Spanking doctrine ‘is child abuse’ - SOUTH AFRICA

Chris Engel 9/2/138:30 PM

"The SA Human Rights Commission is investigating a Table View church for its teaching that parents may use corporal punishment to discipline children....

"“In terms of the complaint, the complainant alleges the church accepts and requires the use of corporal punishment by means of the rod, implies corporal punishment does not negatively affect the child, and the church’s purposeful promotion of corporal punishment of children is also published in its teaching materials,” their letter, dated July 3, read...."

http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/western-cape/spanking-doctrine-is-child-abuse-1.1571895#.UiVap77n_IU

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