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What does that have to do with world famine? If the farmer makes a choice to grow poppies that's his choice. But we have a choice. Do we give or don't we? Do we forsake a Starbucks and give it to those who can't afford one or give it to a genuine charity who will use our £2.50?
Children work all the time at age appropriate tasks (chores) given to them by their parents as part of their responsibility in supporting their household. At least responsible parents give their children tasks to do. Yes, the particular passage is talking about adults (which in the culture of the time was around 14 years old). When we teach and train our children, we are training them to be adults!
See, that's what I'm talking about. Common sense training and discipline with real world consequences for irresponsibility. What's missing one meal as a kid (let's face it, a lot of our kids today would be better off without a few meals once in a while!) in order to learn valuable lessons compared to much more severe consequences later in life if those lessons are never learned?
