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I think the spanking would be more socially acceptable only because so many Americans think it's okay to do it. Then there are those who find both abominable. In reality, there is little difference between using a bite or a swat to get one's point across (assuming you aren't out to draw blood...

I don't think that has anything to do with spanking. I think that dysfunctional teens are primarily a result of parents who just can't be bothered with their children. They are what happens when schools, daycares, and Gameboys raise a child. I also believe that you are what you eat, and lots...

Well then.... what is the purpose of punishment, if not to correct? Unless the punishment is a life sentence, I assume most of us hope that punishing a criminal's bad behavior will prevent it from occurring again. You have implied that it is the only valid form of correction for willful...

Thanks, dude, but after looking at your homepage, I suspect my kids are just a bit older than yours and I don't think I need parenting advice from you. My problem is not necessarily with spanking; it's with your implication that one must spank a child to properly parent. My boys are 9 and 12...

No, but the law says that if you hit an adult, it's assault. Why is it okay to hit a child? How does hitting them make them comprehend something that they aren't able to comprehend? True. And common sense also tells me that many parents are just control freaks and reprimand their children...

If spanking worked, you'd never have to do it more than once. Secondly, in Deuteronomy it says to let the village stone your child to death if he or she is disobedient. There are a lot of things in the Bible that are repugnant and/or unethical. I hope that more and more Christians will...

I can't answer the first one. For the second one, I would say that gas is expensive because it's made from oil, and the oil comes mostly from other countries who aren't always willing to "share." For the third one, I would say that all living creatures are warm, and night vision goggles can...

::shrug:: To each their own. My children's penises don't belong to me; they belong to them. The owner of the organ should be the one to decide whether to alter it. I think you should read up on the foreskin and it's function. It's hardly a "flap of skin." The average adult foreskin...

It takes all of 30 seconds to retract a foreskin and clean under it. For the first several years of a boy's life, even THAT isn't necessary because the foreskin is adhered and doesn't retract. Are boys and men so lazy that they can't be trusted to wash properly? I think not. The reason...

Well, if they'd left him intact he would have escaped two surgeries. It's not all that uncommon to need a second procedure to "correct" the first one. I just don't understand why so many Christians feel that God's Creation needs fixing.

Well, I wouldn't call ALL of them lucky. Circumcisions can be seriously botched just like any other surgical procedure. Type "botched circumcisions" into Google and you get nearly 1,000 hits. But even an unbotched circumcision comes with side effects. Some of the more common ones are skin...

You say you are unaware of any guys who are emotionally damaged because of circumcision..... have you looked for them? There are support groups online for men who feel damaged from the procedure. Very few men actually need to be circumcised as adults. Those who want to be circumcised at least...

Yes, I know. :scratch: Shouldn't that tell you something? I truly don't see how anyone literally believes the book of Genesis, where Adam and Eve gain knowledge and suddenly "realize" that they're naked and rush to cover up. If nakedness is something evil, then why did God create us naked...

If God wanted us to be naked, he would have made us that way. :P

Unwanted lust is the problem of the individual, not the object of his/her lust. There are people who lust after old women and little boys. There are people who have shoe fetishes and get turned on by a beaten-up pair of women's sneakers. And I know that I could wear a burlap sack and my...

Hear, hear! Good for you for thinking for yourself!

Yeah, well..... I survived growing up without ever wearing a seat belt. I survived all my parents' second-hand smoke. Many of us survived the stupid things our parents did. Just because our parents did them doesn't make them right or wise. There are ways to teach a child other than...

Some people eat foods full of synthetic dyes and artificial flavorings and chemical preservatives. Some people wear pointy-toed shoes with 5-inch heels in the name of fashion. Some people buy a dog and leave it chained in the yard 24/7. Just because *they* do it doesn't mean it's *fine* for...

Gosh, people! Have you ever looked at the ingredients in most soaps? It's full of synthetic chemicals! Why would you put them in your child's mouth? Sure, it probably won't kill them, but neither would tasting a dog turd.... would you make them do that? I don't even like letting my kids WASH...

The Biblical literalists who believe women should not wear pants refer to this verse as their basis: Deuteronomy 22:5 - "A woman must not wear men's clothing, nor a man wear women's clothing, for the Lord your God detests anyone who does this." Since, in the time and place that this verse...