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  Can JWs Use Corporal Punishment On Their Children?

  by minimus in

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  can a parent slap or use a "rod of discipline" on their kids?

  i know it's politically incorrect and perhaps illegal, but is it a personal decision based upon the scriptures or is it taboo these days?.

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  Smacking / assault

  • Is smacking illegal?

    Under Section 58 of the Children Act 2004, it is unlawful for a parent or carer to smack their child, except where this amounts to ‘reasonable punishment’, though this is not defined in the legislation. As such, whether a smack amounts to reasonable punishment will depend on the circumstances of each case, taking into consideration factors like the age of the child and the nature of the smack. Physical punishment will be considered ‘unreasonable’ if it leaves a mark on the child or if the child is hit with an implement such as a cane or a belt.

    It is illegal for teachers, nursery workers and child care workers to smack another person’s child. If a person is employed privately by a parent, such as a baby sitter or nanny, the parent may give permission for that person to smack their child as long as it is reasonable and does not amount to an offence.
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  Rumor: Discouraging news from GB at upcoming CA?

  by bohm in

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  this is on the reddit frontpage and sounds super weird.

  can it be confirmed in any way by anyone here?.

  https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/4u72dk/what_kind_of_announcement_could_cause_jws_to/.

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  Maybe they're going to give up their charitable status voluntarily?
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  Things I remember growing up in the 70s

  by The Rebel in

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  i remember sitting on my daddy's lap and driving an imaginary car, i also remember sitting on my mummies lap on the front seat, without a seat belt whilst my dad drove a real car.

  i remember we bought fish and chips from the chippy wrapped in yesterday's newspapers.

  i remember bouncing up and down on my space hopper in the garden.

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  Food rationing. King George 6th dying. The Coronation - we kids all got a model of the coronation coach. The Suez crisis. Petrol was rationed again in 1956. Mopeds - so many mopeds buzzing around. Steam locomotives. Executions - our teacher would make us all bow our heads in prayer when someone was being hanged. My dad's car, a 1936 Armstrong Siddeley that reeked of petrol. The smell of chalk in our classrooms. Awful school milk, School dinners, 2/6- every week, sixpence a day.
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  Political Correctness

  by snugglebunny in

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  i think i'm just ornery when it comes to equality.

  ever since i can remember, i've always believed that all people were created equal.

  the colour of a person's skin is irrelevent to me.

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  So what if no malice is intended? It is the consequences to others that are important. Political correctness isn't aboutyou...it is about the ones who are marginalized/silenced by dominant culture.

  The intention may be good, but the reality is that life isn't fair. I've been on the wrong side of that unfairness as much as I've been on the right side of it. Constantly altering our language so as not to offend those who feel discriminated against actually only serves to highlight their differences and eventually smacks of patronisation.

  Refraining from obvious insults is just plain good manners. However, insisting that the dominant culture walks around on eggshells for fear of causing offence - such as saying "Merry Christmas" will only result in many of that dominant culture becoming wearied and unempathetic to the minor culture.

  It's all a question of degree and intent IMHO. After all, being offended hasn't yet proved fatal to anyone.
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  Political Correctness

  by snugglebunny in

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  i think i'm just ornery when it comes to equality.

  ever since i can remember, i've always believed that all people were created equal.

  the colour of a person's skin is irrelevent to me.

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  I think I'm just ornery when it comes to equality. Ever since I can remember, I've always believed that all people were created equal. The colour of a person's skin is irrelevent to me. I recoiled at my JW upbringing when it came to women being "in subjection", my believing that marriage was a partnership, not an ownership, and that both parties were of equal value. I never cared about a person's sexual orientation, I reasoned that just because I couldn't understand the attraction it didn't mean that everyone else felt the same way. This is why political correctness so pisses me off. I know what I believe without PC people continually telling me what I should believe. I sometimes wonder if PC is actually driving folk into one extreme opinion or the other. IMHO, continually labelling people with the 'ist or 'phobe tag actually does nothing at all except polarise the person who isn't conforming to our own grand ideas. OMG - he called me an 'obe! I'd better change my views immediately! Yeah, that works....snort. Oh, and BTW, anyone who simply can't resist hanging an 'obe or an 'ist label on me after being infuriated by this post should know that I am indeed, globophobic. So there.
  
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  Latest UPDATE UK Charity Commission investigation

  by Watchtower-Free in

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  good afternoon,.

  i am writing to give you a quick update about our ongoing statutory inquiries into safeguarding and charities linked to jehovah’s witnesses.. as you may know, one of our inquiries is into watch tower bible and tract society of britain.

  we opened this inquiry in 2014. watch tower then initiated what turned out to be protracted litigation against us.

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  But wait, the Brexit ends the UK's right to complain. Lucky elders. See ... the JWs holy spirit really protects those of its kind.

  http://wire.novaramedia.com/2016/03/brexit-what-it-does-and-doesnt-mean-for-human-rights/
  
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  Why are anniversaries allowed but not birthdays?

  by hyperpen in

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  2. beliefs

  the scripture quotes aside, i was always told that we don't celebrate birthdays because that is a celebration of the self, which has no place in jehovah's organization.

  then why celebrate anniversaries?

  anniversary celebrations are about the joining of two selves, isn't that twice as selfish?.

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  It wasn't until the early 60's that anniversaries were OK'd.
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  Don't have sexual fantasies! Today's watchtower...

  by purrpurr in

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  2. bible

  the watchtower today says not to think of sex, or to have sexual fantasies.

  i'm just wondering... how many people in the hall hearing this watchtower today would be having sexual fantasies?

  sitting there thinking about sister hottie or brother hunky ?.

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  I can see it now. KH urinals complete with cake tongs dangling on a piece of string..
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  Chelmsford is green-lighted

  by Saltheart Foamfollower in

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  2. beliefs

  looks like chelmsford is going ahead after all.

  here is the text of a letter to be read out this week:.

  to all congregations in britain and irelandre: branch relocation project updatedear brothers:we rejoice to inform you that in june of this year, the governing body gave approval for thebritain branch to relocate to new facilities that will be constructed just south of chelmsford.

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  a team of about 20 have spent over a year getting rid of the asbestos contamination and are not even half way there.

  I'm sure that they're doing asbestos as they can.
  
  
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  If you live in England . . .

  by compound complex in

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  would a jehovah's witness ask you, the householder, "does christ dwell in this home?".

  i have recently viewed the lady in the van, which was filmed principally in north london.

  i am currently reviewing a transcript of alan bennett's play of the same title, looking for the exact quotation (the above may not be verbatim).. also, in the movie's subtitles, the word "curb" is spelled "kerb" in the original transcript.

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  Any comments about subtle and obvious differences between American and British speech and writing would be appreciated. Incidentally, in the film, Diehard, a German thug gave away his true identity to Bruce Willis' character by saying it was "raining dogs and cats" and by referring to the elevator as the "lift."

  I once travelled in an elevator that I shared with A German couple. It had "Schindler" embossed on the metal floor. I pointed to this and exclaimed "Shindler's lift!"

  I thought it was funny...