[thomer]

Originally Posted by erinee

I have never in my life heard a sermon that actively promotes spanking. Occasionally I've heard a pastor tell a story where he gave his kids a spanking, but it wasn't instructing how to spank or saying in any way that parents *should* spank.

I guess I've been very, very fortunate, because I don't run into the junk that most people here do.

That's how our church is. I know the pastor spanked (he's my FIL) but it was only for direct defiance or serious offenses. I really agree with a lot of their parenting ideas, except for the few spanking things.

I only know of one person in our church who used Ezzo, and everyone comments about how her baby is so 'depressed' all the time. She also knew that no one else used it or would approve, becasue she told me not to tell anyone or she'd get 'yelled at' by the other mothers.