I've wondered about this for decades. JWs are isolated and JWs tend to ridicule this system of things and its laws. Many probably have no idea that corporal punishment (technically, even a spanking) is outlawed in at least half the states. Society has little tolerance for even spanking today compared to my youth. My father dangled my crippled brother off the steepest cliff in NJ when he was about three. A crowd of people stood and stared. NO adult even took down a license plate to call later. When I am around some out of control parent berating a child, I stop in my tracks and focus on details so I can testify later. Everyone seems to stop in their tracks. Cell phones are at the ready.
Contempt for law breeds contempt for society's moral standards. My father saw beating as a positive duty. I can't recall all the Proverbs citations but I doubt Proverbs says it is an affirmative duty. JW adults don't seem to realize that beating a small child is not exactly manly. My father kicked terriers in the head. Funny, but I bet Rotweiller and pit bulls are just as bad dog wise. He never took on a police officer with a bully club. Man up!
The JW culture preaches that children are an impediment to the truly grand work of knocking on doors. Children suck money away from the gluttonous society.
I believe dysfunctional families are drawn to the Society. Normal people ask questions. People report on the psychology of being isolated or alone and the KH is so full of love until you actually commit. The sanest person must be vulnerable when depressed and detached from society. I used to like the sense of duty the Witnesses imposed. Doing God's work allowed me to ignore the problems at home. My troubles were nothing compared to the kingdom. The culture places no value on women, children, and the disabled. If you can't do FS, you have no worth. Most people love children and dogs. To be realistic, every parent must fantasy about hurting a child at some point. Most people know to walk away that they are wrong or they seek help. Witnesses are told not to seek help. Speak to the elders with no knowledge. Brothers without children progressed further in my day. My KH had all these lazy sisters with foster male children. They had no male role models. The brothers wanted an unattainable level of behavior from children that age. Jesus at that age must have been a handful.
I am very curious what others think.
