Gentle Christian Mothers Community - View Single Post - has anyone NOT heard punitive methods from church?

03-28-2006, 06:27 AM

I have been to a church that we where visiting where the pastor said that we should spank (it was a really cool church too, kinda wierd). I have never had anyone say that from pulpit at a church I was a memeber of though.

At the church that we are goign to now it is really confusing.There are TONS of people deeply intrenced in the Pearl/Ezzo thing. Funny story though. I have been talking to a girl there about it and about AP and all that and I asked her if I could borrow her TTUAC and Babywise books. I made it clear to her that I only wanted them because I was courious about what they really said. Well dh went to their house for homegroup on Sunday evening, I didn't go because I can't bring the kids (another issue, but that is for another post). When she was giving them to Jonathon the pastor came up and said "My wife and I got into a disagreement about that book" then he just changed the subject. It was kinda wierd? I guess, later, he told the friend that was loaning to me that he disagreed with the Pearl stuff. I was really happy to hear that. The whole thing is kidna strange though.

How do ya'll handle this stuff with out "starting trouble" in the church?

03-28-2006, 06:27 AM	#12
akmyilee Guest Posts: n/a	Re: has anyone NOT heard punitive methods from church? I have been to a church that we where visiting where the pastor said that we should spank (it was a really cool church too, kinda wierd). I have never had anyone say that from pulpit at a church I was a memeber of though. At the church that we are goign to now it is really confusing.There are TONS of people deeply intrenced in the Pearl/Ezzo thing. Funny story though. I have been talking to a girl there about it and about AP and all that and I asked her if I could borrow her TTUAC and Babywise books. I made it clear to her that I only wanted them because I was courious about what they really said. Well dh went to their house for homegroup on Sunday evening, I didn't go because I can't bring the kids (another issue, but that is for another post). When she was giving them to Jonathon the pastor came up and said "My wife and I got into a disagreement about that book" then he just changed the subject. It was kinda wierd? I guess, later, he told the friend that was loaning to me that he disagreed with the Pearl stuff. I was really happy to hear that. The whole thing is kidna strange though. How do ya'll handle this stuff with out "starting trouble" in the church?

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