Fyrir r\u00e9tt um 18 \u00e1rum t\u00f3k \u00e9g n\u00e1mskei\u00f0 vi\u00f0 F\u00e9lagsv\u00edsindadeild H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands um ofbeldi gegn b\u00f6rnum. Lokaverkefni mitt \u00ed n\u00e1mskei\u00f0inu fjalla\u00f0i um kenningar Votta Jeh\u00f3va um barnauppeldi. \u00c1st\u00e6\u00f0an fyrir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 tr\u00faf\u00e9lag var\u00f0 fyrir valinu en ekki t.d. Krossinn, morm\u00f3nar, l\u00fatherska kirkjan e\u00f0a \u00c1satr\u00faars\u00f6fnu\u00f0urinn var s\u00fa a\u00f0 Vottar Jeh\u00f3va lifa eftir mj\u00f6g \u00e1kve\u00f0num reglum og hugmyndir \u00feeirra um uppeldi barna eru a\u00f0gengilegar \u00ed ritum tr\u00faf\u00e9lagsins, en ekki einv\u00f6r\u00f0ungu \u00ed munnlegum pr\u00e9dikunum.<\/p>\n
S\u00ed\u00f0an \u00e9g skrifa\u00f0i verkefni\u00f0 hefur sj\u00e1lfsagt \u00fdmislegt breyst hj\u00e1 Vottum Jeh\u00f3va. \u00de\u00e1 hef \u00e9g tileinka\u00f0 m\u00e9r a\u00f0rar a\u00f0fer\u00f0ir \u00ed a\u00f0 n\u00e1lgast umfj\u00f6llun um a\u00f0ra (e<\/em>. the other) en \u00e9g ger\u00f0i \u00ed upphaflega verkefninu. \u00der\u00e1tt fyrir \u00fea\u00f0 held \u00e9g a\u00f0 \u00feetta verkefni megi vel liggja h\u00e9r \u00e1 ispeculate.net, ekki einv\u00f6r\u00f0ungu sem gagnr\u00fdnin \u00fattekt \u00e1 Vottum Jeh\u00f3va, heldur l\u00edka sem \u00e1minning um hvernig tr\u00faarlegar kennisetningar geta veri\u00f0 ska\u00f0legar og jafnvel h\u00e6ttulegar.<\/p>\n \u00c9g hef endursko\u00f0a\u00f0 textann nokku\u00f0 fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed sem hann var \u00ed lokaverkefninu, me\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 markmi\u00f0i a\u00f0 gera innihaldi\u00f0 a\u00f0gengilegra og til a\u00f0 leyfa textanum a\u00f0 fl\u00e6\u00f0a betur. \u00de\u00e1 er r\u00e9tt a\u00f0 nefna a\u00f0 \u00ed textanum er v\u00edsa\u00f0 til Laga um vernd barna og ungmenna 58\/1992<\/em>, \u00feau l\u00f6g voru felld \u00far gildi me\u00f0 sam\u00feykkt Barnaverndarlaga nr. 80\/2002<\/em> (http:\/\/www.althingi.is\/altext\/stjt\/2002.080.html)<\/a>. Eins er v\u00edsa\u00f0 til a\u00f0aln\u00e1mskr\u00e1r fr\u00e1 1989, en h\u00fan hefur veri\u00f0 endursko\u00f0u\u00f0 a.m.k. tvisvar fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00e9g skrifa\u00f0i upphaflega textann.<\/p>\n Verkefni\u00f0 hefst \u00e1 umfj\u00f6llun um skilgreiningar \u00e1 ofbeldi gegn b\u00f6rnum. \u00dev\u00ed n\u00e6st er fjalla\u00f0 um s\u00f6gu tr\u00faf\u00e9lagsins og valdar kenningar \u00feess \u00ed tengslum vi\u00f0 barnauppeldi.<\/p>\n Um ofbeldi gegn b\u00f6rnum<\/strong><\/p>\n Almennar skilgreiningar \u00e1 ofbeldi gegn b\u00f6rnum<\/em><\/p>\n <\/em>\u00cd grein sinni Ofbeldi \u00ed fj\u00f6lskyldum<\/em> sem birtist \u00ed ritinu Fj\u00f6lskyldan uppspretta l\u00edfsgilda<\/em> notar Hrefna \u00d3lafsd\u00f3ttir eftirfarandi skilgreiningu \u00e1 ofbeldi gagnvart b\u00f6rnum:<\/p>\n Barn er beitt ofbeldi \u00feegar einhver a\u00f0ili sem barni\u00f0 \u00fearf a\u00f0 treysta \u00e1 misb\u00fd\u00f0ur \u00fev\u00ed \u00feannig a\u00f0 barni\u00f0 getur ekki treyst \u00e1 vernd fr\u00e1 vi\u00f0komandi a\u00f0ila. Gerandinn getur veri\u00f0 allt fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 vera a\u00f0eins nokkrum \u00e1rum eldri en barni\u00f0 sj\u00e1lft sem sem systkini e\u00f0a af n\u00e6stu e\u00f0a \u00fear n\u00e6stu kynsl\u00f3\u00f0 vi\u00f0 barni\u00f0. (Hrefna \u00d3lafsd\u00f3ttir, 1994, bls. 86-87)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Eftir a\u00f0 hafa sett fram \u00feessa skilgreiningu skiptir svo Hrefna ofbeldinu upp \u00ed fj\u00f3ra meginflokka sem eru:<\/p>\n L\u00edkamlegt ofbeldi<\/em>, \u00fear sem h\u00fan vitnar me\u00f0al annars \u00ed skilgreiningu fr\u00e1 Bandar\u00edkjunum sem segir:<\/p>\n [L\u00edkamlegt ofbeldi er] l\u00edkamleg sk\u00f6ddun \u00e1 barni undir 18 \u00e1ra aldri fr\u00e1 hendi a\u00f0ila sem er \u00e1byrgur fyrir velfer\u00f0 barnsins, vi\u00f0 a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0ur \u00fear sem velfer\u00f0 barnsins og heilsu er \u00f6gra\u00f0 samkv\u00e6mt skilgreiningu \u00ed reglum heilbrig\u00f0is-, trygginga- og f\u00e9lagsm\u00e1lar\u00e1\u00f0uneytis.(Hrefna \u00d3lafsd\u00f3ttir, 1994, bls. 87)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Andlegt\/tilfinningalegt ofbeldi<\/em>, \u00fear sem Hrefna vitnar \u00ed skilgreiningu Kaplan fr\u00e1 1991:<\/p>\n \u00deessi tegund ofbeldis felst \u00ed atri\u00f0um eins og a\u00f0 hafna, \u00f3gna, hr\u00e6\u00f0a, einangra, l\u00e1ta afskiptalaust og lei\u00f0a \u00e1 glapstigu. (Hrefna \u00d3lafsd\u00f3ttir, 1994, bls. 88)<\/p>\n … t.d. me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 neita unglingnum um aukna \u00e1byrg\u00f0 \u00e1 eigin l\u00edfi e\u00f0a a\u00f0 neita a\u00f0 vi\u00f0urkenna aukna \u00fe\u00f6rf unglingsins til a\u00f0 mynda tengsl utan fj\u00f6lskyldunnar. (Hrefna \u00d3lafsd\u00f3ttir, 1994, bls. 88)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Vanr\u00e6ksla<\/em>, \u00fear sem Hrefna vitnar enn \u00ed Kaplan:<\/p>\n \u00dever\u00f6fugt vi\u00f0 tv\u00e6r fyrrnefndar tegundir ofbeldis sem byggja \u00e1 framkv\u00e6md \u00fe\u00e1 byggir vanr\u00e6ksla \u00e1 a\u00f0ger\u00f0aleysi. Vanr\u00e6ksla er vi\u00f0h\u00f6f\u00f0 af einstaklingum sem eru \u00e1byrgir fyrir b\u00f6rnum og sem ekki uppfylla \u00fe\u00e6r kr\u00f6fur sem \u00fea\u00f0 hlutverk krefst af \u00feeim. (Hrefna \u00d3lafsd\u00f3ttir, 1994, bls. 88)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Kynfer\u00f0ilegt ofbeldi<\/em>, en \u00fear velur Hrefna svohlj\u00f3\u00f0andi skilgreiningu, fr\u00e1 Mrazek s\u00ed\u00f0an 1985:<\/p>\n Stutt \u00e1grip af s\u00f6gu Votta Jeh\u00f3va<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00c1gripi\u00f0 sem fer h\u00e9r \u00e1 eftir byggir a\u00f0 mestu \u00e1 ritinu Heimsendir \u00ed n\u00e1nd eftir Bjarni Randver Sigurvinsson og \u00far b\u00f3kinni Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses – Proclaimers of Gods Kingdom fr\u00e1 1993.<\/em><\/p>\n Tr\u00faf\u00e9lagi\u00f0<\/em><\/p>\n <\/em>Upphaf Votta Jeh\u00f3va m\u00e1 rekja til Pennsylvan\u00edur\u00edkis \u00ed Bandar\u00edkjunum, en \u00ed kringum 1870 kom Charles Taze Russell \u00e1 f\u00f3t Bibl\u00edulesh\u00f3pi sem \u00fer\u00f3a\u00f0ist yfir \u00ed formlegan tr\u00faars\u00f6fnu\u00f0, \u00fear sem Russell var \u00fatnefndur prestur safna\u00f0arins. Russell \u00fer\u00f3a\u00f0i gu\u00f0fr\u00e6\u00f0i s\u00edna og safna\u00f0arins \u00far smi\u00f0ju \u00fdmissa kennimanna, a\u00f0allega \u00far h\u00f3pi a\u00f0ventista. Zion’s Watchtower Tract Society<\/em> var formlega skr\u00e1\u00f0 \u00ed Pennsylvan\u00edur\u00edki 1884. \u00cd upphafi var megin\u00e1hersla l\u00f6g\u00f0 \u00e1 helgun og r\u00e9tt l\u00edferni, enda endurkoma Krists yfirvofandi. \u00c1ri\u00f0 1909 voru a\u00f0alst\u00f6\u00f0var tr\u00faf\u00e9lagsins fluttar \u00far Pennsylvan\u00edur\u00edki til Brooklyn \u00ed New York. Vi\u00f0 flutninginn til New York var stofna\u00f0 n\u00fdtt f\u00e9lag Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York Inc<\/em> sem er enn \u00ed dag h\u00f6fu\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0var tr\u00faf\u00e9lagsins.<\/p>\n Vottar Jeh\u00f3va telja sig einv\u00f6r\u00f0ungu tilheyra Gu\u00f0sr\u00edkinu, og hafna \u00fear me\u00f0 umbo\u00f0i allra veraldlegra stj\u00f3rnvalda. \u00cd kringum fyrri heimstyrj\u00f6ldina neitu\u00f0u me\u00f0limir f\u00e9lagsins a\u00f0 gegna her\u00fej\u00f3nustu \u00ed Bandar\u00edkjunum og voru einhverjir \u00far tr\u00faf\u00e9laginu d\u00e6mdir \u00ed fangelsi fyrir landr\u00e1\u00f0. \u00cd kj\u00f6lfar \u00feess styrktist \u00e1hersla tr\u00faf\u00e9lagsins \u00e1 yfirvofandi heimsendi. B\u00f3kin Millj\u00f3nir n\u00falifandi manna<\/em> munu aldrei deyja kom \u00fat 1920 og megin\u00e1hersla tr\u00faf\u00e9lagsme\u00f0lima var l\u00f6g\u00f0 \u00e1 mikilv\u00e6gi bo\u00f0unarstarfsins h\u00fas \u00far h\u00fasi, \u00fear sem vara\u00f0 var vi\u00f0 yfirvofandi heimsendi og bo\u00f0in til s\u00f6lu ritverk tr\u00faf\u00e9lagsins. \u00de\u00e1 voru allir me\u00f0limir tr\u00faf\u00e9lagsins skikka\u00f0ir til a\u00f0 skila inn sk\u00fdrslum m\u00e1na\u00f0arlega til a\u00f0alst\u00f6\u00f0vanna \u00ed New York, \u00fear sem hver og einn ger\u00f0i grein fyrir bo\u00f0unarstarfi s\u00ednu. S\u00e1 si\u00f0ur hefur haldist upp fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed me\u00f0al Votta Jeh\u00f3va. Mi\u00f0st\u00fdring tr\u00faf\u00e9lagsins \u00f3x me\u00f0 t\u00edmanum og \u00f6ldungum \u00ed s\u00f6fnu\u00f0um var banna\u00f0 a\u00f0 halda r\u00e6\u00f0ur fr\u00e1 eigin brj\u00f3sti, heldur gert a\u00f0 lesa upp \u00far greinum \u00far ritum tr\u00faf\u00e9lagsins. 1938 var svo dregi\u00f0 verulega \u00far sj\u00e1lfst\u00e6\u00f0i safna\u00f0anna \u00feegar fari\u00f0 var a\u00f0 skipa umsj\u00f3narmenn og a\u00f0sto\u00f0armenn \u00feeirra \u00ed hverjum s\u00f6fnu\u00f0i beint fr\u00e1 a\u00f0alst\u00f6\u00f0vunum \u00ed Brooklyn.<\/p>\n \u00der\u00e1tt fyrir \u00f6flugt bo\u00f0unarstarf var\u00f0 l\u00edtil aukning \u00ed tr\u00faf\u00e9laginu fram undir 1930, a\u00f0allega vegna klofningsh\u00f3pa sem h\u00e6ttu \u00ed s\u00f6fnu\u00f0inum jafn \u00f3\u00f0um og n\u00fdjir b\u00e6ttust vi\u00f0. Til a\u00f0 styrkja innvi\u00f0i tr\u00faf\u00e9lagsins me\u00f0limum banna\u00f0 a\u00f0 hafa samskipti vi\u00f0 klofningsh\u00f3pa 1931 og \u00e1 sama t\u00edma var teki\u00f0 upp heiti\u00f0 Vottar Jeh\u00f3va. Bo\u00f0unin \u00fer\u00f3a\u00f0ist jafnframt og \u00e1herslan \u00e1 a\u00f0 verja hi\u00f0 r\u00e9tta nafn Gu\u00f0s, Jeh\u00f3va, var\u00f0 eitt af lykilverkefnum tr\u00faf\u00e9lagsins. Tr\u00faf\u00e9lagi\u00f0 m\u00f3ta\u00f0i auk \u00feess reglur til a\u00f0 a\u00f0greina Votta Jeh\u00f3va fr\u00e1 \u00f6\u00f0rum tr\u00fah\u00f3pum, t.d. me\u00f0 banni vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 halda h\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0ir eins og t.d. j\u00f3l og p\u00e1ska. \u00deannig var bann vi\u00f0 bl\u00f3\u00f0gj\u00f6fum teki\u00f0 upp 1961.<\/p>\n B\u00f3ka\u00fatg\u00e1fa<\/em><\/p>\n Allt fr\u00e1 \u00e1rinu 1879 hafa me\u00f0limir tr\u00faf\u00e9lagsins gefi\u00f0 \u00fat bl\u00f6\u00f0 og b\u00e6kur til a\u00f0 dreifa bo\u00f0skap f\u00e9lagsins. Hafa sumir f\u00e9lagsfr\u00e6\u00f0ingar vilja\u00f0 tala um Votta Jeh\u00f3va fremur sem b\u00f3ka\u00fatg\u00e1fu en tr\u00faf\u00e9lag (P\u00e9tur P\u00e9tursson, mars 1995) \u00fear sem \u00e1kve\u00f0inn h\u00f3pur manna er skuldbundinn til a\u00f0 kaupa \u00e1kve\u00f0i\u00f0 magn af hverju riti og endurselja. \u00deessi sko\u00f0un er \u00fe\u00f3 v\u00e6gast sagt einf\u00f6ld \u00fear sem l\u00edfsst\u00edl og hugsunum b\u00f3kas\u00f6lumannanna er mi\u00f0st\u00fdrt jafn miki\u00f0 og raun ber vitni.<\/p>\n \u00c1ri\u00f0 1942 var\u00f0 s\u00fa breyting \u00e1 \u00fatg\u00e1fum\u00e1lum a\u00f0 h\u00e6tt var a\u00f0 skrifa h\u00f6fundarn\u00f6fn \u00e1 greinar \u00fear sem \u00feau skiptu ekki m\u00e1li, allt \u00ed bla\u00f0inu v\u00e6ri komi\u00f0 fr\u00e1 Jeh\u00f3va Gu\u00f0i.<\/p>\n Vottar Jeh\u00f3va \u00e1 \u00cdslandi<\/em><\/p>\n <\/em>Tr\u00fas\u00f6fnu\u00f0urinn barst til \u00cdslands fyrir mi\u00f0ja \u00feessa \u00f6ld. Hann hefur n\u00e1\u00f0 a\u00f0 skj\u00f3ta h\u00e9r nokkrum r\u00f3tum og eru n\u00fa r\u00famlega 500 me\u00f0limir skr\u00e1\u00f0ir hj\u00e1 Hagstofunni. Af \u00feeim taka um 300 virkan \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed starfi safna\u00f0arins me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 ganga \u00ed h\u00fas. S\u00f6fnu\u00f0urinn i\u00f0kar fullor\u00f0nissk\u00edrn og eru \u00ed kringum 15 manns sk\u00edr\u00f0ir inn \u00ed s\u00f6fnu\u00f0inn h\u00e9r \u00e1 landi hvert \u00e1r.<\/p>\n Valdar kenningar Votta Jeh\u00f3va<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong>Um Gu\u00f0r\u00e6\u00f0i (Theocracy)<\/em><\/p>\n Vottar Jeh\u00f3va l\u00edta svo \u00e1 a\u00f0 \u00feeir s\u00e9u hinir \u00fatv\u00f6ldu h\u00e9r \u00e1 j\u00f6r\u00f0 og hi\u00f0 stj\u00f3rnandi r\u00e1\u00f0 \u00ed New York s\u00e9u sta\u00f0genglar Jeh\u00f3va Gu\u00f0s. Vottar l\u00edta svo \u00e1 a\u00f0 \u00feeir lifi \u00ed r\u00edki Gu\u00f0s \u00fear sem hi\u00f0 stj\u00f3rnandi r\u00e1\u00f0 s\u00e9 gu\u00f0leg r\u00edkisstj\u00f3rn. Af \u00feeim s\u00f6kum taka Vottar Jeh\u00f3va ekki \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed neinu p\u00f3l\u00edt\u00edsku starfi og hafa engin samskipti vi\u00f0 stj\u00f3rnv\u00f6ld umfram \u00fea\u00f0 sem nau\u00f0syn krefur. F\u00e9lagi \u00ed Vottum Jeh\u00f3va \u00e1 \u00cdslandi sk\u00fdr\u00f0i \u00feetta sem svo a\u00f0 hann v\u00e6ri b\u00fainn a\u00f0 kj\u00f3sa \u00ed s\u00ednum stj\u00f3rnarkosningum \u00ed eitt skipti fyrir \u00f6ll. Hann hef\u00f0i kosi\u00f0 Jeh\u00f3va Gu\u00f0.<\/p>\n Vottar Jeh\u00f3va taka \u00fev\u00ed ekki \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed kosningum e\u00f0a neinum h\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0arh\u00f6ldum \u00ed tengslum vi\u00f0 \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0erni, s.s. 17. j\u00fan\u00ed e\u00f0a 1. desember. \u00de\u00e1 taka \u00feeir ekki \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed f\u00e1nahyllingum e\u00f0a flutningi \u00e1 \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0s\u00f6ngvum. \u00c1st\u00e6\u00f0a afskiptaleysisins er \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00feeir l\u00edta svo \u00e1 a\u00f0 \u00f6ll stj\u00f3rnv\u00f6ld utan stj\u00f3rnar Vottanna s\u00e9u hluti af hinu illa skipulagi Satans. (Bjarni Randver, 1994, bls. 55) Fred W. Franz sem seinna var\u00f0 forseti tr\u00faf\u00e9lagsins, h\u00e9lt \u00fev\u00ed fram fyrir r\u00e9tti \u00ed Bandar\u00edkjunum a\u00f0 Gu\u00f0 sj\u00e1lfur v\u00e6ri ritstj\u00f3ri t\u00edmaritsins Var\u00f0turninn<\/em> sem gefi\u00f0 er \u00fat af Vottum Jeh\u00f3va. \u00cd sama m\u00e1li kom Nathan H. Knorr sem \u00fe\u00e1 var forseti tr\u00faf\u00e9lagsins og vi\u00f0urkenndi a\u00f0 efni t\u00edmaritsins v\u00e6ri sett fram sem or\u00f0 Gu\u00f0s. (Bjarni Randver, 1994, bls. 44)<\/p>\n Hugmyndum um gu\u00f0r\u00e6\u00f0i fylgir krafa um fullkomna vir\u00f0ing fyrir hinu stj\u00f3rnandi r\u00e1\u00f0i sem sagt er hafa vald sitt fr\u00e1 Gu\u00f0i. \u00dev\u00ed er b\u00f6rnum gert lj\u00f3st a\u00f0 \u00f3hl\u00fd\u00f0ni vi\u00f0 yfirvaldi\u00f0 \u00ed New York veldur ekki bara erfi\u00f0leikum h\u00e9r \u00ed heimi heldur hafi \u00fea\u00f0 vald um \u00fea\u00f0 hverjir komist \u00ed parad\u00eds \u00e1 j\u00f6r\u00f0. \u00d3hl\u00fd\u00f0ni vi\u00f0 hi\u00f0 stj\u00f3rnandi r\u00e1\u00f0 er \u00fev\u00ed \u00e1v\u00edsun \u00e1 eil\u00edfa gl\u00f6tun.<\/p>\n \u00cd b\u00f3kinni Fj\u00f6lskyldul\u00edf \u00feitt gert hamingjur\u00edkt<\/em> er foreldrum bent \u00e1 a\u00f0 nota \u00fea\u00f0 r\u00e1\u00f0 vi\u00f0 b\u00f6rn s\u00edn, \u00feegar \u00feau n\u00e1i \u00feeim aldri a\u00f0 skilja, a\u00f0 segja \u00feeim a\u00f0 ef \u00feau ekki hl\u00fd\u00f0nist geti \u00feau valdi\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 foreldrarnir glatist a\u00f0 eil\u00edfu.<\/p>\n Hugmyndir um hina s\u00ed\u00f0ustu t\u00edma<\/em><\/p>\n Heimsendabo\u00f0skapur hefur veri\u00f0 mj\u00f6g st\u00f3r \u00fe\u00e1ttur \u00ed starfi Votta Jeh\u00f3va allt fr\u00e1 upphafi. Margoft hefur heimsendi veri\u00f0 sp\u00e1\u00f0, t.d. 1914, 1918, 1925 og 1975.<\/p>\n Vottar Jeh\u00f3va halda \u00fev\u00ed fram \u00ed dag a\u00f0 heimsendir ver\u00f0i \u00e1\u00f0ur en s\u00fa kynsl\u00f3\u00f0 sem f\u00e6dd er fyrir 1914 l\u00ed\u00f0ur undir lok og s\u00e9 \u00fev\u00ed n\u00e1l\u00e6gur okkur. Heimsendir s\u00e9u \u00fe\u00f3 ekki endir fyrir alla heldur ver\u00f0i<\/p>\n allir andst\u00e6\u00f0ingar \u00feeirra … teknir af l\u00edfi \u00e1samt \u00feeim, sem l\u00e9tu fagna\u00f0arerindi\u00f0 um r\u00edki Jeh\u00f3va Gu\u00f0s sig engu var\u00f0a. (Bjarni Randver, ma\u00ed 1994, bls. 61)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n \u00cd barnab\u00f3k fr\u00e1 s\u00f6fnu\u00f0inum er \u00feetta or\u00f0a\u00f0 \u00feannig:<\/p>\n Hefndardagur Gu\u00f0s mun koma sem mikil og alveg \u00f3v\u00e6nt skelfing yfir alla \u00fe\u00e1, sem eru fyrir utan Samf\u00e9lag hins n\u00fdja heims. … Lamandi hr\u00e6\u00f0sla mun brei\u00f0ast \u00fat \u00e1 me\u00f0al mannfj\u00f6ldans, svo a\u00f0 mennirnir missa algerlega stj\u00f3rn \u00e1 s\u00e9r og fara a\u00f0 drepa hver annan. … \u00deeim sem ver\u00f0a ekki drepnir af n\u00e1gr\u00f6nnum s\u00ednum, munu hinar himnesku hersveitir Gu\u00f0s ey\u00f0a. Eftir \u00feessa orrustu er t\u00edmi \u00fe\u00fasund \u00e1ra r\u00edkisins h\u00e9r \u00e1 j\u00f6r\u00f0inni samkv\u00e6mt Vottum Jeh\u00f3va og mun \u00fear ver\u00f0a t\u00edmi gle\u00f0i, fri\u00f0ar og \u00e1n\u00e6gju sem hefst me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0<\/p>\n … \u00feeir sem lifa Harmaged\u00f3n af hafa \u00fea\u00f0 verkefni a\u00f0 hreinsa j\u00f6r\u00f0ina og fjarl\u00e6gja r\u00fastir \u00feessa gamla kerfis. \u00de\u00e1 munu \u00feeir, undir stj\u00f3rn Gu\u00f0sr\u00edkis, yrkja j\u00f6r\u00f0ina og gera hana a\u00f0 f\u00f6grum b\u00fasta\u00f0. \u00dea\u00f0 ver\u00f0ur sannarlega \u00e1n\u00e6gjulegt verkefni! (\u00de\u00fa getur lifa\u00f0 a\u00f0 eiil\u00edfu \u00ed parad\u00eds \u00e1 j\u00f6r\u00f0; 1984, bls. 159)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Reyndar er ekki \u00f6llu loki\u00f0 h\u00e9r \u00fev\u00ed eftir \u00fe\u00fasund \u00e1ra r\u00edki\u00f0 ver\u00f0a menn valdir \u00e1fram eftir frammist\u00f6\u00f0u sinni \u00ed \u00fev\u00ed r\u00edki og valdir anna\u00f0 hvort til eil\u00edfs l\u00edfs e\u00f0a dau\u00f0a.<\/p>\n Eins og \u00e1\u00f0ur er nefnt \u00fe\u00e1 er foreldrum \u00ed h\u00f3pi Votta Jeh\u00f3va r\u00e1\u00f0lagt a\u00f0 nota \u00fe\u00e1 a\u00f0fer\u00f0 vi\u00f0 uppeldi barna sinna a\u00f0 gera \u00feau \u00e1byrg fyrir eil\u00edfri velfer\u00f0 foreldra sinna. H\u00e9r er sektarkennd og tilfinningar \u00ed gar\u00f0 foreldra nota\u00f0 til a\u00f0 hr\u00e6\u00f0a b\u00f6rn fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 gera \u00fea\u00f0 sem ekki er \u00fe\u00f3knanlegt innan tr\u00faf\u00e9lagsins. S\u00edfellt er barni\u00f0 \u00ed h\u00e6ttu um a\u00f0 valda gl\u00f6tun foreldra sinna.<\/p>\n Anna\u00f0 sem r\u00e9tt er a\u00f0 staldra vi\u00f0 \u00ed hugmyndum tr\u00faf\u00e9lagsins um gl\u00f6tun eru l\u00fdsingar \u00feeir sem b\u00f6rn eru l\u00e1tin lesa og \u00feekkja. B\u00f6rnum er kennt a\u00f0 ef \u00feau lj\u00faga \u00fe\u00e1 rotni tunga \u00feeirra, ef \u00feau stela rotni hendin \u00e1 d\u00f3msdegi. Me\u00f0 \u00feessari h\u00f3tun um gl\u00f6tun og rotnun \u00feeirra l\u00edff\u00e6ra sem brj\u00f3ta af s\u00e9r er veri\u00f0 a\u00f0 hr\u00e6\u00f0a b\u00f6rn til hl\u00fd\u00f0ni.<\/p>\n \u00cd skilgreiningum Kaplan \u00e1 ofbeldi gagnvart b\u00f6rnum er \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 hr\u00e6\u00f0a eitt af einkennum andlegs ofbeldis. \u00deessi hr\u00e6\u00f0sla sem h\u00e9r um r\u00e6\u00f0ir er \u00fe\u00f3 ekki hr\u00e6\u00f0slan vi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 vera barin e\u00f0a f\u00e1 ekki a\u00f0 fara \u00ed b\u00ed\u00f3. Hr\u00e6\u00f0slan sem ali\u00f0 \u00e1 h\u00e9r er hr\u00e6\u00f0slan vi\u00f0 eil\u00edfa gl\u00f6tun, dau\u00f0a sj\u00e1lfs s\u00edn a\u00f0 eil\u00edfu \u00e1 skelfilegan h\u00e1tt e\u00f0a \u00fea\u00f0 sem verra er. Hr\u00e6\u00f0slan vi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 vera ors\u00f6k eil\u00edfrar gl\u00f6tunar foreldranna.<\/p>\n \u00cd vi\u00f0tali \u00ed bandar\u00edska fr\u00e9tta\u00fe\u00e6ttinum 60 minutes<\/em> l\u00fdsir fyrrum Votti Jeh\u00f3va \u00fev\u00ed \u00feegar hann var barn og gekk um au\u00f0mannahverfin \u00ed b\u00e6num sem hann bj\u00f3 og valdi s\u00e9r h\u00fas. Hann vissi \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 eftir heimslokin yr\u00f0u h\u00fasin au\u00f0 og hann og a\u00f0rir Vottar Jeh\u00f3va g\u00e6tu vali\u00f0 s\u00e9r hva\u00f0a h\u00fas \u00e1 j\u00f6r\u00f0inni sem var til b\u00fasetu. Svo fremur sem safna\u00f0arme\u00f0limur byggi \u00fear ekki fyrir. Allir sem ekki tilheyr\u00f0u s\u00f6fnu\u00f0inum myndu anna\u00f0 tveggja drepa hvor annan vi\u00f0 heimslokin e\u00f0a vera teknir af l\u00edfi af himneskum hersveitum Gu\u00f0s. N\u00e1unginn, utan tr\u00faf\u00e9lagsins, var \u00feannig vi\u00f0fang tr\u00fabo\u00f0s h\u00fas \u00far h\u00fasi \u00ed tilraun til a\u00f0 bjarga honum en ef hann s\u00e6i ekki a\u00f0 s\u00e9r vi\u00f0 heims\u00f3knina e\u00f0a s\u00fdndi \u00e1huga var hann einskis ver\u00f0ur.<\/p>\n \u00cd vi\u00f0tali \u00ed Pressunni 17. j\u00fan\u00ed 1992<\/em> l\u00fdsir kona sem k\u00f6llu\u00f0 er Lilja (ekki r\u00e9tt nafn) samskiptum s\u00ednum vi\u00f0 s\u00f6fnu\u00f0inn \u00e1 \u00cdslandi. H\u00fan var \u00ed s\u00f6fnu\u00f0inum um t\u00edma og giftist inn \u00ed hann. Er h\u00fan s\u00ed\u00f0ar skildi vi\u00f0 mann sinn f\u00e9kk h\u00fan forr\u00e6\u00f0i yfir b\u00f6rnum \u00feeirra, en var ger\u00f0 burtr\u00e6k \u00far s\u00f6fnu\u00f0inum. B\u00f6rnin fara \u00fe\u00f3 til f\u00f6\u00f0urins reglulega. \u00cd vi\u00f0talinu kemur fram a\u00f0 eftir a\u00f0 b\u00f6rnin hafa veri\u00f0 hj\u00e1 f\u00f6\u00f0urnum gr\u00e1tbi\u00f0ja \u00feau i\u00f0ulega m\u00f3\u00f0ur s\u00edna a\u00f0 koma aftur \u00ed s\u00f6fnu\u00f0inn \u00fear sem h\u00fan s\u00e9 annars a\u00f0 eil\u00edfu gl\u00f6tu\u00f0. \u00c1st\u00e6\u00f0a \u00feessa er s\u00fa a\u00f0 \u00feegar fa\u00f0irinn hefur b\u00f6rnin, notar hann t\u00edma sinn me\u00f0 \u00feeim til a\u00f0 innr\u00e6ta \u00feeim bo\u00f0skap safna\u00f0arins. \u00dear \u00e1 me\u00f0al \u00fe\u00e1 \u201esta\u00f0reynd\u201c a\u00f0 m\u00f3\u00f0irin er gl\u00f6tu\u00f0 a\u00f0 eil\u00edfu.<\/p>\n \u00c6tla m\u00e6tti a\u00f0 \u00feessar fr\u00e1sagnir v\u00e6ri einst\u00f6k d\u00e6mi um mist\u00falkun \/ misnotkun einstaklinga \u00e1 hugmyndum um gl\u00f6tun en v\u00ed\u00f0ar m\u00e1 sj\u00e1 hvernig vi\u00f0horf til n\u00e1ungans sem d\u00e6mdur hefur veri\u00f0 \u201ehafur\u201c, er \u00e1 \u00fe\u00e1 lei\u00f0 a\u00f0 vi\u00f0komandi s\u00e9 einskis ver\u00f0ur. En hafur er nota\u00f0 af Vottum Jeh\u00f3va um \u00fe\u00e1 sem ekkert vilja me\u00f0 tr\u00faf\u00e9lagi\u00f0 hafa. Er \u00feetta or\u00f0 fengi\u00f0 \u00far N\u00fdja testamentinu \u00feegar Jes\u00fas Kristur talar um a\u00f0 skipa sau\u00f0um s\u00e9r til h\u00e6gri handar en h\u00f6frum til vinstri (\u00fe.e. til gl\u00f6tunar). <\/span><\/p>\n Hva\u00f0 var\u00f0ar fr\u00e1s\u00f6gn Lilju er \u00fea\u00f0 lj\u00f3st a\u00f0 algengt er a\u00f0 fr\u00e1skildir foreldrar bera illan hug hvort til annars en h\u00e9r er um meira a\u00f0 r\u00e6\u00f0a. Hugmyndakerfi sem b\u00f6rnin alast upp \u00ed a\u00f0 hluta heldur \u00fev\u00ed fram a\u00f0 m\u00f3\u00f0ir \u00feeirra s\u00e9 a\u00f0 eil\u00edfu gl\u00f6tu\u00f0. \u00c6tla m\u00e1 a\u00f0 b\u00f6rn sem alast upp vi\u00f0 \u00fev\u00edl\u00edkar a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0ur b\u00fai ekki vi\u00f0 miki\u00f0 \u00f6ryggi \u00ed daglegu l\u00edfi.<\/p>\n Um hlutverk einstaklinga \u00ed heiminum<\/em><\/p>\n Vottar l\u00edta svo \u00e1 a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00f3 \u00feeir s\u00e9u h\u00e9r \u00ed heiminum \u00fe\u00e1 s\u00e9u \u00feeir ekki hluti af honum. A\u00f0 \u00feeirra mati er heimurinn \u00e1 valdi hins illa. Hlutverk \u00feeirra \u00ed heiminum er a\u00f0 s\u00fdna \u00f6llum a\u00f0 Jeh\u00f3va Gu\u00f0 er r\u00e9ttm\u00e6tur og ver\u00f0ugur einvaldur \u00e1 j\u00f6r\u00f0inni. \u00deetta gera \u00feeir me\u00f0 efalausri hl\u00fd\u00f0ni vi\u00f0 sta\u00f0gengil Jeh\u00f3va Gu\u00f0s sem er hi\u00f0 stj\u00f3rnandi r\u00e1\u00f0.<\/p>\n … Ef vi\u00f0 f\u00f6rum a\u00f0 hugsa sem svo, a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 vitum betur en skipulagi\u00f0, \u00e6ttum vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 spyrja okkur sj\u00e1lf: \u201eHvar l\u00e6r\u00f0um vi\u00f0 eiginlega hinn bibl\u00edulega sannleika? Hef\u00f0um vi\u00f0 kynnst vegi sannleikans ef vi\u00f0 hef\u00f0um ekki hloti\u00f0 lei\u00f0s\u00f6gn fr\u00e1 skipulaginu? Getum vi\u00f0 \u00ed raun og veru komist af \u00e1n lei\u00f0sagnar skipulags Gu\u00f0s?\u201c Nei, vi\u00f0 getum \u00fea\u00f0 ekki! (Bjarna Randver, ma\u00ed 1994)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Hver er \u00e9g? Hvert er mitt hlutverk \u00ed l\u00edfinu? \u00deessar spurningar m\u00f3ta einstaklinginn \u00ed l\u00edfinu, hvar sem hann er hva\u00f0a tr\u00faf\u00e9lagi sem hann tilheyrir. H\u00e9r mun \u00e9g staldra vi\u00f0 spurninguna: Hvernig m\u00f3tast Vottar Jeh\u00f3va?<\/p>\n Strax fr\u00e1 unga aldri er \u00e6tlast til a\u00f0 b\u00f6rn m\u00e6ti me\u00f0 foreldrum s\u00ednum \u00e1 samkomur. \u00c1 samkomunum f\u00e1 allir s\u00f6mu fr\u00e6\u00f0slu. B\u00f6rn sitja allan t\u00edmann me\u00f0 foreldrum s\u00ednum og er \u00e6tlast til a\u00f0 \u00feau taki \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed samkomunni eftir bestu getu. S\u00fa krafa er ger\u00f0 til barnanna a\u00f0 \u00feau sitji stillt og hlusti allan t\u00edmann sem fr\u00e6\u00f0slan fer fram, en geti \u00fe\u00f3 komi\u00f0 me\u00f0 fyrirspurnir og athugasemdir var\u00f0andi efni fr\u00e6\u00f0slunnar.\u00a0\u00c6tlast er til a\u00f0 b\u00f6rnin taki \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed og nemi \u00fea\u00f0 sem og fullor\u00f0i\u00f0 f\u00f3lk a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed marki sem m\u00f6gulegt er. Eins er \u00e6tlast til a\u00f0 \u00feau sitji kyrr og hlusti \u00ed lengri t\u00edma annars er h\u00e6tt vi\u00f0 flengingu.<\/p>\n Joseph Wilting staldrar vi\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1ttt\u00f6ku barna \u00ed samkomum \u00ed b\u00f3k sinni Riket sem ikke kom<\/em>:<\/p>\n Oftsinnis s\u00e1 \u00e9g b\u00f6rn f\u00e1 kinnhest \u00e1 samkomum \u00fev\u00ed \u00feau \u00e1ttu erfitt me\u00f0 a\u00f0 sitja kyrr, \u00feegar klukkan var or\u00f0in \u00fea\u00f0 margt a\u00f0 \u00feau hef\u00f0u \u00ed raun \u00e1tt a\u00f0 vera komin undir s\u00e6ng (Wilting, Joseph, 1992, bls. 111).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Allt fr\u00e1 unga aldri s\u00f3ttu b\u00f6rnin safna\u00f0arsamkomurnar og f\u00f3ru me\u00f0 okkur \u00fat \u00ed \u00fej\u00f3nustuna \u00e1 akrinum. Skref fyrir skref l\u00e6r\u00f0u \u00feau a\u00f0 pr\u00e9dika – hringja dyrabj\u00f6llum, heilsa, segja til nafns, bj\u00f3\u00f0a bo\u00f0smi\u00f0a, sm\u00e1rit e\u00f0a t\u00edmarit. (Vakni\u00f0!, okt\u00f3ber-desember 1991, bls. 13)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n \u00c6tlast er til a\u00f0 b\u00f6rn fari me\u00f0 \u00ed bo\u00f0unarfer\u00f0ir allt fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00feau eru sm\u00e1b\u00f6rn. \u00deannig fara \u00feau fyrst me\u00f0 foreldrum en strax upp \u00far 12 \u00e1ra aldri er \u00e6tlast til a\u00f0 \u00feau geti fari\u00f0 ein me\u00f0 jafn\u00f6ldrum.<\/p>\n Vottum Jeh\u00f3va er \u00e6tla\u00f0 a\u00f0 mi\u00f0a allt l\u00edf sitt vi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 geta teki\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed bo\u00f0un h\u00fas \u00far h\u00fasi. Lagt er hart a\u00f0 einstaklingum a\u00f0 velja vinnu sem bj\u00f3\u00f0i upp \u00e1 fr\u00edt\u00edma til a\u00f0 ganga h\u00fas \u00far h\u00fasi. Framhaldsn\u00e1m var lengi vel liti\u00f0 hornauga vegna \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 t\u00e6ki mikinn t\u00edma og ekki gefist n\u00e6gur t\u00edmi til a\u00f0 ganga \u00ed h\u00fas.<\/p>\n Eftirlit er haft me\u00f0 Vottum Jeh\u00f3va fr\u00e1 a\u00f0alst\u00f6\u00f0vunum \u00ed New York og er \u00f6llum sem ganga \u00ed h\u00fas skylt a\u00f0 skila inn sk\u00fdrslum \u00feanga\u00f0 m\u00e1na\u00f0arlega. Me\u00f0al \u00feess sem kemur fram \u00ed sk\u00fdrslunum er\u00a0hvernig s\u00e1 sem kom til dyra br\u00e1st vi\u00f0, hvort hann hafi veri\u00f0 \u00e1hugasamur e\u00f0a hvort hann s\u00e9 ekki ver\u00f0ur sannleikans, \u00fe.e. hafur. Hugmyndin um a\u00f0 allt ni\u00f0ur \u00ed 12 \u00e1ra b\u00f6rn \u00feurfi a\u00f0 meta hvort vi\u00f0m\u00e6lendur s\u00e9u ver\u00f0ugir l\u00edklegir til a\u00f0 \u00feiggja bo\u00f0 um eil\u00edft l\u00edf e\u00f0a vera d\u00e6mt til gl\u00f6tunar eru \u00f3hugnanlegar.<\/span><\/p>\n Um sk\u00f3lag\u00f6ngu barna \u00ed tr\u00faf\u00e9laginu<\/em><\/p>\n <\/em>Vottar Jeh\u00f3va l\u00edta svo \u00e1 a\u00f0 sk\u00f3linn s\u00e9 til a\u00f0sto\u00f0ar foreldrum vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 ala upp b\u00f6rn og \u00fev\u00ed hlj\u00f3ti sk\u00f3linn a\u00f0 v\u00edkja ef um \u00e1rekstra s\u00e9 a\u00f0 r\u00e6\u00f0a \u00e1 milli foreldra og sk\u00f3la. \u00deessi r\u00e9ttindi voru enda mj\u00f6g sk\u00fdr \u00ed A\u00f0aln\u00e1mskr\u00e1 grunnsk\u00f3la fr\u00e1 1989 sem var \u00ed gildi \u00feegar \u00feessi texti var skrifa\u00f0ur upphaflega.<\/p>\n R\u00e9ttur foreldra til uppeldis barna sinna og \u00e1byrg\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed eru grundvallaratri\u00f0i \u00ed mannr\u00e9ttindasam\u00feykktum sem \u00cdslendingar eru a\u00f0ilar a\u00f0. \u00cd samvinnu sk\u00f3la vi\u00f0 heimili ver\u00f0ur a\u00f0 vir\u00f0a \u00feennan r\u00e9tt foreldra. Heimilin bera mesta \u00e1byrg\u00f0 en saman ver\u00f0a heimili og sk\u00f3li a\u00f0 stefna a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 meginmarkmi\u00f0um grunnsk\u00f3lan\u00e1ms ver\u00f0i n\u00e1\u00f0. … Mikilv\u00e6gt er a\u00f0 s\u00fdna n\u00e6rg\u00e6tni \u00feegar fjalla\u00f0 er um m\u00e1lefni og vi\u00f0horf sem tengjast heimilum, t.d. neyslu- og l\u00edfsvenjur. \u00dea\u00f0 \u00e1 s\u00e9rstaklega vi\u00f0 um tr\u00faar- og l\u00edfssko\u00f0anir. Me\u00f0 hli\u00f0sj\u00f3n af s\u00e9rst\u00f6\u00f0u \u00feessara \u00fe\u00e1tta, einkum hva\u00f0 var\u00f0ar tr\u00fafrelsi, er heimilt a\u00f0 veita einst\u00f6kum nemendum undan\u00fe\u00e1gu fr\u00e1 \u00e1kve\u00f0num \u00fe\u00e1ttum skyldun\u00e1ms grunnsk\u00f3la. Jafnframt ber a\u00f0 tryggja hverjum nemanda sem f\u00e6r undan\u00fe\u00e1gu jafnv\u00e6g t\u00e6kif\u00e6ri til menntunar og \u00feroska. (A\u00f0aln\u00e1mskr\u00e1 grunnsk\u00f3la, 1989, bls. 9-10)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n \u00c1 \u00feessu byggir \u00e1kv\u00f6r\u00f0un Votta Jeh\u00f3va a\u00f0 l\u00e1ta b\u00f6rn s\u00edn ekki sitja inni \u00ed kennslustofum \u00feegar kennsla \u00ed kristnifr\u00e6\u00f0i fer fram og \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 l\u00e1ta b\u00f6rn s\u00edn ekki taka \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed neinum undirb\u00faningi fyrir h\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0isdaga n\u00e9 \u00f6\u00f0ru \u00fev\u00ed sem \u00e1 einhvern h\u00e1tt tekur t\u00edma og athygli fr\u00e1 skyldum vi\u00f0 s\u00f6fnu\u00f0inn.<\/p>\n \u00dea\u00f0 a\u00f0 geta ekki teki\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed \u00f6llu starfi sk\u00f3lans einangrar b\u00f6rn \u00e1n nokkurs vafa. Ekki er gert r\u00e1\u00f0 fyrir a\u00f0 \u00feau s\u00e9u \u00ed kristnifr\u00e6\u00f0i og er \u00fea\u00f0 vari\u00f0 \u00ed n\u00e1mskr\u00e1 grunnsk\u00f3lans. \u00deeim er ekki \u00e6tla\u00f0 a\u00f0 taka \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed undirb\u00faningi fyrir neinar h\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0ir og eiga ekki a\u00f0 taka \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed neinu starfi sk\u00f3lans sem felur \u00ed s\u00e9r vir\u00f0ingu fyrir \u00edslensku \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0inni.<\/p>\n Reyndar vir\u00f0ist \u00fea\u00f0 \u00fe\u00f3 ekki koma a\u00f0 s\u00f6k hva\u00f0 var\u00f0ar vi\u00f0horf annarra barna til \u00feeirra. \u00cd ritger\u00f0 Kristbjargar G\u00edslad\u00f3ttur og Laufeyjar G\u00edslad\u00f3ttur kom fram a\u00f0 b\u00f6rn Votta Jeh\u00f3va vir\u00f0ast ekki gj\u00f6rn \u00e1 a\u00f0 lenda einelti \u00fer\u00e1tt fyrir s\u00e9rst\u00f6\u00f0u s\u00edna (Kristbj\u00f6rg G\u00edslad\u00f3ttir og Laufey G\u00edslad\u00f3ttir, 1993). \u00dev\u00ed er erfitt a\u00f0 d\u00e6ma um hvort \u00feetta skipti svo miklu m\u00e1li hva\u00f0 var\u00f0ar almannaheill barnanna. \u00de.e. fr\u00e1 sj\u00f3narhorni \u00feess sem ekki er \u00ed s\u00f6fnu\u00f0inum.<\/p>\n Um \u00fe\u00e1ttt\u00f6ku \u00ed f\u00e9lagsl\u00edfi<\/em><\/p>\n Vottar Jeh\u00f3va banna ekki \u00fe\u00e1ttt\u00f6ku \u00ed f\u00e9lagsl\u00edfi \u00ed sk\u00f3lum eftir venjulegan sk\u00f3ladag. Hins vegar er til \u00feess m\u00e6lst a\u00f0 b\u00f6rn taki fremur \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed skemmtun og uppfr\u00e6\u00f0slu sem foreldrarnir bj\u00f3\u00f0a upp \u00e1.<\/p>\n Tr\u00faf\u00e9lagi\u00f0 v\u00edsar til I. Kor. 15:33 \u00fear sem stendur:<\/p>\n Villist ekki. Vondur f\u00e9lagsskapur spillir g\u00f3\u00f0um si\u00f0um (Skolen og Jehovas Vidner, 1983, bls. 22).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n \u00dev\u00ed er \u00fea\u00f0 vi\u00f0tekin venja a\u00f0 Vottar Jeh\u00f3va l\u00e1ti b\u00f6rn s\u00edn ekki taka \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed \u00f6\u00f0ru starfi utan safna\u00f0arins en br\u00fdna nau\u00f0syn ber til.\u00a0\u00cd bla\u00f0inu Vakni\u00f0!, okt\u00f3ber-desember 1991<\/em>, segir fa\u00f0ir \u00ed tr\u00faf\u00e9laginu fr\u00e1 vi\u00f0br\u00f6g\u00f0um s\u00ednum vi\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 barni\u00f0 hans haf\u00f0i komist \u00ed h\u00f3p fyrirmyndarnemenda \u00ed eldri bekkjum sem lei\u00f0beina \u00f6\u00f0rum nemendum. hann segir svo fr\u00e1:<\/p>\n \u00c9g komst a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 hann haf\u00f0i fikta\u00f0 vi\u00f0 reykingar, vegna st\u00f6\u00f0ugs \u00fer\u00fdstings me\u00f0lima \u00ed li\u00f0inu og s\u00f6kum forvitni. Vi\u00f0 r\u00f6kr\u00e6ddum saman um \u00fea\u00f0 hve h\u00e6ttulegt v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 reykja og sonur minn komst sj\u00e1lfur a\u00f0 \u00feeirri ni\u00f0urst\u00f6\u00f0u a\u00f0 segja sig \u00far li\u00f0inu og hann ger\u00f0i \u00fea\u00f0. Til a\u00f0 fylla \u00ed t\u00f3mar\u00fami\u00f0 sem mynda\u00f0ist vi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 h\u00e6tta \u00fe\u00e1ttt\u00f6ku \u00ed \u00f3heppilegu sk\u00f3lastarfi skipul\u00f6g\u00f0um vi\u00f0 heiln\u00e6ma af\u00fereyingu me\u00f0 fj\u00f6lskyldunni og einstaklingum \u00far s\u00f6fnu\u00f0inum. (Vakni\u00f0!; okt\u00f3ber-desember 1991, bls. 12-13)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n \u00de\u00f3 er \u00feetta ekki undantekningalaust og er d\u00e6mi \u00feess a\u00f0 forma\u00f0ur m\u00e1lfundarf\u00e9lags \u00ed framhaldssk\u00f3la \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk hafi veri\u00f0 \u00ed tr\u00faf\u00e9laginu.<\/p>\n \u00cd sj\u00f3nvarps\u00fe\u00e6ttinum 60 minutes \u00e1 CBS sj\u00f3nvarpsst\u00f6\u00f0inni<\/em> heldur Samuel Payne d\u00f3mari \u00ed Chattanooga \u00ed Tennesse \u00fev\u00ed fram a\u00f0<\/p>\n … ef byggt v\u00e6ri \u00e1 l\u00edfsst\u00edl einum gengi forr\u00e6\u00f0isd\u00f3murinn alltaf gegn Vottum Jeh\u00f3va.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n \u00c1st\u00e6\u00f0an v\u00e6ri s\u00fa a\u00f0 ef foreldri seg\u00f0i fyrir d\u00f3mst\u00f3lum a\u00f0 hann \u00e6tla\u00f0i a\u00f0 meina barni s\u00ednu a\u00f0 taka \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed f\u00e9lagsl\u00edfi utan sk\u00f3lans. Hann \u00e6tla\u00f0i a\u00f0 banna \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 m\u00e6ta t.d. \u00ed afm\u00e6li, hylla f\u00e1nann, kj\u00f3sa \u00ed kosningum o.s.frv. Me\u00f0an hitt foreldri\u00f0 seg\u00f0ist \u00e6tla a\u00f0 ala \u00fea\u00f0 upp eftir venjum og hef\u00f0um \u00ed Bandar\u00edkjunum \u00fe\u00e1 v\u00e6ri ekki spurning hvort fengi forsj\u00e1na.<\/p>\n \u00cd \u00fe\u00e6ttinum var eins tala\u00f0 vi\u00f0 l\u00f6gfr\u00e6\u00f0ing sem er \u00ed tr\u00faf\u00e9laginu og hann spur\u00f0ur um \u00feetta atri\u00f0i. Hann h\u00e9lt \u00fev\u00ed bl\u00e1kalt fram a\u00f0 b\u00f6rnin fengju a\u00f0 r\u00e1\u00f0a \u00feessu sj\u00e1lf hvort \u00feau t\u00e6kju \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed f\u00e9lagsl\u00edfi \u00ed sk\u00f3lanum og nefndi sem d\u00e6mi a\u00f0 \u00ed forr\u00e6\u00f0ism\u00e1li sem hann vann vi\u00f0 fyrir m\u00f3\u00f0ur \u00ed tr\u00faf\u00e9laginu hafi hann spurt barni\u00f0 sj\u00e1lft hvort \u00fea\u00f0 hef\u00f0i \u00e1huga \u00e1 \u00fe\u00e1ttt\u00f6ku \u00ed f\u00e9lagsl\u00edfi \u00ed sk\u00f3lanum. Fr\u00e9ttama\u00f0urinn ger\u00f0i reyndar athugasemd vi\u00f0 \u00feessa r\u00f6ksemdaf\u00e6rslu \u00fear sem barni\u00f0 var a\u00f0eins 6 \u00e1ra \u00feegar \u00fea\u00f0 kom \u00ed vitnast\u00f3linn.<\/p>\n H\u00e9r \u00e1 \u00cdslandi vir\u00f0ist \u00e1herslan \u00e1 a\u00f0 taka ekki \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed f\u00e9lagsl\u00edfi minni en t.d. Bandar\u00edkjunum. \u00de\u00f3 a\u00f0 vissulega s\u00e9 h\u00fan til sta\u00f0ar.<\/p>\n Aflei\u00f0ingar \u00feessarar \u00e1herslu \u00e1 h\u00e6ttuna af f\u00e9lagsl\u00edfi m\u00e1 taka saman \u00ed eitt or\u00f0, einangrun. B\u00f6rnum er \u00e6tla\u00f0 a\u00f0 vera \u00fear sem tr\u00faf\u00e9lagi\u00f0 vill, \u00feegar tr\u00faf\u00e9lagi\u00f0 vill. L\u00f6g\u00f0 er \u00e1hersla \u00e1 \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 ef barn s\u00e9 \u00ed samskiptum vi\u00f0 \u00f6nnur b\u00f6rn s\u00e9 \u00fea\u00f0 alltaf \u00e1 forsendum tr\u00faf\u00e9lagsins. \u00deannig s\u00e9 barni\u00f0 helst me\u00f0 rit fr\u00e1 tr\u00faf\u00e9laginu \u00ed t\u00f6skunni sinni \u00ed sk\u00f3lanum\u00a0og mi\u00f0i allt sitt ath\u00e6fi vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 geta sagt fr\u00e1 Jeh\u00f3va Gu\u00f0i og Vottum Jeh\u00f3va\u00a0(Vakni\u00f0!, okt\u00f3ber-desember 1991, bls. 13).<\/p>\n Utan sk\u00f3lans skuli reyna a\u00f0 hafa sem mesta dagskr\u00e1 \u00e1 vegum tr\u00faf\u00e9lagsins til a\u00f0 b\u00f6rnin \u00feurfti ekki a\u00f0 umgangast a\u00f0ra umfram \u00fea\u00f0 sem nau\u00f0syn krefur.<\/p>\n Um h\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0isdaga, afm\u00e6li og veislur<\/em><\/p>\n Vottar Jeh\u00f3va l\u00edta svo \u00e1 a\u00f0 ekki megi upphefja neinn nema Jeh\u00f3va Gu\u00f0 og \u00fev\u00ed s\u00e9 ekki r\u00e9tt a\u00f0 halda h\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0lega daga eins og b\u00f3ndadag, konudag e\u00f0a m\u00e6\u00f0radag. \u00de\u00e1 halda Vottar Jeh\u00f3va ekki upp \u00e1 afm\u00e6li og er ekki heimilt a\u00f0 m\u00e6ta \u00ed afm\u00e6lisveislur. (Skolen og Jehovas Vidner, 1983, bls. 12-13).<\/p>\n Vottar Jeh\u00f3va halda a\u00f0eins einn dag \u00e1rsins h\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0legan sem er um p\u00e1skaleyti\u00f0. \u00de\u00e1 er haldin sameiginleg kv\u00f6ldm\u00e1lt\u00ed\u00f0 safna\u00f0arins til minningar um dau\u00f0a Jes\u00fa. \u00deeir l\u00edta svo \u00e1 a\u00f0 a\u00f0rir h\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0isdagar s\u00e9 svo til allir komnir \u00far hei\u00f0inni gu\u00f0sd\u00fdrkun og\/e\u00f0a \u00feeim annm\u00f6rkum h\u00e1\u00f0ir a\u00f0 vera tengdir \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0ad\u00fdrkun.<\/p>\n \u00c1hrif \u00feessarar einangrunar ver\u00f0ur ekki greind h\u00e9r, en \u00e1hugaver\u00f0 umfj\u00f6llun um vandann m\u00e1 sj\u00e1 \u00ed kvikmyndinni\u00a0<\/span>Perfect World<\/em> \u00ed leikstj\u00f3rn Clint Eastwood. En h\u00fan fjallar um barn \u00far s\u00f6fnu\u00f0i Votta Jeh\u00f3va sem kynnist frelsinu vi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 gl\u00e6pama\u00f0ur \u00e1 fl\u00f3tta r\u00e6nir honum og hefur sem g\u00edsl.<\/span><\/p>\n Um samskipti kynjanna<\/em><\/p>\n Vottar leggja mikla \u00e1herslu \u00e1 a\u00f0 kynl\u00edf eigi s\u00e9 einv\u00f6r\u00f0ungu stunda\u00f0 innan hj\u00f3nabands og allt kynfer\u00f0islegt samneyti \u00feess utan s\u00e9 illt og ford\u00e6manlegt.<\/p>\n \u00cd b\u00f3kinni, Your Youth, getting the Best out of it<\/em>, er fjalla\u00f0 um samskipti kynjanna. \u00dear er gert r\u00e1\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00f6ll samskipti kynjanna fari fram innan st\u00e6rri h\u00f3ps e\u00f0a \u00fear sem margir eru vi\u00f0staddir. Liti\u00f0 er svo \u00e1 a\u00f0 tveir unglingar af sitt hvoru kyninu eigi helst ekki a\u00f0 vera saman tv\u00f6 ein undir nokkrum kringumst\u00e6\u00f0um.<\/p>\n Eins er \u00ed bl\u00f6\u00f0um tr\u00faf\u00e9lagsins sem fjalla um b\u00f6rn og unglinga vara\u00f0 vi\u00f0 samskiptum vi\u00f0 b\u00f6rn af sem eru utan tr\u00faf\u00e9lags (sj\u00e1 t.d. Vakni\u00f0!, jan\u00faar-mars 1993, bls. 16 og Vakni\u00f0!, okt\u00f3ber-desember 1992, bls. 19).<\/p>\n \u00cd Vakni\u00f0!, okt\u00f3ber-desember 1994, er \u00fev\u00ed haldi\u00f0 fram a\u00f0 unglingar me\u00f0al votta eigi a\u00f0eins a\u00f0 giftast innan safna\u00f0arins og komist svo a\u00f0 or\u00f0i:<\/p>\n \u00dear e\u00f0 samdr\u00e1ttur kynjanna er ekki bara skemmtun heldur undanfari hj\u00f3nabands v\u00e6ri \u00fea\u00f0 van\u00fe\u00f3knanlegt Gu\u00f0i a\u00f0 einn af \u00fej\u00f3num hans dr\u00e6gi sig eftir einhverjum sem hefur ekki v\u00edgt Jeh\u00f3va l\u00edf sitt.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n \u00cd vi\u00f0tali \u00ed Pressunni 17. j\u00fan\u00ed 1992<\/em> l\u00fdsir Lilja \u00fev\u00ed \u00feegar h\u00fan var k\u00f6llu\u00f0 fyrir d\u00f3mst\u00f3l \u00f6ldunga safna\u00f0ar Votta Jeh\u00f3va og l\u00e1tin gera grein fyrir samskiptum s\u00ednum vi\u00f0 pilt sem var innan safna\u00f0arins. \u00dear var h\u00fan spur\u00f0 af \u00f6ldungunum \u00ed \u00feaula um samskipti hennar og piltsins til a\u00f0 rannsaka hvort of langt hef\u00f0i veri\u00f0 gengi\u00f0 fyrir hj\u00f3naband. \u00d6ldungar \u00ed s\u00f6fnu\u00f0i Votta Jeh\u00f3va eru \u00ed \u00f6llum tilfellum karlmenn og Lilja gefur \u00ed skyn \u00ed vi\u00f0talinu a\u00f0 henni hafi fundist sem \u00feeir nytu \u00feess a\u00f0 spyrja hana. Fr\u00e1 svipu\u00f0um atbur\u00f0um er einnig greint \u00ed b\u00f3kum Joseph Wilting og David A. Reed (sj\u00e1 \u00ed heimildaskr\u00e1).<\/p>\n Yfirheyrslur sem framkv\u00e6mdar eru \u00e1 \u00feann h\u00e1tt sem l\u00fdst er \u00ed ofangreindu vi\u00f0tali eru brj\u00f3ta auglj\u00f3slega gegn kynvitund og kynverund \u00feess sem er yfirheyr\u00f0ur.<\/p>\n \u00de\u00e1 er undarlegt er a\u00f0 6 \u00e1ra barn er af s\u00f6fnu\u00f0inum tali\u00f0 h\u00e6ft til \u00feess a\u00f0 hafna \u00fe\u00e1ttt\u00f6ku \u00ed f\u00e9lagsl\u00edfi utan safna\u00f0arins en ungmenni um tv\u00edtugt eru ekki talin h\u00e6f til a\u00f0 velja s\u00e9r maka. H\u00e9r er um a\u00f0 r\u00e6\u00f0a \u00f3e\u00f0lilegt vantraust \u00e1 allt a\u00f0 tv\u00edtugum ungmennum.<\/p>\n Um agann<\/em><\/p>\n B\u00f6rn ver\u00f0a ekki af sj\u00e1lfu s\u00e9r hl\u00fd\u00f0in, \u00e1st\u00fa\u00f0leg og si\u00f0pr\u00fa\u00f0. \u00deau m\u00f3tast \u00feannig vegna ford\u00e6mis og aga. (Fj\u00f6lskyldul\u00edf \u00feitt gert hamingjur\u00edkt, 1981, bls. 131)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n En hver er \u00feessi agi sem m\u00f3tar b\u00f6rnin svo \u00feau hl\u00fd\u00f0i, ver\u00f0i \u00e1st\u00fa\u00f0leg og si\u00f0pr\u00fa\u00f0? \u00cd Vakni\u00f0!, okt\u00f3ber-desember 1991, sem s\u00e9rstaklega er tileinka\u00f0 fj\u00f6lskyldunni stendur:<\/p>\n \u00cd Bibl\u00edunni merkir s\u00f6gnin \u201ea\u00f0 aga\u201c, a\u00f0 fr\u00e6\u00f0a, \u00fej\u00e1lfa, hirta – me\u00f0al annars flengja ef \u00feess er \u00fe\u00f6rf til a\u00f0 lei\u00f0r\u00e9tta ranga heg\u00f0un. (Vakni\u00f0!, okt\u00f3ber-desember 1991, bls. 7)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Seinna \u00ed sama bla\u00f0i segir svo:<\/p>\n Hi\u00f0 sanna markmi\u00f0 agans…er ekki a\u00f0 refsa \u00f3st\u00fdril\u00e1tu barni heldur kenna \u00fev\u00ed og lei\u00f0beina og hj\u00e1lpa \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 mynda me\u00f0 s\u00e9r hemil hi\u00f0 innra. (Vakni\u00f0!, okt\u00f3ber-desember 1991, bls. 8)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n En hven\u00e6r er \u00fe\u00f6rf \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 nota flengingu? \u00cd bla\u00f0inu sem v\u00edsa\u00f0 er til h\u00e9r a\u00f0 ofan eru nefndar nokkrar s\u00f6gur fr\u00e1 foreldrum sem r\u00e9tt er a\u00f0 taka s\u00e9r til fyrirmyndar.<\/p>\n Stundum \u00feurfum vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 beita aga. Einu sinni kom sonur okkar, sem \u00fe\u00e1 var kominn \u00e1 unglingsaldur, seint heim. …, en vi\u00f0 \u00e1kv\u00e1\u00f0um a\u00f0 salta m\u00e1li\u00f0 til morguns. Um mi\u00f0n\u00e6tti var banka\u00f0 \u00e1 svefnherbergishur\u00f0ina. … \u00cd bla\u00f0inu eru einnig nefnd \u201er\u00e9tt\u201c vi\u00f0br\u00f6g\u00f0 barna vi\u00f0 \u00f6gun og nefni \u00e9g h\u00e9r tv\u00f6 d\u00e6mi:<\/p>\n Vi\u00f0 gerum \u00feetta kort til a\u00f0 s\u00fdna a\u00f0 okkur finnst v\u00e6nt um \u00feig. \u00deegar vi\u00f0 f\u00e1um l\u00e1gar einkunnir skrifar \u00fe\u00fa undir einkunnaspjaldi\u00f0. \u00deegar vi\u00f0 erum \u00f3\u00feekk l\u00f6\u00f0rungar \u00fe\u00fa okkur. Vi\u00f0 gr\u00e1tum kannski, en vi\u00f0 vitum a\u00f0 \u00feetta er okkur fyrir bestu. (Vakni\u00f0!, okt\u00f3ber-desember 1991, bls. 7)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Oft s\u00f6g\u00f0u synir m\u00ednir vi\u00f0 mig eftir a\u00f0 \u00feeir voru aga\u00f0ir: ,Pabbi, \u00e9g skil ekki sj\u00e1lfan mig, \u00e9g veit ekki hvers vegna \u00e9g var \u00f3hl\u00fd\u00f0inn. \u00dea\u00f0 var svo heimskulegt.’ \u00deau kunna a\u00f0 meta foreldra sem l\u00e1ta s\u00e9r n\u00f3gu annt um \u00feau til a\u00f0 aga \u00feau. (Vakni\u00f0!, okt\u00f3ber-desember 1991, bls. 12)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n \u00cd kaflanum Mikilv\u00e6gi \u00e1st\u00fa\u00f0legs aga<\/em> \u00ed b\u00f3kinni Fj\u00f6lskyldul\u00edf \u00feitt gert hamingjur\u00edkt<\/em> er einnig bent \u00e1 \u00fea\u00f0 sem agalei\u00f0 ef um st\u00e1lpu\u00f0 b\u00f6rn er a\u00f0 r\u00e6\u00f0a a\u00f0 \u00fatiloka \u00feau fr\u00e1 f\u00e9lagsskap fj\u00f6lskyldunnar t\u00edmabundi\u00f0, \u00fe\u00f3 er vara\u00f0 vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 loka \u00feau \u00fati \u00fear sem \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00e9 of langt gengi\u00f0 (Fj\u00f6lskyldul\u00edf \u00feitt gert hamingjur\u00edkt, 1981, bls. 144).<\/p>\n \u00cd n\u00e1mskei\u00f0inu Saga stj\u00f3rnm\u00e1lakenninga<\/em> vi\u00f0 H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands eyddi kennarinn, Hannes H. Gissurarson nokkrum t\u00edma \u00ed a\u00f0 velta fyrir s\u00e9r lei\u00f0um til \u00e1kvar\u00f0anat\u00f6ku. Hann taldi a\u00f0 lei\u00f0irnar v\u00e6ru \u00ferj\u00e1r:<\/p>\n Augs\u00fdnilega er nokkur munur \u00e1 ni\u00f0urst\u00f6\u00f0um og framkv\u00e6md \u00feessara lei\u00f0a. \u00dea\u00f0 a\u00f0 nota l\u00edkamlega yfirbur\u00f0i er greinilega s\u00fa a\u00f0fer\u00f0 sem s\u00edst er l\u00edkleg til a\u00f0 lei\u00f0a a\u00f0 r\u00e9ttri ni\u00f0urst\u00f6\u00f0u. Vottar Jeh\u00f3va nota \u00fe\u00f3 ekki a\u00f0eins l\u00edkamlega yfirbur\u00f0i til a\u00f0 komast a\u00f0 r\u00e9ttri ni\u00f0urst\u00f6\u00f0u, heldur og til a\u00f0 festa b\u00f6rnum \u00ed minni a\u00f0 eitthva\u00f0 s\u00e9 rangt.<\/p>\n \u00dev\u00ed er mikilv\u00e6gt a\u00f0 staldra vi\u00f0 er \u00e1hrif \u00feess \u00e1 s\u00e1larl\u00edf barna a\u00f0 vera beitt l\u00edkamlegum refsingum. Erfitt er a\u00f0 fullyr\u00f0a um \u00f6ruggar aflei\u00f0ingar \u00feeirra en \u00ed b\u00f3k Philip Greven, Spare the Child,<\/em>\u00a0er hugsanlegum aflei\u00f0ingum er ger\u00f0 g\u00f3\u00f0 skil. \u00dear nefnir hann or\u00f0 eins og hatur, hr\u00e6\u00f0sla, ofs\u00f3knar\u00e6\u00f0i o.fl. og fjallar stuttlega um \u00feau, sem m\u00f6gulegar aflei\u00f0ingar l\u00edkamlegs ofbeldis.<\/p>\n Um bl\u00f3\u00f0gjafir<\/em><\/p>\n <\/em>\u00deekktustu kenningar Votta Jeh\u00f3va eru l\u00edklegast kenningar \u00feeirra um bl\u00f3\u00f0 og bl\u00f3\u00f0gjafir en tr\u00faf\u00e9lagi\u00f0 bannar me\u00f0limum s\u00ednum a\u00f0 \u00feiggja bl\u00f3\u00f0gj\u00f6f, jafnvel \u00fe\u00f3tt l\u00edf liggi vi\u00f0.<\/p>\n T\u00edmariti\u00f0 Vakni\u00f0! \u00ed okt\u00f3ber-desember 1994 er tileinka\u00f0 \u00feessum kenningum og \u00e1 fors\u00ed\u00f0unni birt mynd af \u00feremur b\u00f6rnum sem s\u00f6g\u00f0 eru hafa hl\u00fdtt Gu\u00f0i framar \u00f6llu. En \u00feau l\u00e9tust \u00f6ll eftir a\u00f0 hafa neita\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00feiggja bl\u00f3\u00f0gj\u00f6f.<\/p>\n Kenningar \u00feessar voru fyrst kynntar \u00ed tr\u00faf\u00e9laginu upp \u00far 1927 en \u00fea\u00f0 var ekki fyrr 1944 og 1945 sem a\u00f0 greinar byrju\u00f0u a\u00f0 birtast \u00ed Var\u00f0turninum um helgi bl\u00f3\u00f0sins. \u00dea\u00f0 var s\u00ed\u00f0an 1961 a\u00f0 tr\u00faf\u00e9lagi\u00f0 l\u00fdsti \u00fev\u00ed yfir a\u00f0 hver s\u00e1 sem vanvirti hi\u00f0 gu\u00f0lega yfirvald, fengi bl\u00f3\u00f0gj\u00f6f e\u00f0a t\u00e6ki \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed \u00f3gu\u00f0legu ath\u00e6fi v\u00e6ri burtr\u00e6kur (e. disfellowshipped) \u00far s\u00f6fnu\u00f0inum (Jehova’s Witnesses – Proclaimers of Gods Kingdom; 1993, bls. 183-184) og \u00fe\u00e1 um lei\u00f0 a\u00f0 eil\u00edfu glata\u00f0ur.<\/p>\n Tr\u00faf\u00e9lag Votta Jeh\u00f3va l\u00edtur svo \u00e1 a\u00f0 ef einstaklingur standi frammi fyrir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 deyja ef hann f\u00e1i ekki bl\u00f3\u00f0gj\u00f6f, s\u00e9 \u00fea\u00f0 \u00ed raun pr\u00f3fraun \u00e1 tr\u00fa einstaklingsins \u00e1 Jeh\u00f3va Gu\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00feetta jafnt vi\u00f0 um b\u00f6rn sem a\u00f0ra.<\/p>\n \u00deessum hugmyndum fylgir \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 ef foreldrar taki \u00fe\u00e1 \u00e1kv\u00f6r\u00f0un fyrir barn sitt a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 f\u00e1i bl\u00f3\u00f0 s\u00e9 alls \u00f3v\u00edst a\u00f0 barni\u00f0 hafi m\u00f6guleika \u00e1 a\u00f0 koma inn \u00ed \u00fe\u00fasund \u00e1ra r\u00edki\u00f0 (Bjarni Randver, 1995). Af \u00feessum \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0um deyr fj\u00f6ldi barna um allan heim sem tilheyrir tr\u00fas\u00f6fnu\u00f0inum.<\/p>\n H\u00e9r \u00e1 \u00cdslandi er ekki raunveruleg h\u00e6tta \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 barn deyji vegna kenninga tr\u00faf\u00e9lagsins, \u00fear sem si\u00f0ar\u00e1\u00f0 landl\u00e6knis hefur bent \u00e1 a\u00f0 l\u00e6knir geti \u00f3ska\u00f0 eftir t\u00edmabundinni forsj\u00e1rsviptingu undir \u00e1kve\u00f0num kringumst\u00e6\u00f0um. (Brynja Tomer, Morgunbla\u00f0i\u00f0, 26. n\u00f3vember 1993). Lj\u00f3st er a\u00f0 s\u00fa lei\u00f0 fr\u00edar foreldra Votta Jeh\u00f3va fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 standa vi\u00f0 sannf\u00e6ringu s\u00edna. \u00de\u00f3 er alltaf h\u00e6tta \u00e1 a\u00f0 til m\u00e1laferla komi vegna t\u00edmabundinnar forsj\u00e1rsviptingar, en \u00fea\u00f0 hefur gerst mj\u00f6g oft \u00ed Bandar\u00edkjunum \u00e1 undanf\u00f6rnum \u00e1rum. \u00cd Vakni\u00f0! okt\u00f3ber-desember 1994<\/em> eru margar s\u00f6gur af sl\u00edkum m\u00e1laferlum.<\/p>\n Um sannleika og lygi<\/em><\/p>\n Hugtaki\u00f0 gu\u00f0veldislegur herna\u00f0ur<\/em> er nota\u00f0 \u00ed Var\u00f0turnst\u00edmaritum fr\u00e1 6. \u00e1ratugnum yfir \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 leyna sannleikanum fyrir \u00f3vinum Gu\u00f0s.\u00a0\u00cd Var\u00f0turninum 1. ma\u00ed 1957 stendur me\u00f0al annars:<\/p>\n Laug h\u00fan? Nei, h\u00fan ger\u00f0i \u00fea\u00f0 ekki. H\u00fan var ekki lygari. \u00devert \u00e1 m\u00f3ti nota\u00f0i h\u00fan gu\u00f0veldislega herk\u00e6nsku me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 leyna sannleikanum \u00ed verki og or\u00f0um \u00ed \u00fe\u00e1gu \u00fej\u00f3nustunnar. (Bjarni Randver, ma\u00ed 1994).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n \u00cd b\u00f3kinni\u00a0Insight on the Scriptures, Volume 2,<\/em>\u00a0er svipa\u00f0ur skilningur lag\u00f0ur \u00ed hugtaki\u00f0 sannleika,<\/p>\n A\u00f0 lj\u00faga felur yfirleitt \u00ed s\u00e9r, a\u00f0 einstaklingi, sem hefur r\u00e9tt \u00e1 a\u00f0 heyra sannleikann, s\u00e9 sagt eitthva\u00f0 rangt og \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00e9 gert \u00ed \u00feeim tilgangi a\u00f0 blekkja e\u00f0a ska\u00f0a hann e\u00f0a einhvern annan einstakling. … \u00c1 me\u00f0an illkvittin lygi er ford\u00e6md \u00ed Bibl\u00edunni, merkir \u00fea\u00f0 ekki a\u00f0 ma\u00f0ur s\u00e9 skuldbundinn til a\u00f0 lj\u00f3stra upp s\u00f6nnum uppl\u00fdsingum fyrir \u00fev\u00ed f\u00f3lki sem hefur ekki r\u00e9tt \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed (Insight on the Scriptures, Volume 2, 1988, bls. 244-245).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Hver er ekki ver\u00f0ur \u00feess a\u00f0 heyra sannleikann?<\/p>\n Svari\u00f0 vi\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed hl\u00fdtur a\u00f0 vera allir \u00feeir sem hafa hafna\u00f0 a\u00f0 tilheyra sannleikanum, tr\u00faf\u00e9laginu. Raymond Franz staldrar vi\u00f0 \u00feetta \u00ed b\u00f3k sinni In Search of Christian Freedom<\/em>, er hann sko\u00f0ar rit sem Vottar hafa gefi\u00f0 \u00fat fyrir foreldra innan safna\u00f0arins sem eiga \u00ed forr\u00e6\u00f0isdeilum. \u00dear sko\u00f0ar hann ra\u00f0l\u00f6g\u00f0 sv\u00f6r fyrir d\u00f3mst\u00f3lum og ber \u00feau saman vi\u00f0 bo\u00f0un tr\u00faf\u00e9lagsins og bendir \u00e1 m\u00f3tsagnir. Samkv\u00e6mt \u00feessu er heimilt a\u00f0 lj\u00faga a\u00f0 d\u00f3mst\u00f3lum ef \u00fea\u00f0 er til a\u00f0 vi\u00f0halda r\u00edki Jeh\u00f3va Gu\u00f0s.<\/p>\n Joseph Wilting segir \u00ed b\u00f3k sinni Riket som ikke kom<\/em> fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 vir\u00f0ing fyrir skipulagi Jeh\u00f3va Gu\u00f0s, sem er tr\u00faf\u00e9lagi\u00f0, s\u00e9 \u00e6\u00f0ri \u00feagnarskyldu starfsf\u00f3lks \u00e1 sj\u00fakrah\u00fasum. \u00de.e. ef sj\u00fakrah\u00fasstarfsma\u00f0ur kemst yfir uppl\u00fdsingar sem var\u00f0a f\u00e9lagi\u00f0 e\u00f0a safna\u00f0arme\u00f0limi, er honum skylt a\u00f0 tilkynna \u00fea\u00f0 til \u00f6ldunga safna\u00f0arins jafnvel \u00fe\u00f3 um tr\u00fana\u00f0arm\u00e1l s\u00e9 a\u00f0 r\u00e6\u00f0a.<\/p>\n Vi\u00f0horfi\u00f0 a\u00f0 ekki \u00feurfi a\u00f0 segja \u00f6\u00f0rum satt en \u00feeim sem er \u00ed s\u00f6fnu\u00f0inum er fremur \u00f3ge\u00f0fellt. Uppeldi \u00fear sem barni er kennt a\u00f0 ekki \u00feurfi a\u00f0 segja sannleikann hl\u00fdtur a\u00f0 byggja upp vantraust og hr\u00e6\u00f0slu hj\u00e1 barninu. Er \u00e9g ver\u00f0ur a\u00f0 heyra sannleikann? Er spurning sem barni\u00f0 \u00fearf s\u00edfellt a\u00f0 gl\u00edma vi\u00f0.<\/p>\n Eins veit barni\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 getur ekki treyst neinum innan safna\u00f0arins fyrir efasemdum s\u00ednum, \u00fev\u00ed s\u00e1 sem heyrir er skyldur til a\u00f0 l\u00e1ta \u00f6ldungana vita um allt sem var\u00f0ar tr\u00fa safna\u00f0arme\u00f0lima.<\/p>\n Um st\u00f6\u00f0u konunnar og bannf\u00e6ringar<\/em><\/p>\n Hj\u00e1 Vottum Jeh\u00f3va er liti\u00f0 svo \u00e1 a\u00f0 ma\u00f0urinn s\u00e9 h\u00f6fu\u00f0 konunnar og konan eigi a\u00f0 vera undirgefin manninum. \u00deetta m\u00e1 sj\u00e1 v\u00ed\u00f0a \u00ed ritinu Fj\u00f6lskyldul\u00edf \u00feitt gert hamingjur\u00edkt. Eins eru \u00ed konur ger\u00f0ar \u00e1byrgar fyrir hnignun fj\u00f6lskyldul\u00edfs me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 afhenda forsk\u00f3lum b\u00f6rn s\u00edn. (Vakni\u00f0! okt\u00f3ber-desember 1991, bls. 3-5).<\/p>\n \u00de\u00f3 er einnig mikil \u00e1herslu l\u00f6g\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 ma\u00f0urinn misnoti ekki \u00feetta vald sitt. \u00deegar kemur a\u00f0 uppeldi barna er hlutverkaskipan sk\u00fdr.<\/p>\n M\u00f3\u00f0irin getur aldrei viki\u00f0 fr\u00e1 barninu lengur en tv\u00e6r til fj\u00f3rar stundir \u00ed senn. … \u00c9g hef alltaf vilja\u00f0 geta kennt b\u00f6rnunum m\u00ednum sj\u00e1lf og sj\u00e1 \u00feau vaxa \u00far grasi. \u00c9g vann \u00fev\u00ed ekki \u00fati me\u00f0an b\u00f6rnin voru l\u00edtil. (Vakni\u00f0!, okt\u00f3ber-desember 1991, bls. 11)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n \u00cd skipuriti f\u00e9lagsins er \u00fea\u00f0 sk\u00fdrt a\u00f0 konur geta ekki gegnt neinum valdast\u00f6\u00f0um \u00ed tr\u00faf\u00e9laginu. Engin kona getur svo d\u00e6mi s\u00e9 teki\u00f0 or\u00f0i\u00f0 safna\u00f0ar\u00fej\u00f3nn e\u00f0a \u00f6ldungur. Reglur um samskipti vi\u00f0 burtr\u00e6ka hefur breyst \u00ed gegnum \u00e1rin. \u00deau voru algj\u00f6rlega \u00f3heimil fram \u00e1 s\u00ed\u00f0ari hluta 8. \u00e1ratugarins, en \u00fe\u00e1 birti tr\u00faf\u00e9lagi\u00f0 grein sem m\u00e6lti me\u00f0 samskiptum. S\u00ed\u00f0an var \u00fea\u00f0 \u00ed upphafi \u00feess 9. a\u00f0 algj\u00f6rt bann var aftur sett \u00e1 samskipti.<\/p>\n Lokaor\u00f0<\/strong><\/p>\n H\u00e9r hef \u00e9g sko\u00f0a\u00f0 nokkrar hugmyndir og kenningar hj\u00e1 tr\u00faf\u00e9laginu Vottar Jeh\u00f3va. Lj\u00f3st er a\u00f0 \u00fdmsir \u00fe\u00e6ttir \u00ed bo\u00f0un og atferli tr\u00faf\u00e9lagsins vir\u00f0ast falla undir ofbeldisskilgreiningarnar sem \u00e9g tilt\u00f3k \u00ed upphafi.<\/p>\n \u00dea\u00f0 er lj\u00f3st er a\u00f0 margar \u00feessara hugmynda eru ekki bundnar vi\u00f0 Votta Jeh\u00f3va eing\u00f6ngu. Hr\u00e6\u00f0slu\u00e1r\u00f3\u00f0urinn um gl\u00f6tun a\u00f0 eil\u00edfu er \u00feekkt stef \u00ed uppeldi hj\u00e1 kristnum s\u00f6fnu\u00f0um. Eins m\u00e1 nefna a\u00f0 hugmyndir um mikilv\u00e6gi l\u00edkamlegs aga eru vel \u00feekktar \u00ed samhengi tr\u00faf\u00e9laga. Sta\u00f0a konunnar, tilraunir til einangrunar me\u00f0lima, \u00e1samt r\u00e9ttarh\u00f6ldum innan safna\u00f0ar eru einnig allt \u00feekkt stef \u00ed s\u00f6gu tr\u00fasafna\u00f0a og f\u00e9laga.<\/p>\n \u00dea\u00f0 sem greinir hins vegar tr\u00faf\u00e9lagi\u00f0 Votta Jeh\u00f3va fr\u00e1 flestum \u00f6\u00f0rum h\u00f3pum er a\u00f0 h\u00e9r er ekki a\u00f0eins um a\u00f0 r\u00e6\u00f0a hugmyndir sem liggja \u00ed loftinu. \u00cd \u00feessu tilfelli er um a\u00f0 r\u00e6\u00f0a hugmyndir sem eru skrifa\u00f0ar ni\u00f0ur \u00ed b\u00e6kur eins og Fj\u00f6lskyldul\u00edf \u00feitt gert hamingjur\u00edkt<\/em>, Questions Young People Ask – Answers that Work<\/em> og Your Youth – Getting the Best out of it<\/em>. \u00dear sem fari\u00f0 er \u00edtarlega \u00ed \u00fea\u00f0 hva\u00f0 \u00e1 a\u00f0 gera og hvernig. \u00deetta er s\u00ed\u00f0an stutt me\u00f0 greinum \u00ed t\u00edmaritum \u00fear sem f\u00f3lk segir hamingjusamt fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed hvernig gekk og bendir \u00e1 lei\u00f0ir til a\u00f0 framkv\u00e6ma hugmyndirnar.<\/p>\n A\u00f0 lokum er s\u00ed\u00f0an \u00f6llum skylt a\u00f0 hl\u00fd\u00f0a, annars b\u00ed\u00f0i \u00fatsk\u00fafun \u00far s\u00f6fnu\u00f0inum og eil\u00edf gl\u00f6tun.<\/p>\n Heimildir<\/strong><\/p>\n 60 minutes,\u00a0Season 25, Episode 15<\/em>. CBS, December 27, 1992. Fyrir r\u00e9tt um 18 \u00e1rum t\u00f3k \u00e9g n\u00e1mskei\u00f0 vi\u00f0 F\u00e9lagsv\u00edsindadeild H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands um ofbeldi gegn b\u00f6rnum. Lokaverkefni mitt \u00ed n\u00e1mskei\u00f0inu fjalla\u00f0i um kenningar Votta Jeh\u00f3va um barnauppeldi. \u00c1st\u00e6\u00f0an fyrir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 tr\u00faf\u00e9lag var\u00f0 fyrir valinu en ekki t.d. Krossinn, morm\u00f3nar, l\u00fatherska kirkjan e\u00f0a \u00c1satr\u00faars\u00f6fnu\u00f0urinn var s\u00fa a\u00f0 Vottar Jeh\u00f3va lifa eftir mj\u00f6g \u00e1kve\u00f0num reglum … Continue reading Tr\u00faarlegt ofbeldi gegn b\u00f6rnum<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[89,90,108,127,159],"class_list":["post-5807","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-islenska","tag-injustice","tag-interfaith","tag-my-studies","tag-religion","tag-violence"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ispeculate.net\/writings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5807","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ispeculate.net\/writings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ispeculate.net\/writings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ispeculate.net\/writings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ispeculate.net\/writings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5807"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ispeculate.net\/writings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5807\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ispeculate.net\/writings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5807"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ispeculate.net\/writings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5807"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ispeculate.net\/writings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5807"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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\nMe\u00f0 banni vi\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1ttt\u00f6ku \u00ed ath\u00f6fnum sem mi\u00f0a vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 s\u00fdna \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0inni og landinu sem vi\u00f0 b\u00faum \u00e1 vir\u00f0ingu, eru b\u00f6rn tekin \u00fat \u00far e\u00f0lilegum samskiptum vi\u00f0 jafnaldrana. B\u00f6rn eru neydd til a\u00f0 skera sig \u00far \u00e1 forsendum sem \u00e6tla m\u00e1 a\u00f0 \u00feau skilji ekki alltaf. \u00deessi \u00e1hersla ein og s\u00e9r \u00e1 a\u00f0 skilgreina sig til hli\u00f0ar \u00ed samf\u00e9laginu getur styrkt sj\u00e1lfsvitund og sj\u00e1lfsmynd barnanna sem Votta Jeh\u00f3va. En \u00feegar \u00feessi \u00e1hersla er sko\u00f0u\u00f0 \u00ed lj\u00f3si bannf\u00e6ringa og \u00f3ttastj\u00f3rnunnar, \u00fe\u00e1 lei\u00f0ir h\u00fan til einangrunar og dregur \u00far samskiptah\u00e6fni.<\/p>\n
\n… Pl\u00e1ga mun herja \u00e1 \u00fe\u00e1, eta hold \u00feeirra og tort\u00edma m\u00f6rgum. … Tungan mun rotna \u00ed munni \u00feeirra, sem spottu\u00f0u og hl\u00f3gu a\u00f0 a\u00f0v\u00f6runinni um Harmaged\u00f3n! Augun munu rotna \u00ed \u00feeim, sem neitu\u00f0u a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 t\u00e1kni\u00f0 um ,,t\u00edma endalokanna.,,! Holdi\u00f0 mun rotna \u00e1 \u00feeim, sem neitu\u00f0u a\u00f0 vi\u00f0urkenna, a\u00f0 hinn lifandi og sanni Gu\u00f0 heitir Jeh\u00f3va! …
\n… Dau\u00f0ir l\u00edkamar munu \u00fe\u00e1 vera alls sta\u00f0ar … (Fr\u00e1 hinni t\u00fdndu parad\u00eds til hinnar endurheimtu parad\u00edsar; 1965, bls. 207-210)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\n,Pabbi og mamma, \u00e9g hef veri\u00f0 andvaka s\u00ed\u00f0ustu fj\u00f3ra klukkut\u00edmana, bara af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00e9g hlusta\u00f0i ekki \u00e1 ykkur \u00feegar \u00fei\u00f0 notu\u00f0u\u00f0 Bibl\u00eduna til a\u00f0 var mig vi\u00f0 sl\u00e6mum f\u00e9lagsskap. Eftir sk\u00f3lann \u00ed dag l\u00f6g\u00f0u nokkrir krakkar fast a\u00f0 m\u00e9r a\u00f0 koma \u00ed sund og einn af str\u00e1kunum kaff\u00e6r\u00f0i mig. \u00c9g hef\u00f0i drukkna\u00f0 ef annar str\u00e1kur hef\u00f0i ekki komi\u00f0 m\u00e9r til bjargar. \u00deeir hl\u00f3gu a\u00f0 m\u00e9r og k\u00f6llu\u00f0u mig raggeit. \u00c9g kom beint heim en svo bei\u00f0 \u00e9g fyrir utan h\u00fasi\u00f0 af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00e9g fann til sektarkenndar. \u00c9g skamma\u00f0ist m\u00edn fyrir a\u00f0 hlusta ekki \u00e1 ykkur \u00feegar \u00fei\u00f0 v\u00f6ru\u00f0u\u00f0 mig vi\u00f0 sl\u00e6mum f\u00e9lagsskap …
\nHann sn\u00f6kti og vi\u00f0 t\u00e1ru\u00f0umst l\u00edka. Vi\u00f0 vorum \u00e1n\u00e6g\u00f0 me\u00f0 a\u00f0 hann skyldi hafa l\u00e6rt s\u00edna lex\u00edu, en vi\u00f0 \u00f6gu\u00f0um hann l\u00edka til a\u00f0 innprenta honum \u00feetta enn betur. \u00d6nnur M\u00f3seb\u00f3k 34:6, 7 s\u00fdnir a\u00f0 Jeh\u00f3va er miskunnsamur og fyrirgefur syndir, en hann l\u00e6tur \u00feeirra ekki me\u00f0 \u00f6llu \u00f3hegnt.
\nEinu sinni, eftir a\u00f0 hafa lei\u00f0beint honum nokkrum sinnum, \u00feurfti \u00e9g a\u00f0 beita hinum b\u00f3kstaflega vendi. M\u00e9r fannst \u00fea\u00f0 afskaplega erfitt en \u00e1rangurinn var mj\u00f6g g\u00f3\u00f0ur. (Vakni\u00f0!; okt\u00f3ber-desember 1991, bls. 11-12)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n
\n\u00c1 sama h\u00e1tt m\u00e1 segja a\u00f0 notkun l\u00edkamlegra yfirbur\u00f0a vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 l\u00e1ta barn komast a\u00f0 \u201er\u00e9ttri\u201c ni\u00f0urst\u00f6\u00f0u er ekki v\u00e6nleg. Fyrir \u00fea\u00f0 fyrsta er ekki v\u00edst a\u00f0 s\u00fdn hins sterka s\u00e9 s\u00fa eina \u201er\u00e9tta\u201c. \u00cd \u00f6\u00f0ru lagi l\u00e6rir barni\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 sem fyrir \u00fev\u00ed er haft og g\u00e6ti teki\u00f0 upp \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 nota \u00feessa lei\u00f0 annars sta\u00f0ar \u00fear sem \u00fea\u00f0 er \u00ed hlutverki hins sterka. Og svona m\u00e6tti lengi halda \u00e1fram.<\/p>\n
\n\u00dea\u00f0 var \u00ed ritinu Watchtower 1. mars 1952<\/em> sem kynntar voru r\u00e1\u00f0stafanir til a\u00f0 halda tr\u00faf\u00e9laginu hreinu. \u00cd kj\u00f6lfar \u00feess h\u00f3fst f\u00e9lagi\u00f0 handa vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 reka \u00fe\u00e1 \u00far tr\u00faf\u00e9laginu sem ekki heg\u00f0a s\u00e9r \u00ed samr\u00e6mi vi\u00f0 hugmyndir f\u00e9lagsins um r\u00e9tt og rangt (Jehova\u00b4s Witnesses – Proclaimers of Gods Kingdom, 1993, bls. 184-185).\u00a0\u00deeir sem burtr\u00e6kir eru hafa reyndar m\u00f6guleika \u00e1 a\u00f0 i\u00f0rast og koma aftur inn \u00ed tr\u00faf\u00e9lagi\u00f0 og er \u00fea\u00f0 nokku\u00f0 algengt.<\/p>\n
\n1993 – Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses<\/em>. New York:Watchtower Bible and Tract Society, 1993.
\n1994 – Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses<\/em>. New York:Watchtower Bible and Tract Society, 1994.
\n1995 – Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses<\/em>. New York:Watchtower Bible and Tract Society, 1995.
\nA\u00f0aln\u00e1mskr\u00e1 grunnsk\u00f3la.\u00a0<\/em>Reykjav\u00edk:\u00a0Menntam\u00e1lar\u00e1\u00f0uneyti\u00f0, 1989.
\nAid to Bible Understanding<\/em>. New York: Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, 1971.
\nAwake! August 8 1994.<\/em>\u00a0New York: Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York inc. 1994.
\nAwake! August 22 1994.\u00a0<\/em>New York: Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York inc. 1994.
\nAwake! November 22 1994<\/em>.\u00a0New York: Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York inc. 1994.
\nBibl\u00edan, Heil\u00f6g ritning<\/em>. Reykjav\u00edk: Hi\u00f0 \u00edslenska Bibl\u00eduf\u00e9lag, 1981.
\nBjarni Randver Sigurvinsson. Heimsendir \u00ed n\u00e1nd.<\/em>\u00a0Reykjav\u00edk: Gu\u00f0fr\u00e6\u00f0istofnun, ma\u00ed 1994.
\nBjarni Randver Sigurvinsson. Vottar Jeh\u00f3va og bl\u00f3\u00f0gjafir<\/em>. Reykjav\u00edk: N\u00e1msritger\u00f0,\u00a01995.
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\nBrynja Tomer.\u00a0<\/em>“Bibl\u00edan bannar bl\u00f3\u00f0gjafir.”\u00a0Morgunbla\u00f0i\u00f0:\u00a026. n\u00f3vember 1993. <\/em>Reykjav\u00edk: \u00c1rvakur, 1993.
\nFranz, Raymond. In Search of Christian Freedom<\/em>. \u00datg\u00e1fusta\u00f0 vantar, 1991.
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\n<\/span>Greven, Philip. Spare the Child<\/em>. New York: Vintage Books, 1992.
\nHannes H. Gissurarson.\u00a0Fyrirlestrar \u00ed n\u00e1mskei\u00f0inu Saga stj\u00f3rnm\u00e1lakenninga<\/em>, 1994.
\nHrefna \u00d3lafsd\u00f3ttir. 1994, Ofbeldi \u00ed fj\u00f6lskyldum. Fj\u00f6lskyldan uppspretta l\u00edfsgilda.<\/em>\u00a0Reykjav\u00edk, 1994.
\nInsight on the Scriptures, Volume 2.<\/em> New York: Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York inc, 1988.
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\nKristbj\u00f6rg G\u00edslad\u00f3ttir og Laufey G\u00edslad\u00f3ttir. Vottar Jeh\u00f3va.<\/em> Reykjav\u00edk: N\u00e1msritger\u00f0 \u00ed Kennarah\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands, 1993.
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