[John Leland 1789]

You know, of course, that prosecutors and judges like this would take the same view of five or six year-old (and probably any age) children receiving corporeal discipline. You are aware that their legal and social education alike are informing them that "spanking," "use of the rod," or any expression one wishes to use, is entirely unacceptable.

I do not believe that the 2-1/2 to 2 month-old stuff is the issue, although prosecutors know that the younger . . . the more emotional response can be pulled to their real issue, which is, ALL "paddling" is verboten.

[markomalley]

You know, of course, that prosecutors and judges like this would take the same view of five or six year-old (and probably any age) children receiving corporeal discipline. You are aware that their legal and social education alike are informing them that "spanking," "use of the rod," or any expression one wishes to use, is entirely unacceptable.

I'm right there with you. The progressives would outlaw all forms of discipline...not just corporal discipline.

I do not believe that the 2-1/2 to 2 month-old stuff is the issue

I read the OP and was outraged and was going to post about the incident (using a news article) on "another board." I always fact-check anything I post elsewhere...preferring to post a news article and then opining about it myself, rather than posting an email. So I checked on the pastor's name and the church's name and came up with this. Wow.

Yes, for the courts, the age is probably not the main issue. The mere fact that corporal discipline was applied was, undoubtedly the main issue for them. But for me...the age was the Only issue. Take a good precept and take it 1,000,000 miles too far. It ruined the author's entirely valid points.