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MorbidButterflyTat

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41. It's an EXCUSE
Sun Nov 23, 2025, 02:23 PM
16 hrs ago

Some of these sickos literally think calling themselves "Christians" absolves them of guilt and responsibility. They can do anything, and anything they do is okay, because they're "Christian."

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kids KNOW!!! Years ago there was a young girl ( maybe 11) in town who went to the police station samnsara 21 hrs ago #1
Yup, my oldest granddaughter was "the nicest, kindest" girl at 11... haele 15 hrs ago #43
What is with these "christian" parents? mwmisses4289 21 hrs ago #2
so much of their self worth is tied up in their kids. mopinko 21 hrs ago #5
rules azureblue 20 hrs ago #8
It makes me wonder does she do this to her students? mwmisses4289 20 hrs ago #9
spare the rod, spoil the child Brainstormy 20 hrs ago #10
I'm an atheist but... NNadir 20 hrs ago #12
James Dobson and his fellow travelers would disagree with the Episcopalian Priest. paleotn 19 hrs ago #22
That is a really interesting interpretation, and it does makes sense... electric_blue68 16 hrs ago #40
there's ALWAYS another explanation Brainstormy 14 hrs ago #45
It's in the bible. Old Testament christians are a violent bunch. sop 20 hrs ago #14
Ok, I haven't read a Bible in so long, I've forgotten a lot it (thankfully). mwmisses4289 20 hrs ago #20
It is. You know, the 'spare the rod spoil the child' bullshit. Joinfortmill 20 hrs ago #15
It is in fundigelical circles. They're all about it. paleotn 20 hrs ago #16
I remember those cases now. I believe mwmisses4289 19 hrs ago #25
When you govern your life by a 2000 year old book, what would you expect? walkingman 19 hrs ago #32
Nailed It ProfessorGAC 15 hrs ago #44
It's the whole philosophy of... COL Mustard 20 hrs ago #17
A lot of conservative Christian parents are all in on corporal punishment, and back it up with passages from the bible. Martin68 19 hrs ago #33
It's an EXCUSE MorbidButterflyTat 16 hrs ago #41
Well, disciple and discipline have the same root meaning. cloudbase 21 hrs ago #3
Bully WmChris 21 hrs ago #4
Cell phones and CCTV are great. multigraincracker 21 hrs ago #6
agreed BlueWaveNeverEnd 20 hrs ago #7
Sickening.. mountain grammy 20 hrs ago #11
My outrage has no bounds. None. Throw her in jail. NOW. Joinfortmill 20 hrs ago #13
The shool was using Old Crank 20 hrs ago #18
Some people shouldn't breed Aviation Pro 20 hrs ago #19
This woman needs some serious jail time. flashman13 19 hrs ago #21
Dead eyes. niyad 19 hrs ago #23
I am of a generation where corporal punishment was very common. In fact it was the norm. Although hitting a child 20 Fil1957 19 hrs ago #24
Yeah, our butts got it only once with either open palm or wooden paddle. mwmisses4289 19 hrs ago #26
That's horrible.🙁 Dave Bowman 19 hrs ago #27
A "Christian" school UpInArms 19 hrs ago #28
"it transpired" bucolic_frolic 19 hrs ago #29
Mommy.nt moniss 19 hrs ago #30
Where does it say she was "Teacher of the Year"? Bluetus 19 hrs ago #31
Former Alabama Teacher of the Year Arrested Over Beating Child in Viral Video BlueWaveNeverEnd 18 hrs ago #35
Thank you. I think we should be clear Bluetus 18 hrs ago #39
It was clear MorbidButterflyTat 15 hrs ago #42
Big brother deserves praise Iris 19 hrs ago #34
Lil bro too. I think lil bro filmed it, sent video to older bro BlueWaveNeverEnd 18 hrs ago #37
Those are strong bonds. Iris 18 hrs ago #38
Read something once that helped me have a bit more sympathy for some of these lunatic fundamentalists EverHopeful 18 hrs ago #36
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