Actually the point of the article, which I admit I’ve strayed from somewhat, was about false equivalence. Fritzl is a psychopath, so any comparison with over-protective Christian fathers is way out of line. A closer comparison of Fritzl might be with honour killings and Muslim treatment of women. If a Muslim girl loses her virginity, even if it is through rape, she is often killed. In fact she can be killed even for talking to a man. And it is not psychopaths that do this but “normal” Muslims, insofar as anyone brainwashed into believing in Islam is normal.
Judith Warner attacks Christianity rather than Islam because it is an easier target, and Christians will not respond with violence.
Father-Daughter Purity Balls are absolutely not in the same league as honour killings and Fritzl-type behaviour. But I think they are weird, creepy, and demonstrate a very un-Christian smugness and ostentation. They are also evidence of a double standard, which is not part of Christianity itself, but is a common failing.
