Tag: corporal punishment

A child being spanked in the 1930s (image courtesy German Federal Archive via Wikimedia Commons, available under a Creative Commons BY-SA license)

New Study Provides More Proof Spanking Doesn’t Work

A recent study may be the strongest proof yet that corporal punishment does more harm than good. Longstanding conventional wisdom holds that a quick...

These People Hide Behind ‘Religious Freedom’ To Run Sleazy Day Cares

Yesterday, I told you that in four states--including my state of North Carolina--church-affiliated day care centers are allowed to get away with things that...
A teacher holding a paddle (image courtesy Clifton Adcock, Oklahoma Watch)

You’ll Never Believe What A Church Day Care Can Do To...

Back in February, I told you that a day care center aligned with a Charlotte megachurch is under fire for kicking out kids with...
corporal punishment

Pope Francis Calls Corporal Punishment ‘Beautiful’ So Long As It ‘Maintains...

Question: Is it possible to hit anyone and still have them maintain their dignity? Pope Francis seems to think so. He said as much recently...