Issue 170
News: To Beat Up A Child.
Recently, I came upon the news that a couple had beaten their seven-year-old daughter to death for mispronouncing a word. Incidentally, the daughter was adopted and from Libya. As it turns out, they were influenced by a book called To Train Up a Child, written by two evangelical Christians which claims to use "simple, Biblical principles" for child-rearing, and by "simple, Biblical principles," I mean whipping the devil out of your kids. Needless to say, they have no credentials in either theology or child development, and are well known to Child Protective Services. If children act in ways that you'd expect for their age, then the parents have failed. If they don't want to fail, they should do everything in their power to break their will. If a baby crawls out of his father's lap, according to the book, they should spank him for about 45 minutes. Yes, I kid you not. In essence, they compare childrearing to two things: Breaking a horse (even though I'm not entirely sure that horses are even treated like this when broken anymore), and warfare. At this point I have to say this: Look, if you hate kids, I understand. I admit that I tend to dislike being around children, especially loud-mouth children. But if you do, then simply spend as little time around them as possible. Don't have them yourself and don't tell others how to raise them.
Film Review and Idea of the Day: M. I recently looked into this classic of Wiemar cinema and I have to say that it was really impressive, especially in the climactic trial scene, Especially with the fact that criminals are the ones judging Peter Lorre (partly out of disgust for his actions, and partially for hurting their business by increasing police presence on the street), and that, as a result, the self-confessed child-killer actually becomes the most sympathetic character in the whole movie. In fact, in the days where Nancy Grace demands blood for every missing white girl that comes to her attention, this movie is probably more relevant than ever. Maybe, if the message would reach more people, there should even be a remake. Probably with Jackie Earle Haley in Peter Lorre's Role.
Quote of the Day: "I will tell you a pleasant tale which has in it a touch of pathos. A man got religion, and asked the priest what he must do to be worthy of his new estate. The priest said, "Imitate our Father in Heaven, learn to be like him." The man studied his Bible diligently and thoroughly and understandingly, and then with prayers for heavenly guidance instituted his imitations. He tricked his wife into falling downstairs, and she broke her back and became a paralytic for life; he betrayed his brother into the hands of a sharper, who robbed him of his all and landed him in the almshouse; he inoculated one son with hookworms, another with the sleeping sickness, another with gonorrhea; he furnished one daughter with scarlet fever and ushered her into her teens deaf, dumb, and blind for life; and after helping a rascal seduce the remaining one, he closed his doors against her and she died in a brothel cursing him. Then he reported to the priest, who said that that was no way to imitate his Father in Heaven. The convert asked wherein he had failed, but the priest changed the subject and inquired what kind of weather he was having, up his way. "
______________MArk Twain.
Link of the Day: An ally of That Guy With The Glasses. He even Has his own review of Death Bed.
Recently, I came upon the news that a couple had beaten their seven-year-old daughter to death for mispronouncing a word. Incidentally, the daughter was adopted and from Libya. As it turns out, they were influenced by a book called To Train Up a Child, written by two evangelical Christians which claims to use "simple, Biblical principles" for child-rearing, and by "simple, Biblical principles," I mean whipping the devil out of your kids. Needless to say, they have no credentials in either theology or child development, and are well known to Child Protective Services. If children act in ways that you'd expect for their age, then the parents have failed. If they don't want to fail, they should do everything in their power to break their will. If a baby crawls out of his father's lap, according to the book, they should spank him for about 45 minutes. Yes, I kid you not. In essence, they compare childrearing to two things: Breaking a horse (even though I'm not entirely sure that horses are even treated like this when broken anymore), and warfare. At this point I have to say this: Look, if you hate kids, I understand. I admit that I tend to dislike being around children, especially loud-mouth children. But if you do, then simply spend as little time around them as possible. Don't have them yourself and don't tell others how to raise them.
Film Review and Idea of the Day: M. I recently looked into this classic of Wiemar cinema and I have to say that it was really impressive, especially in the climactic trial scene, Especially with the fact that criminals are the ones judging Peter Lorre (partly out of disgust for his actions, and partially for hurting their business by increasing police presence on the street), and that, as a result, the self-confessed child-killer actually becomes the most sympathetic character in the whole movie. In fact, in the days where Nancy Grace demands blood for every missing white girl that comes to her attention, this movie is probably more relevant than ever. Maybe, if the message would reach more people, there should even be a remake. Probably with Jackie Earle Haley in Peter Lorre's Role.
Quote of the Day: "I will tell you a pleasant tale which has in it a touch of pathos. A man got religion, and asked the priest what he must do to be worthy of his new estate. The priest said, "Imitate our Father in Heaven, learn to be like him." The man studied his Bible diligently and thoroughly and understandingly, and then with prayers for heavenly guidance instituted his imitations. He tricked his wife into falling downstairs, and she broke her back and became a paralytic for life; he betrayed his brother into the hands of a sharper, who robbed him of his all and landed him in the almshouse; he inoculated one son with hookworms, another with the sleeping sickness, another with gonorrhea; he furnished one daughter with scarlet fever and ushered her into her teens deaf, dumb, and blind for life; and after helping a rascal seduce the remaining one, he closed his doors against her and she died in a brothel cursing him. Then he reported to the priest, who said that that was no way to imitate his Father in Heaven. The convert asked wherein he had failed, but the priest changed the subject and inquired what kind of weather he was having, up his way. "
______________MArk Twain.
Link of the Day: An ally of That Guy With The Glasses. He even Has his own review of Death Bed.
Labels: Figures, Religious Right, The Damn Bible
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Website has several materials regarding "To Train Up a Child":
Parents and Teachers Against Violence In Education at www.nospank.net
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