If You Spank Your Kids, You're a Horrible Parent

Опубликовано: 19 Сентябрь 2026
на канале: Friendly Atheist
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After seeing a conversation between two Christian pastors urging parents to spank their kids, I did a small dive into the world of Christian discipline, including the problems with the infamous classic "To Train Up a Child."

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The pastors' video discussion:    • Video  

The archived website from one Christian family: http://web.archive.org/web/2004082417...

A New York Times article from 2011 on Michael and Debi Pearl: https://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/07/us...

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