Christianity Today and the Spanking Issue
William Webb commends Christianity Today and the stance they have taken on the Spanking Issue.
More 52 Tool Cards Posts
Pearl in Oyster (PIO) adds to her 52 Tool Card series with 52 Tool Cards: Winning Cooperation and 52 Tool Cards Double Feature: Connection Before Correction and Closet Listening.
Does God Spank His Children?
Carissa Robinson delves into the question, “Does God Spank His Children?“
Column Warning About Pearl In The Daily Journal
Dorothy Dimitre has a column in The San Mateo Daily Journal about Pearl’s appearance in The Today Show and why spanking is bad for children: ‘Leave no marks!’
Understanding Brainwashing and How Children Are Primed for Victimization
Cindy of Under Much Grace takes informative and very technical looks at abusive behavior, analyzing both the victims and the abusers. She has a new series about brainwashing. I want to make special note of part 7 in which she ties the information to the Pearls’ teachings. Here is a short summary which she wrote…
Commandments for Parents
Dulce de Leche explains how some parents inadvertently set themselves up as idols in The 10 Commandments for Parents: No Other Gods. Alison Strobel explains Golden Rule Parenting.
Everything Is Terrible and Censorship
I’m sure many, if not most, of you remember the hoopla about the Michael Pearl Teaching Video and his copyright claim against Everything Is Terrible. Well, I just found a blog post which contains more background info on that story which I thought my readers would find interesting.
The Full Interview with Meg Mosley (Free for a Limited Time Only)
C.L. Dyck posted an excerpt of her interview with Meg Moseley about isolationism, spiritual abuse and TTUAC at Scita Scienda awhile back. The full article is in a Kindle/Nook/PDF ezine that’s on free promo only during January 2012: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/117438 use promo code LM52Z at checkout. Good till Jan. 31st.
Christianity Today Article On Corporal Punishment Now Online
The Christianity Today Article I mentioned earlier has been posted to their website: Thou Shalt Not Abuse.
Showing Compassion To The Deceived
This blog has always tried to argue against false teachings without making those using those teachings feel condemned. That is a delicate balance and not always possible to achieve. It is not at all pleasant to find out that the choices one has prayerfully made are considered to be abuse by many people. And upon…
