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MorbidButterflyTat

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42. It was clear

Reply to Bluetus (Reply #39)

Sun Nov 23, 2025, 02:26 PM

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Christian School Teacher of the Year Arrested and FIRED after adult son posted video of her beating younger son [View all] BlueWaveNeverEnd Yesterday OP

kids KNOW!!! Years ago there was a young girl ( maybe 11) in town who went to the police station samnsara Yesterday #1

Yup, my oldest granddaughter was "the nicest, kindest" girl at 11... haele 18 hrs ago #43

What is with these "christian" parents? mwmisses4289 Yesterday #2

so much of their self worth is tied up in their kids. mopinko Yesterday #5

rules azureblue 23 hrs ago #8

It makes me wonder does she do this to her students? mwmisses4289 23 hrs ago #9

spare the rod, spoil the child Brainstormy 23 hrs ago #10

I'm an atheist but... NNadir 23 hrs ago #12

James Dobson and his fellow travelers would disagree with the Episcopalian Priest. paleotn 22 hrs ago #22

That is a really interesting interpretation, and it does makes sense... electric_blue68 19 hrs ago #40

there's ALWAYS another explanation Brainstormy 17 hrs ago #45

It's in the bible. Old Testament christians are a violent bunch. sop 23 hrs ago #14

Ok, I haven't read a Bible in so long, I've forgotten a lot it (thankfully). mwmisses4289 22 hrs ago #20

It is. You know, the 'spare the rod spoil the child' bullshit. Joinfortmill 23 hrs ago #15

It is in fundigelical circles. They're all about it. paleotn 23 hrs ago #16

I remember those cases now. I believe mwmisses4289 22 hrs ago #25

When you govern your life by a 2000 year old book, what would you expect? walkingman 22 hrs ago #32

Nailed It ProfessorGAC 17 hrs ago #44

It's the whole philosophy of... COL Mustard 23 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 21 hrs ago #33

It's an EXCUSE MorbidButterflyTat 18 hrs ago #41

Well, disciple and discipline have the same root meaning. cloudbase Yesterday #3

Bully WmChris Yesterday #4

Cell phones and CCTV are great. multigraincracker 23 hrs ago #6

agreed BlueWaveNeverEnd 23 hrs ago #7

Sickening.. mountain grammy 23 hrs ago #11

My outrage has no bounds. None. Throw her in jail. NOW. Joinfortmill 23 hrs ago #13

The shool was using Old Crank 23 hrs ago #18

Some people shouldn't breed Aviation Pro 23 hrs ago #19

This woman needs some serious jail time. flashman13 22 hrs ago #21

Dead eyes. niyad 22 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 22 hrs ago #24

Yeah, our butts got it only once with either open palm or wooden paddle. mwmisses4289 22 hrs ago #26

That's horrible.🙁 Dave Bowman 22 hrs ago #27

A "Christian" school UpInArms 22 hrs ago #28

"it transpired" bucolic_frolic 22 hrs ago #29

Mommy.nt moniss 22 hrs ago #30

Where does it say she was "Teacher of the Year"? Bluetus 22 hrs ago #31

Former Alabama Teacher of the Year Arrested Over Beating Child in Viral Video BlueWaveNeverEnd 21 hrs ago #35

Thank you. I think we should be clear Bluetus 21 hrs ago #39

It was clear MorbidButterflyTat 18 hrs ago #42

Big brother deserves praise Iris 21 hrs ago #34

Lil bro too. I think lil bro filmed it, sent video to older bro BlueWaveNeverEnd 21 hrs ago #37

Those are strong bonds. Iris 21 hrs ago #38

Read something once that helped me have a bit more sympathy for some of these lunatic fundamentalists EverHopeful 21 hrs ago #36