Most children of Jehovah's Witnesses followers in Japan have been whipped, survey shows

by Rattigan350 16 Replies latest watchtower child-abuse

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  Rattigan350

  https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/03/15/national/jehovahs-witnesses-whipping/
  

  The most cited reason was “napping or talking during congregations.” Others included “answering back to parents” and “playing with a schoolmate.”

  Some respondents said they have been suffering depression as a result of whipping.

  “I still cannot forget the sight of children screaming after they were taken into a large room at a congregation when I was a child,” a 44-year-old victim said, stressing that Jehovah’s Witnesses should reflect on what followers have done.
  

  In February, a group of lawyers started supporting those second-generation followers.

  In a statement issued on March 1, the Japanese branch of Jehovah’s Witness said it does not accept child abuse.

  https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20230315/p2a/00m/0na/006000c

  https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2023031401012/
  
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  ExBethelitenowPIMA

  This is why authorities raided Tokyo bethel?
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  Biahi

  They are being exposed, more and more, all over the world. 😀😀🤣🤣🤭🤭🙏👏🏻

  Australia, Norway, Japan, Pennsylvania, etc.
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  Rattigan350

  I would have said that it was good that kids get a whooping as the problem with kids and young adults and even adults todays is that they didn't get the discipline as children.

  But disciplining because they sleep during meetings or assemblies and playing with non-Witness kids is wrong.
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  BluesBrother

  I am confident in writing that there has never been a Watchtower direction or suggestion to “whip children “
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  Vidiot

  Wasn’t there an instance in the US a couple decades back where a JW dad beat his kid so badly she died?
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  TonusOH

  They would mention the term "discipline" and the verse about "spare the rod and spoil the child." I know that, where I grew up, pretty much every parent understood this to mean that they had to use physical punishment in order to raise a child the right way. Which, for us, usually meant belts instead of rods. I suppose I am grateful that my mother didn't take it too literally...
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  Beth Sarim

  Yes, more exposure all the time.

  Child abuse. Yes. To expect a child to sit there and listen to adult - level content and expected to sit quietly and motionless for 2 hours, couple times a week. Then, a$$emblie$, CONvention$ also and get a licken for not being quiet for all that time.. Hearing stories of being told to die instead of taking life-saving blood,,,armageddon talks....getting a licken after,,,,

  Yes, it is child abuse.
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  wozza

  Does anyone find it odd that people like Fisherman and Scholar seem to avoid topics like this......can't count hours maybe?
  
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  carla

  "Japanese Senator Mizuho Umemura bravely professed to the entire Japanese nation in Parliament that she herself grew up as a 2nd-generation of Jehovah’s Witnesses. At the same time, she severely denounced the JW issue to the Minister of Justice in JPN. We are so proud of her."-- from here- https://twitter.com/TanakaAttorney/status/1637468238656438273

  If you can understand Japanese- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJOEfbSvuHE