Nuckin Futs!

Alright you religious screw heads, listen up! While I did not grow up in a bible thumping household, I was subject to having my ass beat when I did something wrong. That was not a religious thing, it was a parenting thing. I was spanked with a hand, a wooden spoon, and on rare occasion, a belt. These were punishments doled out when it was the only way I would understand. They were corrective actions so that I would associate pain with doing whatever it was that I had done. I had a red ass, and it burned for a few hours, but that was it. I never bruised, I never had broken bones, and there was never tissue damage.

Michael and Debi Pearl have written a book and it has sold 660,000 copies (and is on the rise). The name of this book is "To Train Up A Child". Please don't go look for the book, don't buy the book, don't talk about the book. The fact that I acknowledged its existence is bad enough, I just wanted you to know where this is coming from. The book teaches parents that if you can train horse, and you can train a dog, you can also train a child. The methods are nothing less than barbaric, and they use their interpretation of the bible as a guideline for religious nut bags to follow. Hey, if it's in the bible, it must be right! They say (in an interview) that a boy of 7 who hits his sister needs to be beaten 10-15 times with a wooden spoon, a belt, or a piece of plastic plumbing tube. Why? So he knows that beating someone is wrong. So we correct him by beating him? How does that show him that violence is wrong? My youngest son is 7 years old, and I would never even CONSIDER spanking him with anything but my hand.

Where am I going with all of this? Kevin and Elizabeth Schatz of Paradise, California decided that they believed in the Pearl's teachings and beat their 7 year old adopted daughter to death with a piece of plastic plumbing tube 15 inches long. The couple beat their children regularly....why? Because god wanted them to. Spare the rod; spoil the child. Use the rod; kill the child. I see the similarities, I guess. I refuse to give these wastes of life any more press than they are going to get already, but I want you all to watch Anderson Cooper (not just cuz he is a sexy man) HERE. THIS is one of the reasons that I have problem with religion. I know not everyone is like this, but there are 660,000+ copies of that book out there....there has to be more than just the Schatz's that believe this shit.

I know a lot of you come here for the comedy, or a break from reality....but sometimes reality is what needs to take center stage. This couple had 9 kids...I hope those kids find good families to go to because their parents are going to jail for a long time! I honestly hope that they are both beaten daily during their 12-25 year prison terms. Until next time...Stay Salty.

-Salty Dog