Why punishment of children isn't in our heritage as a country

Many parents think that punitive parenting is in our heritage as a country. Many parents cite the Bible as a reason for this. The Bible is a common excuse for abuse by parents, but the arguments don't hold up. The Bible is an attachment parenting legal document, and punishment of children is banned in America. God's Law is above the law of the land, and ALL punishment is indeed prohibited under the natural laws of this country.

Every single adult is guilty in relation to children, and is deserving of DEATH and DESTRUCTION merely for existing in relation to children, with parents/adults being obligated to be meek and shamefaced in relation to children, and parents shut up in the Lord. Parents especially are to be convicted of their child's every vulnerable need, putting children first, and parents last, to the point of dutiful and selfless submission, expecting absolutely nothing in return from children or others, with children resting safely and securely in parents. See Colossians 3:20-21 KJV:

Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord. Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.

The Greek root word translated "obey" is υπακουο (Latin: hupakouo) and refers to secure, vulnerable rest in the love and grace of parents. This form of respect was did not come in the form of fearful compliance, but in the form of restful surrender in to the loving arms of parents, with children being able to tell parents anything and everything under the sun, expecting absolutely no punishment or reprisal from parents. Parents in Ancient Israel and the Early Church were seen as tools by children and other adults, meaning milking-objects to obtain any sort of nourishment, sustenance, or comfort from, meaning parents were bondservants to be used for the child's needs and pleasure. They were expected to perform like a bondservant to the every demand and need of a child, with Hebrew and Christian children being very demanding, ordering parents around and even screaming in their faced, in an innocent, tone-deaf manner - and parents surrendered, giving up and giving in to child demands. Attachment parenting was the norm in Ancient Israel and the Early Church both. Think a Christian mother holding pales of water, with a young child wrapped up next to her bosom in swaddling clothing, and an older child strapped to her back in a papoose bag, with the mother gathering water to cook food with and to drink. Children owe nothing to parents, but usually give back anyway, particularly when they are older and/or adults. Children usually go through the stages of challenging but developmentally appropriate behavior, but end up giving back to parents in the end if allowed to, even though there is no religious command to for dependent children.

Punishment of children is banned in the Bible. The Greek root word translated "provoke...to anger" is ερεθιζο (Latin: erethizo) and refers to damages or abuse, namely child abuse in this context. It refers to the slightest of offense perceived by the child, including the slightest of offensive touch or speech perceived by the child. Here, the Apostle Paul is lifting up the Law on punishment, rebuking Greek Christians who held onto punitive parenting habits. Punitive parents were dealt with severely in the biblical context, and were seen as deserving of death in both the Old and New Testaments, though the Early Christians did not execute any offender, instead excommunicating them. The seven verses that depict the rod in Proverbs are repealed verses, meaning they are only relevant to the cultural and legal context in which they were given. This is because they refer to a dated form of judicial corporal punishment closely conflated with the death penalty in Ancient Israel - the 40 minus 1 lashes with the rod of correction, as a final warning before putting an ADULT child to death for a capital offense, meaning if the offense was repeated, the offender was put to death on the spot. Minor children could not legally be whipped, as they could not stand trial for criminal offenses or civil wrongs that they committed, due to a defense of infancy for all individuals under the age of majority under the Law.

Mothers and fathers took different roles in a child's life. Mothers gave out nourishment and sustenance, namely breastmilk and skin-to-skin closeness and intimacy respectively. Children were breastfed by mothers until they were age 3, and were snuggled close to mothers until age 6. Fathers were more passive in relating to their children, also relating to their children on an equal level, having a parent attraction of the connotational "sun tan oil" kind, with fathers putting children on a pedestal - especially older daughters - speaking of them in baroque, flowery language, in a poetic fashion. Child sexual abuse was still seen as evil and wicked even then, however. Both parents "grew up with" their children, meaning the level of attachment was on the child's level, relating to the child instead of dismissing the child, in a convicted, shamefaced way, sensitive to the child's emotions. Parents in Ancient Israel and the Early Church had no parent anger, as parentings in Ancient Jewish society were conditioned to not get angry with children ever, lest they commit perjury for taking children to court while underage. Parents instead nurtured their children, meaning both parents to varying degrees. Fathers were more passive, like a human ragdoll, whereas mothers were more active in the upbringing of children as caregivers, meaning not lawgivers or lawmakers. Children always went naked, wherever they went, but were supervised wherever they were by parents or other adults, but usually parents. Parents were a safe place for children to unload and express their every upset, frustration, and even anger. Parents, when they had enough of children, cried and didn't get angry even then, which got through to children better that they used up the patience of parents. Parents were only there for the use of their children, and the more children could get out of their parents, the better the parents were seen in Ancient Israel and the Early Church. Most children in the Bible got what they wanted most of the time, as the goal was to please children to the point of being an object of comfort and nourishment for them.

America is a Christian nation, founded on Judeo-Christian family values. Attachment parenting is in our values and heritage as a country, as it is part of a context that we all draw wisdom from as a society. Punishment and violence against children is not part of our values, as entitlement of that sort, or any sort, is not a family value. Parental entitlement surely isn't a family value. We are learning what our values are throughout the years. We learned that slavery and Jim Crow were not in our values. We learned that striking a woman isn't in our value. We are now slowly learning as a country that punishing a child isn't within our values either. 

The depraved and entitled parents who provoke children to anger will not inherit the Kingdom of God! Let them be cast into the lake of fire and burning sulfur, which is the second death prepared for Satan and his accomplices! Let them descend into the ever-burning Hell of fire and torment, suffering God's Wrath forever and ever! Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!