Janice Bower
Well-known member
Please define physical abuse. I find myself disagreeing with other Christians. If we disagree on the subject, how do we change our treatment of children to a healthier method of discipline?
Likely. I think just about everyone has been abused at one point or another in life. It's almost impossible to avoid it. The problem is we are so busy teaching kids they can be a boy or a girl or neither and could be a kumquat if they wanted that we don't teach them how to be resilient. Life is a contact sport. Bad stuff happens and it's up to us to make it better for ourselves. We don't teach this stuff. Everyone gets a trophy, no one should ever experience disappointment or pain so whenever they they strike out. They don't know how to handle it.Could the Uvalde shooter have been a victim of abuse?
Absolutely.Could the Uvalde shooter have been a victim of abuse?
I'm not addressing sexual abuse. I'm talking about corporal punishment: spanking with the hand, whipping with a switch, a belt, a yardstick, or some other object, or punching with a fist. What would God approve or disapprove of?Likely. I think just about everyone has been abused at one point or another in life. It's almost impossible to avoid it.
This sounds political and I'm not trying to go there.The problem is we are so busy teaching kids they can be a boy or a girl or neither and could be a kumquat if they wanted that we don't teach them how to be resilient.
What does that mean?Life is a contact sport. Bad stuff happens and it's up to us to make it better for ourselves.
It's very simple what it means...life is hard. So ancient philosopher said it and it's quite true. We have to move forwardI'm not addressing sexual abuse. I'm talking about corporal punishment: spanking with the hand, whipping with a switch, a belt, a yardstick, or some other object, or punching with a fist. What would God approve or disapprove of?
This sounds political and I'm not trying to go there.
What does that mean?