I do not know that "terrifying" is the word I would choose, but I think
we have to recognize the lack of weight we carry when we try to convince
some folks in the religious community.
Note that it begins with a not too unreasonable statement.** The quote
given, however, makes no such qualification ("restrained spanking"). It
then goes on to the opposite end of the continuum ("left to himself").
There is nothing in between???
There is no room for reinforcing good behavior as a method of
controlling behavior? No room for extinction procedures as a means of
eliminating misbehavior?
Just beat him, else he will bring shame to you?
** Another site, "Now What Do I Do? or Parenting Your ADHD Child (Part
1)" ( http://www.christianadhd.com/parent1.html#prov29:15 )gives a
slightly different view of Proverbs 29:15 - "The rod of correction
imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother." (NIV)
Jim Guinee wrote:
>
> >> On Mon, 11 Oct 1999, John W. Nichols, M.A. wrote:
> >
> > > Nor can I understand why anyone could not imagine that there are
> > > alternatives to spanking other than "letting them get away with it".
> > > Discipline=Whacking?? Of course, with sites like
> > > http://209.238.187.185/ (click on "spanking), what chance do we have?
> > > When it comes to authority, even Skinner doesn't begin to measure up to
> > > God.
>
> Okay, I visited that web site, and here is what it says about spanking.
> -------------------------
> Restrained spanking can be an appropriate discipline for children. It’s in the
> Bible, Proverbs 29:15, TLB. "Scolding and spanking a child helps him to learn.
> Left to himself, he brings shame to his mother."
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> Is this the religious dogma we're supposed to find so terrifying?
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