This thread has me in tears. Oh, I heard that scripture all the time. It justified kicking me off walls, throwing me down stairs. The male dominance scripture justified stepping on my mother's chest to crush it. He had NO fear when he appeared before a judge b/c Jehovah said to beat women. I can't state that the WT ever condoned such behavior. They do nothing to put the scripture in context. There are prob. more verses where children are valuable.
I fought for my very life on more than one occasion. My brother was born with cerebral palsy. He wore very heavy braces when he was young. When I was five, and my brother, four, he drove us to the steepest cliff in NJ, which offered a magnificent view of the NY skyline. IN full view of a crowd of adults, he grabbed my brother and held him so he dangled off the cliff. My brother did not have normal strength in his arms to hold on. His face was so red as he screeched in agony. There was nothing I could do. A fine witness for everyone. The people all want to hear how evil Roman Catholics are and how great Jehovah is. My brother managed to hang on. Imagine the trauma of your parent being so vile.
If Jehovah wants this behavior, Jehovah can go F...... Jehovah. I would rather worship Satan. Jung wrote that God lacked basic human moral standards in Answer to Job. Jehovah needs to grow up.
The culture encourages this behavior. I believed God wanted me to be beat to a pulp. No one took down our license plate number and called the police.
Selma and Steve infuriated me.