tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819060966829014139.post5101758040463050856..comments2024-01-07T16:05:33.403-06:00Comments on Who I Am Without You: Still Crying: Anne's ExperienceSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01007257169361470843noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819060966829014139.post-37131673218572261802012-07-21T08:17:22.780-05:002012-07-21T08:17:22.780-05:00Unknown, you are confusing spanking with disciplin...Unknown, you are confusing spanking with discipline. I do not believe it qualifies as such.Rose ASLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03519675898483081005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819060966829014139.post-63079746388742042102012-07-17T09:25:47.849-05:002012-07-17T09:25:47.849-05:00Thanks for writing this Ann. I too remember the sh...Thanks for writing this Ann. I too remember the shame, the fear, and the anger. You are not alone.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13674332089949439989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819060966829014139.post-76362249635585149362012-07-13T09:37:17.659-05:002012-07-13T09:37:17.659-05:00Unknown, it does follow that all violence is abuse...Unknown, it does follow that all violence is abuse. Just because Bronze Age tribal people used violence to correct their children (and servants/slaves- you can't overlook that if you are relying on the book of Proverbs for your morality) doesn't make it holy or godly or righteous.<br /><br />Jesus didn't strike children. The only time he was ever violently angry was when he confronted people using religion as a means to get rich- just like your everyday evangelical fundamentalist pastor with his false doctrine of tithing to the local church (i.e. him).<br /><br />I'll follow Jesus. You go ahead and follow the religion that coopted his name, but please understand they are not the same thing. Paul=Moses=Jesus is apostate doctrine. God made that plain on the Mount of Transfiguration, when the OT writers were taken away, none of the future NT writers were honored at all, and only Jesus was honored, the glorified Son of God. <br /><br />Word. :)shadowspringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15172112981244682382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819060966829014139.post-9651634266776640362012-07-13T07:50:48.395-05:002012-07-13T07:50:48.395-05:00Unknown, I'm a Christian who believes that spa...Unknown, I'm a Christian who believes that spanking is abuse and that spanking is not actually Biblical. Here's some articles I wrote, which come from a Christian and Biblical perspective.<br /><br />http://americannaussie.katyannewilson.com/2011/03/grace-for-our-childen-part-1-debunking.html<br />http://americannaussie.katyannewilson.com/2011/06/grace-for-our-children-part-2-excuses.html<br />http://americannaussie.katyannewilson.com/2011/08/grace-for-our-children-part-3-parenting.html<br />http://americannaussie.katyannewilson.com/2011/08/grace-for-our-children-part-4-on-lies.htmlKaty-Anne Binsteadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15528465833214550644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819060966829014139.post-36165171105412547082012-07-12T07:02:41.910-05:002012-07-12T07:02:41.910-05:00Polygamy, slavery and genocide are all clearly bib...Polygamy, slavery and genocide are all clearly biblical, and so is the death penalty for collecting firewood on a Saturday. This is why I don't consider the bible to be the last word on morality.Sheila, Canary Islandshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10219032831132156995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819060966829014139.post-24769821846107383642012-07-11T23:04:33.413-05:002012-07-11T23:04:33.413-05:00Quite frankly, religion isn't going to work on...Quite frankly, religion isn't going to work on me. I'm agnostic. And in retelling my story, I have absolutely no compulsion to add in verses from the holy book of a religion I don't believe in. If that damages your perception of the content of my message, that's your problem, not mine.<br /><br />If you really want to know what you can do, it's to not presume you know where I am in my healing. Also, since apparently I have to talk to you in your language (religion) but you don't have to even recognize mine as a language (agnosticism), here's a few articles by people who have actually studied the Proverbs verses. Please continue with an open mind.<br /><br /><a href="http://parentingfreedom.com/discipline/" rel="nofollow">Christian Child Discipline: Is Spanking Biblical?</a><br /><br /><a href="http://greenegem.wordpress.com/2010/10/23/spanking-and-proverbs-part-1-context/" rel="nofollow">Spanking and Proverbs – Part 1: Context</a><br /><a href="http://greenegem.wordpress.com/2010/10/30/spanking-and-proverbs-part-2-interpretations/" rel="nofollow">Spanking and Proverbs – Part 2: Interpretations</a><br /><a href="http://greenegem.wordpress.com/2011/01/03/proverbs-and-spanking-part-3-believers-behavior/" rel="nofollow">Proverbs and Spanking – Part 3: Believer’s Behavior</a>QuicksilverQueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11557037093560947882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819060966829014139.post-16289096182272290282012-07-11T22:53:50.810-05:002012-07-11T22:53:50.810-05:00I have no idea. In my later years (18+) it was mos...I have no idea. In my later years (18+) it was mostly my mom, who had some weird problem with me.QuicksilverQueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11557037093560947882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819060966829014139.post-14815148734378427052012-07-11T19:51:38.197-05:002012-07-11T19:51:38.197-05:00Spanking, properly applied is beneficial as the bi...Spanking, properly applied is beneficial as the bible clearly states: Proverbs 22:15, 23:13, 29:15. We can argue the details about age and method but I did notice that you didn't reference the bible at all in your defense. Any discipline, improperly applied, can become abuse. It does not follow that discipline is abuse. The same applies to spanking.<br /><br />I am sorry that you still feel pain about your childhood, there are obviously things that should be dealt with directly that, at present, can't be approached that way. I pray that you would be able to let that pain go, forgive, and move on anyway.<br /><br />Let me know if there is anything I can do.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05207787055464641083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819060966829014139.post-53280296306187049092012-07-11T19:03:54.811-05:002012-07-11T19:03:54.811-05:00Being spanked into puberty, teens, and twenties is...Being spanked into puberty, teens, and twenties is really sick. Did your parents get off on it or something? Seriously, why else do it that long?Katy-Anne Binsteadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15528465833214550644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819060966829014139.post-34007981217020084092012-07-11T11:11:01.192-05:002012-07-11T11:11:01.192-05:00Into your twenties? That really is sick. I'm s...Into your twenties? That really is sick. I'm so sorry. And believe it or not, some of those men do advocate spanking wives. I wonder what they picture when people talk about "sociopaths" and "abusers"? I wonder if they realize most people are picturing someone like them.Rose ASLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03519675898483081005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819060966829014139.post-8866552355815724032012-07-11T09:56:09.907-05:002012-07-11T09:56:09.907-05:00I am so sorry for the abuse you have endured. Than...I am so sorry for the abuse you have endured. Thank you for speaking up and for breaking that cycle. <3dulce de lechehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01641970264436339191noreply@blogger.com