Links about the Pearls | Why Not Train A Child? - Part 3

Responses to Michael Pearl’s Defense on CNN

By Hermana Linda | November 1, 2011 |

Here are some responses to Michael Pearl’s Interview on CNN‘s A360. Michael Pearl Defends Book By Using Pragmatism by GraceGirl at Free By His Grace Christian doctrine doesn’t condone abuse by Emilie Eaton at StatePress.com And here are some responses to the Williams case: The Digital Journal looks at the Pearls and the spanking controversy…

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Michael Pearl Interviewed on CNN

By Hermana Linda | October 27, 2011 |

Michael Pearl was interviewed by Anderson Cooper on this video. Here is the transcript, it’s about half way down. His double speak is very obvious here. In case that link ever is removed, Chucklestravels has posted it http://chucklestravels.wordpress.com/2011/10/28/showdown-on-cnn-anderson-cooper-interviews-michael-pearl-transcript/ For your sharing convenience:TwitterFacebookemailPrintTumblrDiggdel.icio.usStumbleUponAdd to favoritesReddit

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The Pearls’ Teachings are Not Biblical

By Hermana Linda | October 7, 2011 |

Bible Scholar, Samuel Martin explains why he believes that Amazon should stop selling To Train Up A Child. Please sign the petition, the link is in my sidebar. And here are 2 posts about why the Pearls’ teachings are not Biblical: Laura Ziesel shares an in depth study of Proverbs 22:6 in Train up a…

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Admin of Pro-Pearl Facebook Page Has Change of Heart

By Hermana Linda | October 4, 2011 |

The admin of one of the To Train Up A Child fan pages has had a change of heart. She was planning to delete the page, then people said that she should keep it to prevent others from using that name and could use the page to warn people. Then someone said that the Pearls…

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Original Sin

By Hermana Linda | September 28, 2011 |

Lisa Bennet (Broken Daughters), who was raised by Pearl followers, looks at the concept of Original Sin and how it corresponds to the Pearls’ Teachings. In this post, she links to a very upsetting post by Libby Anne which contains an 1831 quote from Francis Wayland which sounds very much like Michael Pearl. You might…

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Cybersattva on Pearl Laughing

By Hermana Linda | August 25, 2011 |

Cybersattva responds to Michael Pearl’s comments on Facebook (from March 2010) in Stepping Outside of TTUAC. For your sharing convenience:TwitterFacebookemailPrintTumblrDiggdel.icio.usStumbleUponAdd to favoritesReddit

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An Email From NGJ

By Hermana Linda | August 24, 2011 |

Patrick Morgan, who writes the Cybersattva Blog, wrote an email to No Greater Joy Ministries about his concerns with To Train Up A Child. He received a reply from the Assistant General Manager which he posts along with his commentary. Note that he adds commentary in the comments. For your sharing convenience:TwitterFacebookemailPrintTumblrDiggdel.icio.usStumbleUponAdd to favoritesReddit

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Responses to the CNN Story

By Hermana Linda | August 19, 2011 |

Elizabeth Esther follows up on the CNN coverage of the Pearls’ teachings by explaining how these teachings lead to the sickness of Cognitive Dissonance which is what “happens when a teacher, pastor or person in authority advocates abusive methods while simultaneously recusing themselves from the actual, direct results of that abuse.” She also reminds us…

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Broken Daughters

By Hermana Linda | July 14, 2011 |

I just found another blogger, Lisa Bennet, who is sharing her life story/testimony of being raised in a fundamentalist christian home. In Part 5 her parents start following the Pearls’ teachings. For your sharing convenience:TwitterFacebookemailPrintTumblrDiggdel.icio.usStumbleUponAdd to favoritesReddit

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TTUAC and Child Abuse

By Hermana Linda | June 21, 2011 |

Robin of Heart of Wisdom has a nice synopsis of the Dangers of the Pearls’ teachings in Pearl’s To Train Up A Child And Child Abuse. This is a good post for sharing as it contains the Action News Report as well as quotes from TTUAC and a lot of links for further study. For…

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Pearl Theology

By Hermana Linda | June 15, 2011 |

Scita Scienda has a new post about her take on the Schatz tragedy and the spanking controversy in Notes on a Child’s Death. For your sharing convenience:TwitterFacebookemailPrintTumblrDiggdel.icio.usStumbleUponAdd to favoritesReddit

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Pondering the Pearls’ Teachings – Part 10

By Hermana Linda | June 7, 2011 |

Under Much Grace has published part 10 of her series Why Good People Make Dangerous Choices: The Schatz Family is Not Unique: Why People Make Dangerous Choices (Pondering Pearl and Lydia Schatz) Part X In this post she focuses on Philip Greven’s book, Spare the Child: The Religious Roots of Punishment and the Psychological Impact…

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REAL Parenting Joy

By Hermana Linda | May 16, 2011 |

PfamilyGal expresses her concerns about the Pearls’ teachings in REAL Parenting Joy. For your sharing convenience:TwitterFacebookemailPrintTumblrDiggdel.icio.usStumbleUponAdd to favoritesReddit

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Memories of a Child Raised by the Pearl Method

By Hermana Linda | April 11, 2011 |

No Longer Quivering has started a new story by Libby Anne about her childhood in which she was raised by the Pearl Method. In part 1 she tells about how her mother almost killed her little sister by strict adherence to the Pearl Method. For your sharing convenience:TwitterFacebookemailPrintTumblrDiggdel.icio.usStumbleUponAdd to favoritesReddit

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Another Case of Renal Failure

By Hermana Linda | April 4, 2011 |

Cindy of Under Much Grace has discovered another case of a child being hospitalized with Renal Failure. This family is also known to follow the Pearl’s method of child training. It is not known at this time if this is another case of rhabdomyolosis or not. For your sharing convenience:TwitterFacebookemailPrintTumblrDiggdel.icio.usStumbleUponAdd to favoritesReddit

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Kidney Damage and The Pearl Method

By Hermana Linda | April 1, 2011 |

Cindy, of Under Much Grace, explains exactly what Rhabdomyolosis is in, How Do We Track Kidney Failure and Kidney Damage in Children Who Are Trained Using the Pearl Method? She explains that kidney damage is permanent and wonders how many children are living with a chronic yet undiagnosed condition in this important and informative post.…

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More Pearl Exposure

By Hermana Linda | March 22, 2011 |

The Wartburg Watch apparently just found out about the Pearls and are properly shocked. I’m so glad that more sites are speaking out. Nothing really new here, but this is a pretty good synopsis and good to share with those who may not yet know. They promise to do more investigating. I’ll be watching for…

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Close Encounters of the Pearl Kind

By Hermana Linda | March 15, 2011 |

Someone finally noticed that I have a discussion board on my Facebook Page. So far, there is only one discussion there, so far and I found it so interesting, I thought I’d share for those who have not joined Facebook. This is Stephanie’s story of her close encounter with Pearl’s followers: With my second pregnancy…

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Why Do People Blame the Pearls?

By Hermana Linda | March 8, 2011 |

This post by Elizabeth Esther was written in Feb of 2010 as a response to the Schatz Tragedy. It is a great post for sharing as it contains a careful explanation of the Pearls’ teachings and how they relate to Lydia’s death as well as her own personal testimony. A link to this post can…

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Brandy Explains How She Disciplines

By Hermana Linda | January 26, 2011 |

Brandy of Brandy’s Brood tried the Pearls’ method and found it to have a very negative impact on their toddler so they gave up spanking and moved towards more gentle discipline. She tells her story in her post, Ask Brandy: Discipline. While still using non-corporal punishments, they strive to be gentle and are still on…

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Another Pro-Spanker speaks out against Michael Pearl

By Hermana Linda | January 12, 2011 |

Emily shares a quote from Michael Pearl and her response to it. Ah, but she did not share where the quote can be found. Lest anyone insist that they do not remember Mr. Pearl ever saying such a thing, I will share the citation. It is from an article on the No Greater Joy Website…

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Lexie’s Thoughts on Child Training

By Hermana Linda | December 28, 2010 |

Lexie Ahada from The Road Less Traveled has posted her arguments against the Pearls’ teachings, along with a long excerpt from To Train Up a Child. in her post, My Thoughts On Child Training. For your sharing convenience:TwitterFacebookemailPrintTumblrDiggdel.icio.usStumbleUponAdd to favoritesReddit

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Review of Good and Evil by Michael Pearl

By Hermana Linda | December 21, 2010 |

Glenn E. Chatfield from Watchman’s Bagpipes reviews Michael Pearl’s Comic Book Version of the Bible (illustrated by a former Marvel cartoonist), Good and Evil. He lists everything he considers to be unscriptural and/or extra-biblical. His main concern is the inclusion of the “Gap Theory.” For your sharing convenience:TwitterFacebookemailPrintTumblrDiggdel.icio.usStumbleUponAdd to favoritesReddit

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Debra’s Random Thoughts

By Hermana Linda | December 14, 2010 |

Deb at Debra’s Random Thoughts is no longer updating her blog. Her blog is still worth visiting, as she has written some very interesting posts about the Pearls’ teachings. Check out, for instance, her critique of the story in To Train Up A Child where Debi trades blows with 2 yr old in order to…

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Michael Pearl’s Article About Laughing

By Hermana Linda | November 18, 2010 |

You probably saw Michael Pearl’s article about how he is laughing at his critics when he first wrote it in March 2010. It was a response to the outraged responses to the Schatz tragedy. I posted reactions to that here. I was surprised recently to stumble upon the information that Michael Pearl posted this same…

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Good and Evil

By Hermana Linda | November 15, 2010 |

I have come across a discussion of Michael Pearl’s book, Good And Evil, which is a comic book version of The Bible. Actually, she mainly discusses their efforts to turn this graphic novel into a feature film and the video designed to raise funds for that project. ‘Good and Evil,’ the Graphic Bible, Considered With…

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To Wreck a Train and Ruin a Child

By Hermana Linda | November 2, 2010 |

Here is another warning from someone who tried using the teachings in To Train Up A Child found the results to be disastrous. She also has insight into the raising of sheep, which is helpful. For your sharing convenience:TwitterFacebookemailPrintTumblrDiggdel.icio.usStumbleUponAdd to favoritesReddit

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Don’t Train Your Child to Be a Train Wreck

By Hermana Linda | October 28, 2010 |

Mary Thatcher reacts to a story (to which I linked on Oct 13, 2010) in Don’t Train Your Child to Be a Train Wreck. Her argument against the Pearls’ teachings was posted in the Health and Wellness section of AssociatedContent.com from Yahoo. These warnings are getting into the mainstream more and more often. For your…

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To Control a Child

By Hermana Linda | October 25, 2010 |

Cultured Mama has written some very good arguments against the manipulative and dangerous teachings of Michael and Debi Pearl in To Control a Child. She also warns against Ezzo and Babywise and gives a lot of links for further research. For your sharing convenience:TwitterFacebookemailPrintTumblrDiggdel.icio.usStumbleUponAdd to favoritesReddit

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The Explaination

By Hermana Linda | October 19, 2010 |

One-hit_wonder has posted a very impassioned explanation of why she feels so strongly about the Pearls’ teaching that she was willing to cause family strife by speaking out against them. I also want to thank her for using my TTUAC quotes and linking to me. <3 For your sharing convenience:TwitterFacebookemailPrintTumblrDiggdel.icio.usStumbleUponAdd to favoritesReddit

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