February 20, 2012 | Filed under: News | Posted by:
Article be WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling Greece’s up-and-down seesaw battle over its debt deal and severe austerity laws conjures up an ancient past when children were considered to be the property of the Spartan state. Like Chole Hadjimatheou reported from Athens in the BBC World Service, due to years of unemployment and a lack of food and shelter some families have become so desperate that they are giving up the most precious thing of all – their children.(1) Ancient Spartan custom demanded that the father bring the child before a jury of elders who would examine the infant. If the child was considered healthy and strong, the elders would give orders for the infant’s rearing and…
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