There is a new law attempting to be passed in California, USA, that outlaws the spanking of children. One MSN writer says that if we cannot hit our spouse then why should we be able to spank our children? There is a huge difference between hitting and spanking. Hitting is done out of anger and spanking is done out of love. Spanking is a controlled discipline that does not involve the vulgar action that hitting does. Hitting is for combat. Spanking is for child discipline.

Children need spankings, as the Scriptures say they do (Prov. 23:13,14), because foolishness is bound up inside their hearts (Prov. 22:15). Children need this type of discipline because it humbles them at a young age to respect the divine authority of the parent.

Spanking introduces a child to immediate pain, in turn humbling them for submission - granted the spanking is done in love. If done out of anger and rage, then the child will despise the parent.