Spanking of children

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> It is especially bad here in El Paso.  The hispanic
> culture is very permissive with their children.  I wonder if that
> is why there are so many gangs here.

Being a long-time resident of both Texas and California (and,
with my Japanese/Italian/Choctaw heritage often being identified
as hispanic), this is quite different than what I have observed.
The hispanics I have known seem to be very strong disciplinarians,
and I don't think I've known that weren't willing to apply some
physical punishment.

The gang involvement is merely a measure of the lack of parental
love that should accompany corporal punishment.  Gangs are merely
a substitute "family" -- something to belong to since these kids
don't feel belonged at home.  Kids that are at risk for joining
gangs are an *excellent* target for evangelism and very receptive
to the gospel message -- what better family to belong to than the
family of God?

Richard