Grant Troutt's comments about finding spanking hilarious sparked backlash. Madison Prewett describes spanking as loving, but research indicates it results in psychological harm rather than teaching self-control. The argument disputes biblical support for spanking, clarifying that the 'rod' symbolizes gentle guidance rather than punishment. Inflicting pain on children is fundamentally opposed to loving parenting and should invoke serious concern about underlying issues in the perspective that finds humor in violence against children.
If you say that spanking your child is hilarious, you’ve already left the Bible, and child development research, behind.
That sentence shook me. Nothing about inflicting physical pain on a child should ever be described as hilarious.
Spanking Isn’t Biblical. Not Even Close. Let’s talk about the verse so often quoted in these conversations: 'Spare the rod, spoil the child.'
The 'rod' mentioned in Biblical Hebrew isn’t a baton or a cudgel. It’s a shepherd’s staff, a long wooden stick with a crook at the end.
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