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Parental Authority and Ancient Punishments Compared
A reflective piece argues ancient laws restricting life and death by parental power. It cites biblical command to honor parents, recounts a Cam parish case of a seventeen year old who refused to attend worship, and notes severe parricide penalties and imperial filial rituals in China. It references Sir Thomas More and Doon’s Beauties of History.
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Lsrael
Cam
Dursley
Thomas Hill
China
Thomas More
England
King’s Bench
Westminster Hall