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MidnightCafe · 03-28-2006, 06:35 AM

The church where I grew up taught spanking. My pastor preached parenting advice from the pulpit, including spanking. I agree with much of what he said, but not the spanking stuff. It really bothered me, and that was back when I was in high school.

I have never heard my current pastor (different church) give any parenting advice. The church hasn't had any GKGW classes in the time that I've been there. I know that some of the parents spank. I'm also fairly certain that a number of the parents don't spank.

I went to a Bible study with a group of people from another local church & one of the couples had taken a GKGW class at yet another church. That's the closest I've come to someone who's actually taken that class. They certainly took it seriously, and their parenting practices were one of the reasons we quit that Bible study group.

03-28-2006, 06:35 AM	#13
MidnightCafe Rose Garden Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 5,187	Re: has anyone NOT heard punitive methods from church? The church where I grew up taught spanking. My pastor preached parenting advice from the pulpit, including spanking. I agree with much of what he said, but not the spanking stuff. It really bothered me, and that was back when I was in high school. I have never heard my current pastor (different church) give any parenting advice. The church hasn't had any GKGW classes in the time that I've been there. I know that some of the parents spank. I'm also fairly certain that a number of the parents don't spank. I went to a Bible study with a group of people from another local church & one of the couples had taken a GKGW class at yet another church. That's the closest I've come to someone who's actually taken that class. They certainly took it seriously, and their parenting practices were one of the reasons we quit that Bible study group. __________________ Wife to DH, friend of my soul... Mama to Mane (age 14), Vespera (age 26), and Niteo (son-in-law)

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