ThePretentiousEnema

Well, I'm not sure what I would vote against. The right for a parent to raise his/her hand towards a child? I would assume that already is illegal, in the ...

Let's just agree to disagree then. I would however, as of today, never spank my children.

I feel like this is backwards. Like you’re picking a team and then wheeling out arguments in favour of it, rather than using your arguments to critique both sides and ...

The sooner you start talking with them as adults, the sooner they learn how to communicate properly with words, I'd say. My mother, though very, very young, was very responsible ...

Words, and limited freedom are usually more than enoughas a penalty. Make the child understand through emotions that what they did was outright horrible, that it can never be done ...

So, you're saying punishing violence with violence is a good deed? Or was it just an example? Either way, hadn't your parents spanked you for hitting your sister (I assume ...

Here's the deal: when speaking of abortion, there are always two aspects, the woman, and the fetus -- now depending on which side you have chosen to affiliate yourself with ...

"Loud rather than painful"? Wouldn't you say that being held down, having your butt exposed and then have it slapped (pain levels are subjective, mind you) is a rather humiliating ...

Rubric, telling someone that they CAN'T terminate their pregnancy is a whole lot different than saying "according to my model of ethical virtues, I don't think you should/have you considered ...

"Wish you could terminate your pregnancy? -- Tough luck, sugar. You're up for a vaginal stretch, cause you're carrying someone more important and more worthy of my concern within your ...

Rationalizing spanking is often done by children who were so themselves, and probably a little bit ashamed of their parents inability to adequately handle the past situations. You might argue ...

When a child turns afraid of the parent's reaction when support is required (let's say, breaking something, treating someone wrong, or at a later age, when messing up badly at ...

Rubric, you're missing the point entirely. I'm saying that they should sideline their religious belief, their ancient disputes, and lay down their rusty blades, and make amends. Not because I ...

I was referring to the comic he linked. EDIT: As in; "People are complicated", there the solution that I proposed is naive. And instead of taking my words seriously, we ...

Honestly Rubric, Go fly a freaking kite. If you think it's reconcilable that people are dying because of some idiotic, ancient principle that demands the occupation of some holy territory, ...