Here is the piece I have dedicated every waking hour to recently. It is about corporal punishment in evangelical households. 150 people reached out to me to share their stories. I did my best to honor their trust and candor. theswordandthesandwich.substack.com/p/ministry-of-…
It meant more than I can say to be trusted in this way. With the help of @kkdumez, I wrote about the "biblical parenting" movement as a part of evangelical political identity. I wrote about obedience training and what it does. I wrote about wooden spoons. theswordandthesandwich.substack.com/p/ministry-of-…
This was deeply emotional work, full of sorrow and anger. It would mean a lot to me - and more, I think, to the people who dredged up painful memories to spare others future pain - if you read it. theswordandthesandwich.substack.com/p/ministry-of-…
As for me, I just really want you to never fucking hit your kids.
Also, if you want to get the rest of this series (which will likely be spread out in time a bit) in your inbox, and support my work, you can subscribe (free or paid) here: theswordandthesandwich.substack.com
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