Pete Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 No this is not an anti-Christian post. I do not not know anyone who would agree with this so called Pastor Eric Dammann. who is reported to punch children in order to teach them about God. The thing I am surprised at is in the US he is not behind bars. http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/01/12/pastor-eric-dammann-put-the-fear-of-god-into-a-child-by-punching-him_n_6456636.html?icid=maing-grid7%7Cuk%7Cdl1%7Csec1_lnk3%26pLid%3D321789 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-niZnfSpftI Link to comment
Jonathan H. B. Lobl Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 That was different. Link to comment
panpareil Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Perhaps it would be better as some religious adherents believe to cut their little heads off for not showing the proper deference to God?On the scale of current world affairs this is jaywalking. Link to comment
Pete Posted January 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Sadly true.. Link to comment
Jonathan H. B. Lobl Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Sadly true..We don't have much to go on. I suspect that Ben probably doesn't want to "play games with God." Or with the Pastor. He was punched for not being "serious" about God. We are also told that Ben was a "smart kid" and this made him "dangerous." He probably did his own thinking. I suspect this is what the pastor means when he said that Ben, "pushed his buttons." Now, Ben has something to think about. Link to comment
Pete Posted January 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Had I witnessed this I would have called the police and the child protection agencies. If it had happened to me as a child my father would have punched him into next week. I wonder how much the pastor would have learnt about God then. I do not know but I would be surprised if this child still goes to church on maturity and is looking for this pastor to sue him. Link to comment
Jonathan H. B. Lobl Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Had I witnessed this I would have called the police and the child protection agencies. If it had happened to me as a child my father would have punched him into next week. I wonder how much the pastor would have learnt about God then.I do not know but I would be surprised if this child still goes to church on maturity and is looking for this pastor to sue him.Sometimes, people are taken to court. Sometimes, they have tragic hunting accidents. Link to comment
Brother Kaman Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 At first I thought he was just beating the hell out of the kid but then it dawned on me, he was beating the God into him. And here I thought most folks were civilized. Link to comment
Pete Posted January 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Luckily, I do not think he is an example of most folks. Link to comment
Jonathan H. B. Lobl Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 Luckily, I do not think he is an example of most folks. "Spare the rod; spoil the child." The pastor has a scriptural and cultural foundation. Link to comment
Geordon Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 We are also told that Ben was a "smart kid" and this made him "dangerous." He probably did his own thinking. I suspect this is what the pastor means when he said that Ben, "pushed his buttons." This pretty much sums it up: Being smart and practicing critical thinking makes someone, even a kid, "dangerous" in this guy's eyes. And he's PROUD of beating the crap out of someone under his charge? I very much doubt that "Ben" thought much of The Lord that this yahoo was preaching about. Link to comment
Jonathan H. B. Lobl Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 At first I thought he was just beating the hell out of the kid but then it dawned on me, he was beating the God into him. And here I thought most folks were civilized.They are. Link to comment
Jonathan H. B. Lobl Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 (edited) This pretty much sums it up: Being smart and practicing critical thinking makes someone, even a kid, "dangerous" in this guy's eyes. And he's PROUD of beating the crap out of someone under his charge? I very much doubt that "Ben" thought much of The Lord that this yahoo was preaching about.What is the difference between a Christian "extremist" and a Muslim "extremist?" Different books. My guess is that Ben is now a closet Anti-Theist.Atheism is a simple lack of belief. Anti-Theism is the positive belief that God does not exist. Anti-Theists are forced into existence, by people just like this pastor. They are made, not born. Edited January 15, 2015 by Jonathan H. B. Lobl Link to comment
Pete Posted January 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 I guess that even members of his own church were disgusted. After all it must of be one them that put this on you tube. Cannot see anyone else who would listen this. Ruddy bully. I bet he would not of hit anyone his size. Link to comment
Jonathan H. B. Lobl Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 I guess that even members of his own church were disgusted. After all it must of be one them that put this on you tube. Cannot see anyone else who would listen this. Ruddy bully. I bet he would not of hit anyone his size. It gives fresh meaning to "bully pulpit." Link to comment
Pete Posted January 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 There is more :-He is reported to say by the Daily News:-"Dammann looks back on the "inexcusable" altercation with "deep sorrow," he told the Daily News. The story was taken out of context.""I do not endorse child abuse or the punching of children," he said. "My intention in the sermon was to make a point of how God can use our mistakes. The viral clip does not show the whole sermon, where I say what I did was wrong."From :- http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/pastor-punches-youth-not-lord-serious-article-1.2074291I would still not let him near children. Link to comment
Jonathan H. B. Lobl Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 There is more :-He is reported to say by the Daily News:-"Dammann looks back on the "inexcusable" altercation with "deep sorrow," he told the Daily News. The story was taken out of context.""I do not endorse child abuse or the punching of children," he said. "My intention in the sermon was to make a point of how God can use our mistakes. The viral clip does not show the whole sermon, where I say what I did was wrong."From :- http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/pastor-punches-youth-not-lord-serious-article-1.2074291I would still not let him near children. The hole is now deeper. Did God use the pastor's "mistake" to lead Ben to the Lord? Then how is it a mistake if it did God's will? If it was part of God's plan, it wasn't a mistake at all. Some context. Link to comment
Pete Posted January 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 (edited) The hole is now deeper. Did God use the pastor's "mistake" to lead Ben to the Lord? Then how is it a mistake if it did God's will? If it was part of God's plan, it wasn't a mistake at all. Some context. its not me guv. It was God. Therefore you can trust me.Yeah right. Edited January 16, 2015 by Pete Link to comment
Geordon Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 its not me guv. It was God. Therefore you can trust me.Yeah right.I've got this bridge across the Thames that I could sell you, cheap. Interested? Link to comment
Pete Posted January 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2015 I've got this bridge across the Thames that I could sell you, cheap. Interested?oh! good. I will have three. Link to comment
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