“Fat little bottoms.” “Chunky thighs.” “Give me a spanking!” Hey, these ain’t our words! These quotes come straight to you from American theologian John Piper, who believes that Jesus thinks your kids would be better off if you just inflicted their rears with some mild pain. After all, that’s what God says in the Bible, right? Justin and Kris try to make sense of this argument without catching the ire of Piper. We wouldn’t want to end up in his spanking room after all.

Episode Links:

https://www.desiringgod.org/interviews/would-jesus-spank-a-child

https://www.gse.harvard.edu/ideas/usable-knowledge/21/04/effect-spanking-brain

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3447048/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8386132/

https://www.futurepolicy.org/rightsofchildren/swedens-children-and-parent-code-to-prohibit-all-corporal-punishment-and-other-humiliating-treatment-of-children/

https://www.lawinfo.com/resources/criminal-defense/when-does-discipline-become-abuse.html

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