Susan Lawrence founded Stop the Rod after she found one advertised in Home School Digest.
Posted on 02/06/2005 4:18:14 PM PST by SmithL
Arlington, Mass. -- To raise a child, one needs three invaluable allies: the Bible, the help of an extended family and "biblical-based resources" -- 9-inch-long spanking paddles of blue polyurethane, according to Steve Haymond from Bakersfield, who sells the paddles online for $6.50 apiece.
Twyla Bullock, in Eufaula, Okla., swears by the Rod -- a 22-inch, $5 white nylon whipping stick her husband designed and produced until recently. Named after the biblical "rod of correction," the Rod provides "a faith-based way to discipline children ... and train them as Christians," Bullock explains.
Susan Lawrence, a devout Lutheran from Arlington, Mass., is appalled.
"Christians are supposed to listen to Jesus," Lawrence said, bringing the Rod down with a thump on the seat of her living room futon and looking at the resulting dent with incredulity. "Can you imagine Jesus teaching to use the Rod?"
Corporal punishment has long been an accepted method of child discipline among evangelical and fundamentalist groups, but an increasing number of Christians are raising objections, arguing that advocates of spanking wrongly cite Scripture to justify a practice that should be banned. Lawrence, who peppers her conversation with quotes from the New Testament, says striking children defies the Golden Rule from the Gospel of Matthew: "In everything do to others as you would have them do to you."
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Susan Lawrence founded Stop the Rod after she found one advertised in Home School Digest.
Why is it that people with calm, compliant children want to force their parenting methods on people who have more challenging children?
""Corporal punishment has long been an accepted method of child discipline among evangelical and fundamentalist groups""
It's kind of funny that those are the groups with the lowest crime rates.
This stuff is creepy. Advertising methods of corporal punishment leads me to think some folks get a real charge out of whuppin' their kids.
I've always wondered that myself. I have one child that would feel bad and start crying the second you raised your voice at her. She rarely needed spanking.
Why would anyone send away for a plastic rod? And who actually hits their kids with a plastic rod?
Considering that when He returns, it will be with a rod of iron, YES.
Considering that He said, "I come not to change on jot of The Law..."; and condsidering what The Law had to say about punishment, YES.
Gee, this should help stop Christian bashing. Let`s comes across as radical Muslims. On the other hand it probably will help considering how liberals treat radical Muslims.
No, I'm not against someone spanking their kids.
I just think a plastic rod is kind of an odd thing.
I figure that IF a slap needs to be administered, an open hand is sufficient, and only once at a time, for children under five. After that age, spanking tends to be counterproductive for most children (then again I don't have a hellion on my hands).
It was accepted by society until Dr. Spoke and his books on raising children permissively came out.
It was accepted by society until Dr. Spoke and his books on raising children permissivly came out.
Lay you odds her "Jesus" won't send anyone to Hell, either.
Dan
Yes, but hairbrushes weren't!
re the "christians" who think spanking should be banned... there are plenty of "christians" who think abortions are ok too.. just because you call yourself something doesn't make it so.
Maybe some televangelist prayed over it or something.
Like I said, a parent who would actually sit down and place an order for an implement to beat their children with has bigger problems than disobedient kids.
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