 enbar says: For some time, Dr. Dobson has been known for his insistence that a key component of parents' responsibility is the inflicting of controlled violence on their children in order to make them obedient, virtuous, and "God-fearing." Here a blogger considers links between Dobson's typical language of war, as pertinent to child-rearing, marriage and homosexuality, and foreign policy. “If discipline begins on the second day of life, you’re one day late.”That is a disturbing thing to say. How do you discipline a 12-hour old? I wonder if he supports a vast epidemic of honor-killing too? I also wonder if the extent of his measures is scripturally based? I would say this blogger may be a bit on the cultural war path. His bio... Jeffrey Feldman is author of Framing the Debate: Famous PresidentialSeems to be one to use disingenously persuasive tactics. I read the interview at the site and did little clicking around. I can't find corroboration for the level of extremity suggested by Feldman. I do find the quote in my initial comment disturbing, but in light of the other comments I've seen, including the interview on the blogger's site, I do not see anything suggesting Dobson sug... board. Also, Enbar, let me just apologize in advance. I know I probably missed the entire point of your clip. It just seems to be the groove I'm in lately. Not intended. Dobson is the very antithesis of Jesus. In fact, Dobson is exactly the sort of moralistic twit that Jesus so harshly reprimanded. the very antithesis of Jesus.Wow. Dobson is evil? I haven't read the clip and probably won't since Dr. Dobson is always branded as hate-filled & cruel and a nut-case. I used his book years ago, Dare to Discipline, to counter the craziness I initially received from reading Dr. Spock's book on child-raising. I'm sorry no one can ask my adult children what they thought of our family discipline practices. The religious seem to love authoritarianism ... there's a right way, and a wrong way. Independent, skeptical thought is prohibited! I don't often quote him, but Hitchens is right: Religious Ruins Everything... True Christians believe that their is an "Authority" and it isn't us. No willhelm.. Moralistic twit.. It's odd willhelm, but I grew up in a Christian home. My mother took me to Sunday School, I later became active in youth ministries, I went to Church.. And then quit. I couldn't handle the pallor, repetitive, complacent environment of the SAVED.. OF FOCUS ON THE FAMILY, OF LETS' GET UPSET ABOUT HOMOS AND ABORTION AND LIBERALS AND SCIENCE AND AMERICA.'S BEING TAKEN OVER BY YOU NAME IT.. Wow. Who'd of thunk it, that you would find the quintessential Leftist caricature of a church. Well, I'm sorry you had that experience. I hope you're led to try again someday. Me too. As a little one, my Grandma was the most awesome *Christian* example I've ever known. My two uncles were the worst. While Grandma's faith was a quiet, demonstrative, loving relationship with her God...my uncles' were domineering, strictly legalistic, and oppressive. I'm so glad that I sought the balanced Christian life that was epitomized by her faithful witness. Christianity should not be judged by it's adherents but by the One Who offered Himself for us all. The fact that Dobson is a christian at all means he is automatically ignored by "leftist and progressive thinkers". I don't think Dobson would recommend physical disciplinary action on a 2 year old. I think what he meant is that the first time you let a child get away with something is the start of a long and rocky road. Dear willhelm, While I am left of you. I am not leftist.. I am, if anything, an American Pragmatist in the tradition of James, Dewey, and Peirce. As such, I've no use for theology which I consider altogether different from holding out the possibility of a "Ground of Being" to borrow a phase from Paul Tillich. While I find often myself at odds with malcontents of both liberal and conservative persuasion. I consider liberalism in the classical sense the better half of America. The greatest enemy to that liberalism is corporate capitalism itself. Ron Paul is a breath of fresh air in what is otherwise a rotting corpse of a party. He got shut down by Fox. That is telling in and of itself. And... . I consider liberalism in the classical sense the better half ofSounds like we are two peas in a pod. However, what you call corporate capitalism, I call corporate totalitarianism. What you call malcontents, I generally call fascists. Where you find hope in Ron Paul, I find hope in the American people understanding what you and I both already know. By the way, I did not mean for it to come off that I was calling you a Leftist in my last comment. I recognize that it may have appeared that way. Sorry. |
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