Lori Wick involved in Child Abuse Scandal
Rebecca Diamond exposes the teachings or Lori Wick and her church in Preach Jesus and Carry A Big Stick. In case you hadn’t heard, this best selling Christian Novelist has been funding a church which teaches that babies should be switched as young as 6 weeks old. Her son is among 8 people who are…
Read MoreDeb’s Review of TTUAC – Part 3
Deb has posted the 3rd and final part of her review of Michael Pearl’s book, To Train Up A Child. In this post she looks at how Pearl prevented “sissies” and trained his children to always be happy. She also looks at what he teaches about the rod. She says that what Pearl teaches about…
Read MoreDeb’s Review of TTUAC – Part 2
The the Wartburg Watch is finding their discussion of To Train Up A Child so interesting that they have already published part 2 of their book review. In this post she takes a quick look at Pearl’s credentials and then explains his training advice with many quotes from the book. She promises to look at…
Read MoreDeb’s Review of TTUAC
Deb, from The Wartburg Watch, promised to read and review To “Train Up A Child” in Monday’s post and by Tuesday she had already purchased and read it. She has posted part one of her review, and plans to post more later this week. She is doing a great job of exposing the Pearls’ teachings.
Read MoreMore Pearl Exposure
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…
Read MoreTaking a Stand Against Child Abuse
The Wartburg Watch analyzes John Piper’s teachings about spanking a child to teach him to understand the wrath of God. They then take a stand against dangerous and abusive teachings and tell you how you can help. Bravo! They look at John Piper again in An Ultrasound of Abuse.
Read MoreMore Blog Posts About Bill Gothard
A Quiver Full of Information has a bunch of new posts about Bill Gothard. Here are the ones I find most interesting: Shadowspring’s testimony: Bill Gothard has negativley affected my life…. Bill Gothard has negativley affected my life part 2 More about Webster in this post from Alternet.org, Cultish Christian Leader Teaches Women Should Submit…
Read MoreThe Secretive World of Bill Gothard
Wilkyjr, who appears to have ties to Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, has written an exposé on Bill Gothard’s teachings after a copy of one of his secret text books fell into his hands.
Read MoreClaire’s Testimony
Claire has been doing some more Myth Busting at Dare to Disciple in Myth Busting 4: My Story. Here are the myths she busts in this installment: ‘Punish’ and ‘discipline’ are synonyms. (note: Sally Clarkson mentioned this in a recent post) All Christians spank. Spanking is the best way to make a point to a…
Read MoreClose Encounters of the Pearl Kind
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…
Read MoreA Study of “Spanking” Scriptures
Discipleship Parenting has started a series of Biblical evidence against spanking in, Rightly Dividing the Word: A Study of “Spanking” Scriptures. She has also posted 2 addendums to her Letters to Dobson: Addendum to “Grace” Handling Disputes Biblically
Read MoreWife Only Submission vs Mutual Submission
I have noticed a confusion about the difference between WOS (Wife Only Submission) and MS (Mutual Submission) so I would like to clarify the difference and add some thoughts. WOS is the belief that, in marriage, husbands are not obligated/called to submit to their wives out of reverence for Christ. MS is the believe that…
Read MoreUncovering More Horrors
As we probe the underbelly of the damage done by the Patriarchy Movement and even Corporeal Punishment in general, eventually we will uncover even more horrors. I have avoided “going there” for quite some time, preferring to skirt the issue, as it seemed unnecessary to bring up in polite society. However, this blog post from…
Read MoreReview of “Yell and Tell”
The Christian Post has a review of Debi Pearl’s Yell and Tell series. This is a positive review but unlike most I’ve seen, they don’t promote her other books nor link to their website. I wonder if they are aware of the controversy around them. For another opinion on the series, see TulipGirl’s review. Hers…
Read MoreDealing With Anger
Claire at Dare to Disciple has a post about Dealing With Anger, or in other words, controlling our temper.
Read MoreWhy Do People Blame the Pearls?
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…
Read MoreLooking at Bill Gothard
Dulce de Leche has shared some memories of Bill Gothard’s seminars and how his teachings affected her during her formative years in, Peering Underneath the Umbrella: Musings on Gothardism. This is an exposé as well as a testimony as she gives us an inside look at Gothard’s teachings. Speaking of Bill Gothard, E. Stephen Burnett…
Read MorePositive Safety Training
The Virginia Is For Mothers blog has a nice post about Positive Safety Training. Apparently she is also teaching her young one to cook. She compares and contrasts her method of safety training with Pearl’s method.
Read MoreThe Petite Chef Demonstrates Gentle Parenting
Dulce de Leche has been sharing about her 7 year old’s cooking skills. Today’s blog post is not to be missed. The sweet child has obviously been learning more than cooking by watching her mother. <3
Read MoreThankfull for Gentle Discipline
Carissa Robinson has a lovely blog post about how Thankfull she is that they are using gentle discipline, complete with an example of how it works. She also links to Sally Clarkson’s blog post about First Time Obedience. Sally Clarkson writes as the mother of adult children and reflects back on how her children were…
Read MoreTesting the Spirit of Quiverfull
Kristen Rosser has started a series over at NLQ called, Testing the Spirit of Quiverfull. I think this checklist of sorts actually pertains to all Patriarchy teachings. This is good reading for someone who is dabbling with Quiverfull/Patriarchy and thinking that they can separate the “meat from the bones.” These posts are written specifically for…
Read MoreGentle Discipline as a Second Language
Dulce de Leche explains the learning curve of Gentle Discipline by comparing it to learning a 2nd language. Well done and very helpful.
Read MoreThe Christian History of Spanking Part 1
This page was part of the rough draft of the soon-to-be-released book, “Gentle Firmness,” by Stephanie Cox. You may read a few chapters from the book here.
Read MoreSpeaking Out Against Patriarchy
Here is Rebecca Diamond’s testimony and explanation of what she has against Patriarchy. Note to the easily offended: she does give this post a PG-13 rating. And here is an exposé of the dark underbelly of the Father and Daughter Retreat offered by Vision forum. This is not for the faint of heart.
Read MoreControl
The Peaceful Housewife doesn’t like to be controlled. Do you? Most people don’t. 😉 It shouldn’t come as any surprise that our children don’t like it much either. Meanwhile, Dulce de Leche explains a bit of what not controlling your budding chef looks like.
Read MoreA Quiver Full of Information
A Quiver Full of Information offers “The Who, What, Why of the Quiverfull Movement & Lifestyle.” The intro says: This site aims to collect information on all aspects of the burgeoning Christian “Quiverfull” movement. The information is presented in neutral environment. The opinions expressed in the documents are those of the author and not of…
Read MoreWriting to Dad About Discipline
GreeneGem has written a 4 part piece her about father’s written attack on her decision not to spank, her written defense and the conversation which ensued. Nothing to Write Home about… Writing Home… part one Writing Home… part two Writing Home… part three
Read MoreGrace-Based Discipline and the Older Child
Here is an excellent article from Crystal Lutton, of Arms of Love, on how to use Grace-Based Discipline on the older child.
Read MoreAn Exposé of the Courtship & Betrothal Movements
I tended to think that the Patriarchy Movement and the Quiverfull Movement were pretty much the same thing, but I was wrong. The Quiverfull movement falls under Patriarchy or Patriocentric teachings, but not everyone in those movements is Quiverfull. There is also the Courtship and Betrothal Movements which do allow the limiting children, but are…
Read MoreSchatz Trial Delayed
According to the Oroville Mercury Register, the Schatz Trial has been delayed until April 11, 2011. I will include the text here for permance. Alleged ‘chastisement’ trial delayed Staff Reports Posted: 02/18/2011 10:43:39 PM PST OROVILLE — Attorneys again asked a judge Thursday to postpone the trial of a Paradise couple for allegedly whipping their 7-year-old…
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