Okay, I clearly have a different view than you in this discussion, but I don’t think it’s relevant to the topic on hand.
My point was that there are many other aspects that causes the abandonment of the children of sex tourists than religion.
As mentioned by BD, poverty and lack of education are a big part of that.
I guess I have to tell the story of how I ended up there. I was inquiring about a room at the hotel across the street, and when I asked if they had any cheaper rooms, a lovely lady who was hanging out in the lobby came up to me and made a proposition.
She said she was staying at the hotel across the street, and if I split costs with her, she’d let me stay in her room. When I gave her a funny look, she said “No, really! I’m trying to save money, and because of my work I’m usually not even there at night, so you’ll basically have the room to yourself.”
And true to her word, I mostly had the room to myself, and at a very reasonable price. She actually turned out to be really nice. She introduced me to all her co-workers staying at the hotel, who I had fun hanging out with when she was gone…they had some stories to tell! And she even introduced me to her sugar daddy from Bahrain, who took us out for a delightful night on the town.
Probably best heard after a few drinks. They were mostly pretty depressing. I was inspired by their grit though. Most were working very hard to support poor families up north.
As for the moral standing. They need to be taken to task for more than the sexual abuse, IMHO. How they have meddled in US politics, avoid paying taxes and manipulated other parts of our culture should right up there.