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Originally Posted by MissBrattified
Nitehawk, even though we have rarely spanked our children, I'm NOT opposed to spanking, especially in the context of disciplining a rebellious child. I'm still confused as to why ANY Christian parent would support Creflo Dollar or any other Christian slapping or choking their child. A spanking and a beating are two different things. My husband was raised in an abusive home--they were whipped with a belt until blood ran down their legs, and whipped until they STOPPED crying, among other things. That's not "spanking"; that's abuse. Even if it's for a "good reason", it's still abuse.
It just baffles me when these news stories come up and it's like all parents who favor corporal punishment have to show solidarity for the parent over the child-victim, even if the punishment is obviously too harsh. Why? Denouncing violence and extreme behavior doesn't mean you have to denounce corporal punishment.
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Ya, many many moons ago my dad was one who first started a spanking for whatever the reason was but then continued until you STOPPED crying. Never understood that to this day other than it probably turned into a weird power trip.
But guess what. I am an adult now and NO ONE can hit me for not going to church. Ha ha ha!
(I bring this up because by this time in my life I wasn't spanked so much as thrown around and beat with the belt -all to keep the image of the perfect nuclear church family attending services 4-6 times a week. So the idea that the rebellion was knocked out of me is... how shall I put it.... a load of bull excrement.)
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