Do you hate your children?

In the land of fruits and nuts, a California law maker has proposed a law that would make spanking a child illegal. Currently the state has a law making it illegal for anyone but a parent to spank a child and this law would go one step further, preventing even parents from spaking their own children.

Parents who spank could be convicted of misdemeanor child abuse and would face up to a $1,000 fine and a year in jail. Supporters of the law say that spanking a child teaches them to be violent, and that you can hit other people as long as you are bigger than them.

The Bible, of course, also has a lot to say about disciplining a child, and even corporal punishment specifically. A few examples: Continue reading this post »