Biblical discipline

12/21/2009 | 9:41 PM | Evolved Rationalist

Do not hold back discipline from the child, although you strike him with the rod, he will not die. You shall strike him with the rod and rescue his soul from Sheol. --Proverbs 23:13-14

Want to hear a typical story of what happens when a theistard decides to practice Biblical ~~barbarism~~ "discipline" right into the 21st century? Sure you do!

An 80-year-old Taranaki man who assaulted a child with a plastic alkathene pipe has said he believed he was following the Bible.
The man pleaded guilty to two charges of assaulting a child and assault with a blunt instrument when he appeared in New Plymouth District Court on Thursday, the Taranaki Daily News has reported.

The best part of the story? This:

His lawyer, Paul Keegan, says the incident was out of character.

"He is a Christian man and believes firmly in traditional methods of discipline," he says.

ARE. YOU. FUCKING. KIDDING. ME?! His LOLyer seems to be saying that his commitment to Biblical discipline is a good thing.

Isn't ~~the delusions of a schizoid theistard~~ the 'voice of god' incredibly awesome?