noblest of human relations,
conducive if not essential to nurturing the adolescent's successful intellectual
and physical maturation."
Rind's article was first published in The Journal of Homosexuality, which is
published by Haworth Press. Rind has also contributed to PAIDIKA, a Dutch
pedophile journal.
Haworth issued a press release stating: "The Haworth Press, Inc., has cancelled
publication of this book. ... Readers have noted ... that one chapter of the
book could be interpreted as advocating adult and adolescent sexuality. We thank
the public for bringing this to our attention."
Haworth is not only the publisher of the Journal of Homosexuality, but still
offers Male Intergenerational Intimacy: Historical, Socio-Psychological, and
Legal Perspectives for sale. This book was edited by Theo G. M. Sandfort; Edward
Brongersma; and Alex X. van Naerssen. This book was first published as a
special issue of the Journal of Homosexuality in 1990.
Edward Brongersma and Theo Sandfort are both listed as members of the editorial
board of PAIDIKA.
The International Pedophile and Child Emancipation (IPCE) group provides child
sex predators with a database of information promoting adult/child sex. Bruce
Rind's work is featured prominently on this site.
Additional Reading: Pedophiles Argue Their Case in the Journal of
Homosexuality; The Problem of Pedophilia.
Updated: 8 February 2008
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