Schatz Trial – No update
Notable Trials has a update on the Schatz Trial to summarize the case and say that there is no real update.
Read MoreApproximation of Behavior
I feel that I should explain why I haven’t been posting lately. I try not to say anything unless I have something to say. I continue to search daily and post when I find something of interest. While you’re waiting, please go back and check out my old posts. My oldest posts have many good…
Read MoreAddressing Parenting Techniques
Scita Scienda has a new post Addressing Parenting Techniques. It looks like it could become part of the introduction to their Parenting in the Name of God series.
Read MoreAbusive by Definition
I found this secular blog entry which I found interesting. It links to the Salon Article about the Pearls, discusses it a bit and then goes on to look further at the Blogger’s own observations of how the Pearl’s advice is abusive by definition. She compares it to the well known Cycle of Abuse seen…
Read MoreDare to Disciple
Greenegem has started a blog to refute Dr. Dobson’s teachings, called Dare to Disciple. She starts with her powerful and touching testimony: My journey toward Grace-based Parenting begins.
Read MoreWoman In The Hands of God
C. L. Dyck of Scita Scienda has started a new Bible Study series about being a women called, Woman In The Hands of God. She does not yet have an index for this series, but she does have a tag. So you can find the entire series so far by using the Woman In The…
Read MorePreparing To Be A Help Meet
I find it odd that Yahoo News has a good review of Debi Pearl’s newest book, Preparing To Be A Help Meet. You may comment on that article there as well as on the Topix site. Yahoo did not allow me to submit my comment, probably because it was a link to this site. My…
Read MorePatriarchy
I have 2 interesting book reviews for 2 books that were recently published about the patriarchy movement. I do not think that the Pearls are directly involved in this movement, but their names to tend to come up and it appears that Debi Pearl was interviewed for the first book: Quiverfull: Inside the Christian Patriarchy…
Read Morethoughts on training
Living With A Handful blog has some Thoughts About Training. These thoughts are a follow up to her post about the verse Proverbs 6:22, “Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it” .
Read MoreGravatar
If you are posting here or on many other WordPress blogs and have wondered how to get a custom avatar, just go to Gravatar.com and make one. If you don’t, you will get some kind of placeholder, usually a mosaic or a monster.
Read MoreParenting Gems
Signs of Life blog warns us about the Pearls’ teachings and offers some Parenting gems as an alternative.
Read MoreWhy the teaching of Michael Pearl … is grossly in error and dangerous
Why the teaching of Michael Pearl regarding child raising (and other things too) is grossly in error and dangerous by Mamame from Life on the Sound.
Read MoreSchatz couple to stand trial in November
From the Paradise Post reposted here for permanence By Elizabeth De Alwis Posted: 06/26/2010 01:00:00 AM PDT A Paradise couple will stand trial in November for allegedly murdering one adopted child and torturing another during a “biblical chastisement” session. Kevin and Elizabeth Schatz are charged with an open count of murder for allegedly beating their 7-year-old…
Read MoreTrial date set in ‘chastisement’ death of girl
From the Chico Enterprise Record I am reposting this here for permanence By TERRY VAU DELL-Staff Writer Posted: 06/25/2010 12:12:20 AM PDT OROVILLE — A Paradise couple are scheduled to stand trial in November on murder and torture charges involving two adopted children. Kevin Schatz, 40, and his wife, Elizabeth Schatz, 42, pleaded not guilty…
Read MoreI Am Personally Opposed But…
ThatMom challenges us to take a stand in in her post “i am personally opposed to beating a child with a piece of plumbing supply line, but…..”
Read MoreSchatz couple to be in court Thursday
The Paradise Post reports that the Schatzes are due in court this Thursday, June 24th. I’ll be watching for updates to post. To be alerted whenever I add to this site, please subscribe to my RSS feed.
Read MoreCounter Arguments 4
Karen made a comment on Train Up Your Child at Awful Library Books to which I would like to reply. Perhaps the person who put this in the “awful books” category should have read the positive as well as negative reviews on Amazon…the list of things from the book were from the top negative review…
Read MoreiTunes
The Pearls are asking their followers to go to iTunes and leave positive ratings and reviews for their shows. We should probably go help balance that out. If you have iTunes, you can rate the podcasts. ( I believe you have to be in iTunes to do this) To the right of where it…
Read MoreWe Must Speak Out
This Adventure Life exhorts us that We Must Speak Out.
Read MoreKristina’s Keepsakes review of CTBHH
Kristina’s Keepsakes has started a series analyzing the Pearls’ books, starting with Created To Be His Helpmeet. Created To Be His Helpmeet Part 1 Created To Be His Helpmeet Part 2
Read MoreMore Thoughts Adoption
Someone on Facebook shared some very insightful comments I would like to share with you all: There’s another element to this story that has not been addressed – and that is the fact that so many adoptive families are ill-equipped to deal with the realities of bringing home an older child, group of siblings, and/or…
Read MoreCounter Arguments 3
Pearl and his followers are insisting that the Schatzes were not following his teachings. I have been thinking about writing a post which would analyze this, but I think it is best to wait until after the trial for such speculation. Finding an impartial jury will be hard enough. Anyway, I link to plenty of…
Read MoreAnother pro-spanker speaks up
Another negative book review of TTUAC by a pro-spanker. I’m praising God that more people are taking a stand against this book. Jenni Lenc has good insight as to some of the major problems with these teachings, although she is careful not to be too harsh in her condemnation of them. A very good piece…
Read MoreQuotes from NJG website
This Review of the Pearls is from someone who agrees with many of the Pearls’ teachings (including the concept of training) but cannot get past some of the more outrageous quotes on their website.
Read Moretotal depravity theology
Elizabeth Esther looks at How the “I am a worm”/total depravity theology hurts children. She links this belief with abuse and makes some good points.
Read MoreAwful Library Books
The Awful Library Books blog would like to see To Train Up A Child removed from all libraries. So far, nobody in the comments section has approved of the book, but some feel that it should be just removed from the Parenting section and put somewhere else where those who need it for research can…
Read MoreNotable Trials
Notable Trials has a post about the Schatz case: Child’s death could mean life terms for ‘disciplinarian’ couple in Butte
Read MoreThe Greater Problem…Parenting
Mommy Joy explains the inherent danger of blindly following any parenting philosophy in The Greater Problem…Parenting.
Read Morebook seller refuses to sell Pearl’s books
I just ran into the blog of a Christian book seller who has decided on his own not to have anything to do with Pearl’s books. Kudos to him! I believe that he also wrote the following blog: When Child Discipline Goes Too Far. Bravo! Edited to add: “Bene Diction Blogs On” has blogged about…
Read MoreSecular Homeschooling Magazine
The homeschooling movement is taking notice of the Pearls. Secular Homeschooling is a rather large magazine and they have written an exposé of the Pearls and their teachings. She looks at all aspects of the Pearls and gives some advice on how to respond when offered the book at a homeschool gathering. To Train Up…
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