Wow. So your argument is that Molyneux was conceived with Original Sin.
That certainly refutes everything he has to say!
It’s amazing the illogic and the spleen that comes out on FR whenever anyone questions spanking.
People are just IN LOVE with hitting children!
Perhaps you should reread what I said about not being an ass.
I was not spanked; I raised five children that I did spank. The difference? My parents were atheists; I am a Christian.
I am not “in love with hitting children.” Perhaps you are “in love” with asserting your wisdom over God’s.
At any rate, my kids have turned out well by most objective standards
Not one has ever been arrested
Not one is on drugs or ever has been
All adults are working good jobs or are full time students
Not one is abusive
All are respectful of authority
All are generally very happy
All are giving, gracious, kind, hard working people
None have required any sort of psychiatric care
Not have evidenced any self harm behaviors, ever
All seem to have healthy good relationships
Not one ever ran away from home
Now we did ALL of God’s word, not just the spanking part. There are many spokes on the biblical parenting wheel. Furthermore, I know that you can well nigh be a perfect parent and still have a very messed up child - there is a lot of evil in this world, and perfect parenting can not a perfect child make.
That said, if spanking was somehow bad - if Gods word is in error - it seems to me our kids would have had a few more problems than they do.
Who here said they love to hit their children?
Flawed argument.
The entire point is parents dont want to but out of a big picture love for their kid, know certain times require physical correction.
And know the difference between a spanking and out of control beating. If you cannot understand the dofference there is your problem.