12 Tribe Religion

As Palmer suggests, children are important to this group. She adds, “like biblical fundamentalists, the Tribes’ teachers believe that all the armies of nations who follow the Evil One (Satan) will gather in the valley of Megiddo. Then Yahshua (the risen Christ) will appear to wage war against them, accompanied by angelic armies, the resurrected and, according to the Tribes’ teachings, the Twelve Tribes themselves” (Palmer 2010, 69). Thus, they also believe that their children will contribute to this war against the evil, thus they must be trained and disciplined (Palmer 2010, 69). Thus, it is important to consider the intentions and purpose behind such acts of punishing children before making judgments. This is not to assert that the usage …show more content…
Most of us rely on the information presented by the media whether it is through television, newspaper, radio, online news or social media and these media portrayals often shape our perceptions. Therefore, it is important to critically analyze these presentations and their sources. From our discussion above, most of the media coverage on the Twelve Tribes been based on the stories and experiences shared by the former members and the anticult movement. The former members and the anticult groups as we have learned most often try to defame these new religious groups due to their personal motives such as dissatisfying experience, child custody etc. Therefore, it is important to look at alternative presentations such as the article by the Free Press. This article certainly shows how the Twelve Tribes community is well liked by its neighbourhood residents. Even though corporal punishment is practiced in the Twelve Tribes, and is not acceptable for most of us in the secular society. However, it is important to note that the Twelve Tribes is a religious community and corporal punishment is only a small component of its belief systems, it is not basis of the religion