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Cults are confusing
Hello, I have been on a vaction to another country and they have a very wierd culture because when my father and I were there and the children were forced to hold thier urine. I thought that this was very dangerous and sad. But the Man of the house said that it was a form of discipline and to teach the women and children respect. Half of the children were crying in pain from having held thier urine for multiple hours without a break. Has anyone ever heard of this religion. I have been looking for an answer but ahven't found one yet.
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I don't know what religion they might have been, however, I think it's very important to realize this is not so much a religious issue.
This is a practice, and likely a cultural one far more then a religious one. The same religion can be expressed very, very differently in different cultures. It's more likely that what you saw was cultural behavoir in thier part of the world, rather then something that thier religion says they must do. (Regardless of the fact they might feel it is something thier religion demands).
So this isn't really, in my opinion, a religious issue or a 'cult' issue. They may or may not be members of a cult, but it is more likely a cultural issue of very poor education and of child abuse.
I was shocked, while I was google searching to see if I could find any information for you, to find out that this was a common sort of idea of punishment in quite a few families, even north american ones. But regardless of the reason it is practiced (religious or cultural) it is damaging to the human body, can cause infections and bladder and kidney problems.
I doubt you find out the religion that this praticular family practiced online or from anyone here. They could practice almost any religion really. It probably makes more sense to look at this as a cultural problem and a failure to educate people about the human body and human rights then to try to chalk it up solely to religion.
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