Re: has anyone NOT heard punitive methods from church?
I've never heard spanking preached from the pulpit, from dh or from the other pastor's we've served with. I know before we came our church taught a GKGW class a couple times but it was more like a couple volunteered to teach it and no one stopped them. That wouldn't happen now. We've also had a Boundaries with Children class taught a couple times. The woman who taught it was way too punative for my taste but there were only about 8 people in the class. So whatever. I've taught the Parenting Project by the Sears, et al. and a video series with Ross Campbell. Very non-punative and non-adversarial.
Now I know there are some very punative people at my church, ala Dobson and Ezzo, no Pearl folks that I know of, but it certianly isn't promoted as being the only way to be a "christian parent".
Magan
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