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SINS OF THE FATHER SHALL BE VESTED UPON THE SON WHEN THE FATHER IS ABUSIVE

5/8/2018

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The Bible explains that that while the Lord is merciful, God will by no “means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children and the children’s children, to the third and the fourth generation.”  Exodus 34:6-7; Exodus 20:5.  As so often in the Bible, the contrary is also found:  Deuteronomy 24:16 says “Fathers shall not be put to death for their sons, nor shall sons be put to death for their fathers; everyone shall be put to death for his own sin” and that “The son will not bear the punishment for the father’s iniquity, nor will the father bear the punishment for the son’s iniquity; the righteousness of the righteous will be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked will be upon himself.” Ez 18:20.

The Bible therefore does not tell us if innocent children will be punished for the sins of a father.  But some new research might.  Researchers have identified father absence as a contributor to juvenile delinquency. Consequently, politicians and community leaders are making efforts to re-engage fathers. However, it is possible that the presence of fathers is not, in itself, a substantial protective factor and, in some cases, can even be more detrimental than father absence. 

In the Journal of Adolescence Volume 62, January 2018, Pages 9-17 it was found that if a father is abusive, it is better that he be absent from the household.  The authors of The differential influence of absent and harsh fathers on juvenile delinquency found that youth in the harsh-father group engaged in more offending behaviors and used more substances than youth in the absent-father group. This difference remained even after controlling for the mother-child relationship.

The key findings:
  • Most of the boys with harsh fathers were Latino while most with absentee fathers were black.
  • Boys with harsh fathers had a higher rate of delinquency than those with uninvolved dads. The sons of hostile men reported committing more crime and using a larger variety of drugs and alcohol.
  • Kids with harsh fathers or absentee fathers reported engaging in more offending behaviors and using more substances than kids with “high quality” relationships with their dads.
  • About 29 percent of youth in the sample did not have a parent with a high school diploma. About 36 percent had a parent who went to college or received some level of training after high school.
  • “Father absence is widely acknowledged as a key contributor to delinquency, leading to efforts to promote father involvement with youth to deter juvenile delinquency. However, not all involved fathers develop positive, high-quality relationships with their sons, and father presence in some cases can be more detrimental than father absence.”
 
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