When you read articles such as the recent discussion of the practice of spanking in various school programs throughout the country, the liberal bias is obvious. You would think that intelligent adults could have a reasonable dialog about the merits and potential abuses of such a practice without resorting to such obvious straw man tactics. Yes, spanking can be abused and youngsters can unfortunately be bruised. Such conduct is unacceptable. However, should we not allow teachers or parents to ever verbally criticize or correct children because in some cases they go too far and indulge in emotional abuse via their language? Why do we allow people to jump to such extremes in debating and avoid confronting the real issues at hand?

The biblical warning of "Spare the rod and spoil the child" still applies in our day and time. Who can deny that we are raising a generation of self-centered, spoiled, over-indulged youth who are far less disciplined than their counterparts 100 years ago? What has changed in that time period? Are we happy with the current results?

The language used in this referenced article is ridiculous. Properly administered "spanking" is a far cry from hitting, striking, violence, beating, etc. This one quote will convey the tone of those who have essentially won the war to outlaw corporal punishment:

Many liberal groups regard corporal punishment as a barbaric relic of an unenlightened past that harms self-esteem and promotes violence. "Every public school needs effective methods of discipline but beating kids teaches violence and it doesn’t stop bad behavior. . ."

I would rather be enlightened by the Holy Spirit through the application of the truth of the Word of God than be blinded by the moral vacuum of our current culture.

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