I think you are fortunate.
What’s ITP?
I’m not a parent nor am I ever likely to be; but I can’t help but feel that parents who do physically punish their children (especially to the degree that Joe_Cool and Jersey Diamond recommend) are doing so as an act of vengence rather than as “punishment” for doing something bad.
**Cervaise wrote:
I find it mildly ironic that the God worshipped by these two is the same one who will torture you for all eternity if you don’t love him with your whole heart.
Esprix wrote:
COMPLIANCE THROUGH TERROR AND PAIN = LOVE
And they wonder why I couldn’t even imagine worshipping their Divine Weasel?**
The same thing went thru my mind, too! Very scarey!
Thanks.
Ouch. 
I’m confused. Do Joe_Cool and Jersey Diamond know each other IRL?
They’re engaged, so one must assume that they are at least acquainted, but, given their conservative beliefs, I doubt that they “know” each other.
I’m taking this FROM INFORMATION THEY’VE WRITTEN THEMSELVES.
JC calls JD’s 12 year old daughter his step-daughter.
They recently got engaged.
Okay then.
Actually, I’m relieved to hear that this kind of thinking only reflects one household. I just hope that that twelve-year-old girl will be okay in that household.
They have no remorse about beating children with belts.
Thats all that needs to be said.
Notice they can’t even come here to “defend” their child beating practices.
Probably becasue we are all heathens (they are the only true christians on this board according to them), and therefore don’t know what we are talking about.
Maybe they will get counseling.
Where’d they say they’re the only true Christians on this board? Not that I necessarily doubt it coming from such interesting people as them, but with something like that it’s nice to have something nice and solid to point at.
And re: “defending” their beliefs/practices, perhaps they have that whole “I don’t do the pit when it’s beneath me” idea some other posters hold to: i.e., they won’t show up in a pitting if they’re insulted.
Doesn’t really make sense, though, given gobear’s recent pitting of them (more Joe, but still).
They act like they are christians and we are not.
They don’t want to post here why? I dunno(or not)
they think we’re all jerks?
Maybe.
Like I said:
their fruits are unchristian.
Did you ever think they just do all their insulting in GD, so they have no need to go to the Pit at all?
They belong to the “As long as I post in the same thread, ‘Oh, I was a bit harsh’ then I won’t be held accountable for personal attacks and cursing in GD” club.
It’s not about being insulted. It’s about opinions being given on their child-raising philosophy. I can’t say as I blame them much for declining to defend it here; however, I’d like to see them attempt to defend it elsewhere on the boards (if they’re going to talk about it at all)
** masonite**, they brought it up. They introduced their own personal views into the discussion vociferously and failed to defend themselves and instead, insulted several posters.
I still would like an explanation of how a parent can be considered a child abuser if they choose not to physically discipline their child. Also, how does not using physical discipline result in them getting beaten up at school.
I know several posters have guessed at what the rationale is, but I’d like to hear it directly, in any thread related to this topic.
I don’t think they feel the need to explain their views.
All I know is they don’t act much like Christians, I got a e mail calling me lots of nasty names.
I dunno why they couldn’t just pit me here.
Its not like i haven’t been pitted before…:rolleyes:
Anahita I agree completely. I’m just saying Joe has declined to defend himself here against the various opinions of various people who don’t know him, and have not been participants in the discussion, and I don’t blame him for that.
He does need to defend himself in the original thread, though, and keep the rhetoric there appropriate to that forum. Otherwise he might just as well join this thread.
A lot of folks don’t show up to the pit threads – why would they? I can’t imagine why they would miss the chance to defend themselves from the fusillade of strawmen, where every hyperbolic and emotional post becomes fodder for a shark frenzy, and look what you great prizes you can win:
Probably an ulcer and a moderator warning. Certainly not any advancement of understanding.
I hate to introduce something as passé as context, but this was in response to Scylla worrying about his child playing with his guns. In this context, where you are attempting to prevent your kid from possible killing herself and others – is not the severest physical reinforcement warranted? Let’s say Scylla found his eight year old playing with the combination of the forbidden gun locker – are you saying that it would be wrong to “burn her ass?” In what way could this possibly be misguided?
Perhaps you object to the Joe’s wording, but not his sentiment.
In that case, you are making issue out of his hyperbole: “Sometimes a good, healthy dose of Dad’s belt is an important dietary supplement. :)” Please adjust your sensitivity meter accordingly.
Here’s the context put back in: