Actually the writer of the article AND the DA made a link between the murder and the book:Yes, McScribe...it is. She said a book caused a murder. You seem to be having the same misread as her, I didnt say one single word about their teachings, so why do you add something about that?
But more important, what in the world does it mean, you understand the intent behind it?
Me too, its malicious and wrong and inexcusable. If this is what you call finding a middle ground I want nothing whatsoever to do with it
The PVC tube may seem like a strange punishment tool, but for those familiar with the teachings of Christian fundamentalists and authors Michael and Debi Pearl, it is nothing new.
“There was some evidence that indicates they were familiar with the Pearls’ publications,” Ramsey said of the Schatzes. Police interviews with the other children revealed they, too, had been on the receiving end of the “rod.”
I think you should read the article. The parents used exactly the method of "punishment" suggested in the book, which was written by the Pearls. Sure, the parents could have killed the girl with anything at all - but they used the "tool" which is given in the book, and they followed other methods given in the book, and the wickedness of the methods given in the book certainly contributed to the death of that child.
God will decide whether the Pearls should be accountable, but I wouldn't like to be in their shoes.
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