Okay. I am all for corporal punishment, I do admit-- but I have to draw the line with "harsh corporal punishment" (i.e. child abuse). When I acted up in church (a RARE instance, usually marked by me following a crowd of kids whose parents didn't care how they behaved), I got the subtle, yet excrutiatingly painful pinch&twist to my side. My mother could do it while still smiling and singing along with the choir! And, I knew as well as she that I deserved it.
But, some people take discipline too far. I feel especially sorry for people who justify wrong-doing with Bible passages. The pastor quoted a passage from Proverbs 13:24--"He who spares his rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him promptly."--but I still can't see how they can conclude that it means beat the H-E-double-hockey-sticks out of innocent children.
I want to say that these folks need Jesus, but the sad thing is they think they already have Him! Religious beliefs can really create some huge divisions in our society!
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Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Pi Kappa, SP97
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