(February 19, 2016 at 8:59 pm)mh.brewer Wrote: While I'm in agreement with most of the posts that what happened was not impacted by belief therefore why believe (didn't read all) I'm not entirely sure I'm comfortable with using the death of a child as a springboard for an attack on theism. If theism disappeared completely there would still be the unfortunate and cruel deaths of children.
True . . .
But fundie xtianity has lots and lots of books, horrendously popular books, teaching parents HOW to administer corporal punishment.
List of pro-spanking books
Many children have died at the hands of parents who were following these books. Here is one article: http://www.today.com/parents/controversy...-1C7398001
Fundie preachers advocate corporal punishment from the pulpit. It's a problem.
"The family that prays together...is brainwashing their children."- Albert Einstein
