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  • Christian crusaders go to battle over spanking - Tools of discipline horrify some of faithful

    02/06/2005 4:18:14 PM PST · by SmithL · 139 replies · 6,507+ views
    San Francisco Chronicle ^ | 2/6/5 | Anna Badkhen
    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.,...