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Article Title:	Rioters Are NOT 'Scum'! They Are The Fatherless
Author of reported comment:	Ian Hughes
Comment Date:	16:02 on Aug 10 2011
Comment:	I was brought up in a single parent household as my father died when I was 11 - it was not a Christian household and in fact was quite anti-religion. I grew up on a deprived inner city housing estate that was reported in a whole episode of 'World in Action' for it's drug crime. I have never taken drugs, I have never been involved in rioting and i have never been anti-authority. I am now 44 and a vicar not far from where I grew up. Being fatherless is no excuse. There is a breakdown in society where our young people are selfish and spoilt. They get what they want, when they want it and if they don't then they take it. They don't want to work for a living they want to be rap stars or millionaires overnight (the X-Factor syndrome). We have become such a liberal culture that our young people are brought up with no boundaries and no dscipline. I am of the firm opinion that the bible can teach us a lot especially 'spare the rod and you spoil the child'. We need to bring discipline back into our schools, communities and our justice system so that people learn their are consequences for their actions. Christians should also be clear in their message that God is not just a God of love but a God of judgement. There will be a reckoning and eternal damnation for those who choose not to believe and choose to do harm to others.

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