AboutDerrick Holland Expertise I was raised in the religion known as Jehovah`s Witnesses for 13 years. Since becoming a born-again Christian, I have researched extensively this religion, especially their doctrines and their history. I can answer questions about their doctrines from the perspective of Biblical Christianity.
Experience 23 years of Biblical research into the fundamental doctrines of the Christian faith, and how they differ from the teachings of the Watchtower.
Question I need to know if Jehovah's Witnesses teach parents to discipline their children by spanking them?
Sincerely, Cheryl
Answer Cheryl,
Well, I was raised in the JW religion, and I had quite a few of them in my childhood. Of course, I needed most of them too.
Seriously though, JWs do teach and practice spanking children as a form of discipline. It is certainly not the only form of discipline, and the reasons and frequency of spanking vary from home to home, as with any non-JW family.
This is an issue that JWs are not really much different than Christians who may incorporate this type of discipline when there is just call for it.
There are a number of references in the Bible to spanking, most of them found in the book of Proverbs....
