Tag: Children
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Biblical Discipline
Biblical discipline concerns the patient work of forming a child in wisdom, responsibility, and love of God. Proverbs warns against leaving children without correction. The New Testament also directly warns parents against provoking and discouraging them. These teachings belong in the same discussion. The familiar saying “spare the rod, spoil the child” is not the…
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Child Marriage
Child marriage was banned in Pakistan’s Sindh province 11 years ago, but what good is a law that isn’t enforced? To finally enforce it, Sindh just upgraded penalties: up to 10 years in jail and massive fines for anyone marrying off girls under 18. The 2014 law already set the age at 18; now violators…