Posts Tagged ‘Mainstream News’
Williams Trial – Day (-4): Jury Selection
Maureen at Light Of Day Stories shares her first hand report of The Williams Trial – Day 1. Komo News has an article about the case also. Edited to add: I had originally called this Day 1 but found that there is a confusion because the media calls the day of Opening Statements Day 1.…
Read MoreWilliams’ Trial Begins Today
The Seattle Times reported on the trial of Larry and Carri Williams which begins today with jury selection. I will be posting updates as once a day, editing the daily post as I add new information to each day. Update: Komo News reports that jury selection has begun and gives a recap of events up…
Read MorePre-Trial Hearing For The Williams Case
The Skagit Valley Herald reports on the Pre-Trial Hearing for the Hana Alemu “Williams” case. This article has some very interesting information. It appears that the Defense had made quite a few motions, all of which were denied by the judge. It also turns out that there is now a biological relative available to testify…
Read MoreBill To Protect Adopted Children Being Considered
House Judiciary Committee is considering a bill to protect adopted children as a response to the Hana Alemu “Williams” case. More information in this article in The Capitol Record. For your sharing convenience:TwitterFacebookemailPrintTumblrDiggdel.icio.usStumbleUponAdd to favoritesReddit
Read MoreThe Williams Trial Plods Along
The Skagit Valley Herald reports that the Court will allow defense experts to to examine Hana’s remains for use in the trial. They have yet to set a date for the exhumation. Murder trials are always slow moving and are usually continued many times. At this time, the trial is still scheduled for Feb 4,…
Read MoreMore Details About Williams Latest Hearing
As reported yesterday, the Williams had a court hearing on Wednesday, November 28,2012. The Skagit Valley Herald has a more detailed report on that hearing today. Also, here is a report I missed on Wednesday from Komo News. I had not heard that the Birth Certificate could not be trusted because it is from Ethiopia.…
Read MoreHana’s Body To Be Exhumed
According to a recent news story in the Skagit Valley Herald, Hana “Williams” will not rest in peace. The court has granted the prosecutors permission to exhume Hana’s body in order to prove her age. This is important because the charge of homicide by abuse only applies to victims under 16 years of age. According…
Read MoreProsecutors file new charges against the Williams
The Skagit Valley Herald reports that the prosecutors in the Williams case have added the charge of first-degree manslaughter by domestic violence to the existing charges of homicide by abuse for Hana and first-degree child assault for their younger adopted son. They also quote the charging documents as saying, “offense was part of an ongoing…
Read MoreUpdate on Williams Court Case
The Williams Court Case is in the news again. This story in The Komo News reviews what happened to Hana Alemu “Williams” and how charges came to be filed over a year ago and brings us up to date with where the case stands now. For more info about this case, please see my Hana…
Read MoreDelaware Bans Spanking?
Delaware’s new anti-abuse law prohibits causing pain to children. Does this effectively ban spanking? Here are a few articles on the subject: Does a new law in Delaware ban spanking? on CNN’s The Situation Room. Spanking Ban in Delaware? First State to Pass Law Expanding Child Abuse Definition Sparks Debate on Yahoo’s Shine. It looks…
Read MoreIs It Discipline Or Sexual Assault?
Molly explains the evil of allowing adult men to spank teenaged girls in Texas schools. If you are very sensitive, you might want to just skip this one. For your sharing convenience:TwitterFacebookemailPrintTumblrDiggdel.icio.usStumbleUponAdd to favoritesReddit
Read MoreSpanking To Be Banned in Scotland?
The UK Daily Mail reports that Scottish Parliament is scheduled to discuss an anti-spanking law. Controversial anti-smacking legislation giving tougher legal protection to children was expected to be detailed in a Scottish Parliament Bill today. The proposed legislation was set to outlaw the hitting of all children with any implement and the smacking of children…
Read MoreWilliams Trial Postponed Until Feb 2013
According to the Skagit County Herald, the “homicide by abuse” trial for Larry and Carri Williams is now scheduled for February 4, 2013. For your sharing convenience:TwitterFacebookemailPrintTumblrDiggdel.icio.usStumbleUponAdd to favoritesReddit
Read MorePresbyterian Church Denounces Spanking
According to an article on ABC News 10 in Pitsburgh, “The nation’s largest Presbyterian denomination says it’s wrong to spank children.” More details in the Pittsburg Post Gazette: One of the most contested issues of the early afternoon was a recommendation that corporal punishment — including mild spanking — not be practiced in homes, schools…
Read MoreTTUAC Withdrawn by Publisher in Poland
Polish Anti-Spanking Community Książki nie do bicia left a comment on my Facebook page saying, Hi! We would like to inform you that the publishing of a book “To train up a child” (and one more) has been withdrawn Poland (by the publisher). There are some other books like that (Fugate, Dobson, Smalley, Barnes) in…
Read MoreBlack Earth Pastor Gets 2 Years in Prison in Child Abuse Case
Philip Caminiti, pastor of Aleitheia Bible Church, has been sentenced to 2 years in jail and 6 years probation according to an article in the Wisconsin State Journal. His lawyer, Yolanda Lehner, appears to be taken aback by the whole thing which she likens to the Spanish Inquisition. For your sharing convenience:TwitterFacebookemailPrintTumblrDiggdel.icio.usStumbleUponAdd to favoritesReddit
Read MoreCarri Williams Back In Court
Go Skagit has more info about Carri Williams and the reason for her re-arrest. Apparently she tried to contact her foster son through a classmate, thereby violating the court’s No Contact Order. The first anniversary of Hana’s death is coming up on May 12. All posts about this case can be found here. Update: As…
Read MoreCarri Williams Back in Jail
According to the Skagit Valley Herald and KomoNews , Carri Williams is back behind bars for violating her No Contact Agreement with her adopted son. For all posts on this story, please see my Hana Alemu “Williams” tag. For your sharing convenience:TwitterFacebookemailPrintTumblrDiggdel.icio.usStumbleUponAdd to favoritesReddit
Read MoreAnother Abusive School on CNN
Under Much Grace shares the transcripts and video of CNN’s report on Pinehaven Home for Troubled Teens in a 3 part series which starts here. For your sharing convenience:TwitterFacebookemailPrintTumblrDiggdel.icio.usStumbleUponAdd to favoritesReddit
Read MorePastor Found Guilty of Child Abuse
The Wisconsin State Journal reports that Philip Caminiti, the pastor of the Aleitheia Bible Church, was found guilty yesterday, Wednesday March 21, 2012. This is very important as it will set a precedence that pastors can be held accountable for their abusive advice. For your sharing convenience:TwitterFacebookemailPrintTumblrDiggdel.icio.usStumbleUponAdd to favoritesReddit
Read MoreFox News Continues Their Pearl Coverage
Fox 13 News Salt Lake City reports on the Pearls with a repeat of the Fox Video I shared on Feb 22, but with a new video which I will embed here. This video features Child Psychologist, Douglas Goldsmith PH.D., who refutes the Pearls’ teachings and recommends instead that parents follow How to Talk So…
Read MoreThe Pearls Defend Themselves on CBS News
CBS has given the Pearls a chance to defend themselves in this news story. (If you don’t want to watch the video, most of the tex of t is in the link.) For your sharing convenience:TwitterFacebookemailPrintTumblrDiggdel.icio.usStumbleUponAdd to favoritesReddit
Read MoreInvestigative Reports on Michael Pearl
Lauren Hensley, Investigative Reporter for CBS TV Station WVNS West Virginia, brings us Spare the Rod Part 1: Spanking in the Name of the Lord in which she interviews Mr. Pearl. In Spare the Rod Part 2: Local Pastors Challenge Biblical Backing she interviews local religious leaders about his teachings. Stay tuned for Part 3: The…
Read MoreNew Study Puts Spanking In The News
A new study showing that spanking damages children has put spanking back into the news. This article in the San Francisco Chronicle about this new study mentions Michael Pearl. For your sharing convenience:TwitterFacebookemailPrintTumblrDiggdel.icio.usStumbleUponAdd to favoritesReddit
Read MoreColumn 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!’ For your sharing convenience:TwitterFacebookemailPrintTumblrDiggdel.icio.usStumbleUponAdd to favoritesReddit
Read MoreLarry Williams Returns to Jail
According to a report in the January 7th, 2012 edition of the Skagit County Herald (only available in print or by paying for the “e-edition”), some of Larry Williams family members delivered Christmas gifts and letters from Larry to four of the children who are fostered by their aunt and uncle. There is a court…
Read MoreMotion Denied in the Hana Alemu “Williams” Case
The Skagit Valley Herald reports that a Motion was denied to suppress investigative photos in Hana Williams death case. The Williams did not give poor Hana any rights to privacy while she was alive and now they claim to want to protect her privacy. It looks to me like it’s really themselves they want to…
Read MoreSchatz Story #1 in the Paradise Post for 2011
The Paradise Post has released their top 10 news stories for 2011 and at the top of the list is the story about the Schatz couple pleading guilty. They mention that they case has remained in the news since. Pearl has garnered a lot of interest this past year, being on Anderson Cooper (on both…
Read MoreText of “To Train Up A Child” Removed
Up until now we have been linking to http://www.achristianhome.org/to_train_up_a_child.htm in order to find the entire content of the book “To Train Up A Child” by Michael and Debi Pearl. This allowed us to verify quotes and keep them in context. But now the site owner has removed the text of the book and replaced it…
Read MorePearl on NBC’s Today Show
Michael Pearl and The Spanking Controversy were featured on NBC’s The Today Show this morning. If anyone is unable to see the video for whatever reason, this article is pretty much a transcript of the show. Also see this article from NBC which contains most of the story as well as the video clip. The…
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