Subject Index to Staff-Written Articles
Interfaith News on Boylovers and Girl-lovers

This subject index lists only staff-written articles. Articles from other sources can be found by way of the Archives.

Articles listed on this page originally appeared in the "Boylovers and Girl-lovers" section of Philia. Their inclusion here is not intended to indicate that the individuals named in the articles are necessarily minor-attracted adults, or that the individuals necessarily support minor-attracted adults.

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Individuals 
Support Groups and Other Organizations
 

Baumstark
Christian Boylove Forum
Christian Consultation on Boylove
Pauluskerk
Other Religious Groups
Secular Groups and General Articles

Individuals

World: A Unique Opportunity to Share Compassion: Life as an Evangelical Christian Boylover. F.O.D. has posted at the Christian Boylove Forum since 1998. He answers questions here about how being a boylover has affected his life as a Christian. 

Canada: Outreach, Family, and Faith: A Jewish Boylover Reflects on His Heritage. Is PopaBear the only Jewish boylover? He doesn't know.

See also A Non-Pedophile's Perspective on Participating at a Boylove Forum

Support Groups and Other Organizations 

BAUMSTARK

Germany: Baumstark Narrows Focus to Christian Mission. The founder of Germany's Christian site for minor-attracted adults is seeking to rework the site to tighten its focus. 

Germany: Baumstark Goes Non-Profit. Baumstark-online, a Christian site for German-speaking boylovers and girl-lovers, has acquired non-profit status and is undergoing revisions. 

See also "Not an Oxymoron": Christian Pedophiles Form Online Support Groups

CHRISTIAN BOYLOVE FORUM

World: CBF Webmaster Pleased by Charisma Article. Bach, Webmaster of the Christian Boylove Forum, says that he "applauds" a conservative Christian news service for asking CBF to present "our side of the story."

U.S.: Christian Boylovers Start Newsletter for Spiritual Inspiration. A new publication for Christian boylovers was unveiled at the Christian Consultation on Boylove 2000.

World: Boylovers Provide Meeting Spaces for Concerned Outsiders. Rarely has so much effort been exerted to roll out the red carpet to critics. Religious and non-religious people concerned about the effects of pedophilia upon society are now welcome at a number of boylove discussion boards, including three forums especially designed for non-pedophiles. 
 

A Non-Pedophile's Perspective on Participating at a Boylove Forum

World: Christian Boylove Forum Issues Statement Opposing Child Abuse. As the result of a series of critical messages posted by outsiders, the Christian Boylove Forum plans to add a statement to its Frequently Asked Questions that makes clear to visitors the forum's opposition to child abuse. 

World: "Not an Oxymoron": Christian Pedophiles Form Online Support Groups. By Heather Elizabeth Peterson. Those who share their faith believe they can't be Christian. Those who share their sexual desires believe they shouldn't be Christian. But Christian adults who are attracted to minors are seeking new ways to support each other in their struggles with faith and sexuality. [Greenbelt Interfaith News] 

See also Christian Consultation on Boylove

CHRISTIAN CONSULTATION ON BOYLOVE

U.S.: "They'll Know We are Christians by Our Love": Christian Consultation on Boylove Explores the Challenges of Support. Support groups for boylovers were the topic of the second annual Christian Consultation on Boylove. 

Canada: Christian Consultation on Boylove Begins the Dialogue. In what is believed by its organizers to be a first, a small conference held in Montreal on June 11 brought together Christian boylovers and non-pedophiles from throughout North America to discuss issues related to boylove and Christianity.

See also Christian Boylove Forum

PAULUSKERK

Netherlands: Dutch Clergy Write Booklet on Pastoral Approaches to Pedophilia. The booklet is edited by the Rev. Hans Visser and the Rev. Donald Mader, the senior and assistant pastors of Pauluskerk (St. Paul's Church) in Rotterdam, which runs a ministry to pedophiles. 

Netherlands: Beyond the Centurion and His Servant: Donald H. Mader Reflects on Pederasty and the Gospel. An interview with the author of the only lengthy scholarly English-language study of a possible reference to pederasty in the Gospels.

Netherlands: Clergyman Speaks on Dutch Radio of His Ministry to Pedophiles. The Rev. Hans Visser, minister of Paulus Church (Dutch Reformed) in Rotterdam, appeared on Dutch Radio 5 on June 23 to describe his pastoral efforts to assist adults who are attracted to minors. 

OTHER RELIGIOUS GROUPS

Netherlands: New Support Group Forms for Christian Pedophiles. A support group for Christian pedophiles will soon be started in the Netherlands, the Dutch newspaper Trouw reported on June 30. 

SECULAR GROUPS AND GENERAL ARTICLES

World: After Terrorism, Online Support Groups Seek Survivors and Spiritual Comfort. The anonymous nature of online support groups for minor-attracted adults caused difficulties for members seeking information on whether any forum participants had been killed in the September 11 terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington, D.C.

World: BoyChat Welcomes Permanently Celibate Boylovers. The secular boylove organization Free Spirits has revised its mission statement to acknowledge the presence at its discussion board BoyChat of boylovers who plan never to engage in sex with boys, even if societal conditions should change.