The thing that has been so shocking to me in all this is how open all the members are being about spanking babies with rods
- I mean, they seem to have *no idea* how it is perceived by others, no idea that most people consider that abuse
. I just don't get it - I mean, even the Pearls & co. understand how that sort of thing is perceived by "outsiders"
, and advise that you are careful amongst people "who don't understand (so-called) godly discipline"
. But everything I've seen from this case indicates that the people charged have been amazingly open about what they do, with no apparent recognition that anyone would have a problem with it
.