Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] Re: Spanking for Eternity
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In a message dated 1/24/2003 7:04:28 AM Eastern Standard Time,
Debbies4@... writes:
they turned out just fine, right? Everybody else is doing it---especially in
their church/community. Preacher's saying it's the RIGHT thing to do. God
commands them to "spare the rod and spoil the child". They don't know how to
keep little Bobby from talking back to his mama---and the book touted in the
last adult Sunday school class says to use a paddle or a switch. If he does
it again, use it harder. Don't spank in anger---do it in cold blood, when
you're calm and calculating.
They're being TOLD this, Deborah. A LOT. Sure, they are spineless and coerced
and allowing someone else to make decisions for them. But they're also, every
Sunday and Wednesday, being told that they are SHEEP. That God is their
shepherd and that the preacher is God's representative on earth and will LEAD
them the RIGHT way. They've also all spent YEARS in school being told to
listen to and DO what others tell them to do. They are taught NOT to
question. What do you REALLY expect? What do THEY really expect?
There are a few who will break away and make their own decisions and choices.
Most won't. They are Christians. And they will spank. God "told" them to.
Joyce wrote something recently about being able to swim. let me look...
This was originally written about H$LDA, but it applies here as well:
Joyce:
"For someone who can swim a piece of wood with rusty nails wouldn't look
appealing as a floating aid. If they wanted to float, they'd float on their
backs and grab a raft if it happened along. For someone who can't swim, the
piece of wood with rusty nails would look like a lifesaver."
~Kelly
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Debbies4@... writes:
> Again, these are choices that a parent makes. A book itself cannotBut they DON'T. Often THEY were spanked, and although they didn't like it,
> force an unwilling parent to spank their child; nor can any speaker
> force an unwilling parent to spank. Parents who are feeling coerced
> and are opposed to spanking can walk away from a book, a speaker, a
> church. They do not HAVE to spank; they are making a choice, a
> decision, to spank; and if they claim coercion, it is because they
> allowed themselves to be coerced. They oughta grow a spine and
> say, "No."
they turned out just fine, right? Everybody else is doing it---especially in
their church/community. Preacher's saying it's the RIGHT thing to do. God
commands them to "spare the rod and spoil the child". They don't know how to
keep little Bobby from talking back to his mama---and the book touted in the
last adult Sunday school class says to use a paddle or a switch. If he does
it again, use it harder. Don't spank in anger---do it in cold blood, when
you're calm and calculating.
They're being TOLD this, Deborah. A LOT. Sure, they are spineless and coerced
and allowing someone else to make decisions for them. But they're also, every
Sunday and Wednesday, being told that they are SHEEP. That God is their
shepherd and that the preacher is God's representative on earth and will LEAD
them the RIGHT way. They've also all spent YEARS in school being told to
listen to and DO what others tell them to do. They are taught NOT to
question. What do you REALLY expect? What do THEY really expect?
There are a few who will break away and make their own decisions and choices.
Most won't. They are Christians. And they will spank. God "told" them to.
Joyce wrote something recently about being able to swim. let me look...
This was originally written about H$LDA, but it applies here as well:
Joyce:
"For someone who can swim a piece of wood with rusty nails wouldn't look
appealing as a floating aid. If they wanted to float, they'd float on their
backs and grab a raft if it happened along. For someone who can't swim, the
piece of wood with rusty nails would look like a lifesaver."
~Kelly
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