Spanking of children

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On Tue, 26 Sep 1995 02:02:56 -0500 (CDT), you wrote:


>    >> Chastening is not atonement. Chastening is not a payment for
>    >> error, but a correction to prevent further deviation.
>
>    Stan> I have no dictionary handy here. Could someone who does
>    Stan> define how the dictionary defines chasten or chastening or
>    Stan> chastise?

>n.b. "to inflict punishment on (as by whipping)"
>
>That kind of settles it, I would think...

Sure, but the point is, chastening does not seek to pay for error. It
is desined to instruct so as to prevent further damage.


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