This post really ought to have a black border. I hope the terrible events taking place elsewhere in the world will not leave us without a mental space to consider what is happening here in Britain today. The Welsh Assembly Government has made it a criminal offence from today to punish a child with a smack. It has been pointed out that the Welsh Assembly government's leaflet “Ending Physical Punishment in Wales” (distributed to every household in Wales) is correct when it describes today as “a historic moment” in Wales: it is arguably the first time something Christians are expressly commanded by God to do in His Word has been deemed illegal in Wales. (See Proverbs 13:24 for example.)
What will happen now? Probably little or nothing at first. Then there will be the test case. Here in Wales we will be looking to the one who is “...our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble”. Brethren, pray for us.
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