I was reading it in the bathtub and I still feel dirty.

Reade and John bought Stan "the sinner's guide to the EVANGELICAL RIGHT" by Robert Lanham for his birthday. It is a hilarious, as well as frightening read.

The opening chapter talks about James Dobson. I am overly familar with this man. When my parents were students at Bethany Fellowship "College" of Missions in Bloomington, MN his famous, "Dare to Discipline" book was the favorite of all the parents in the family dorms. At that time, Bethany manufactured the famous Bethany lefse grills and less famous lefse sticks. If you are not familar with making homeade lefse, the stick is long and almost paper thin. This was a popular spanking tool amoung the college family types. They were everywhere: the daycare, the church coat closet, the boiler room off the cafeteria. I remember the sharp "swish" of air sound they made before the contact with my young, tender bottom. Again, and again, and again.*

I have never read "Dare to Discipline" but they included quotes:

"My own mother hit me with a multiple of straps and buckles."
"[P]ain in a marvelous purifier. . . There is a muscle, lying snugly against the base of the neck. . . When firmly squeezed, it sends little messengers to the brain saying, "This hurts; avoid recurrence at all costs."
"I suggest (spanking with) a switch (a small, flexible twig from a tree) or a paddle. . . if it doesn't hurt, it doesn't motivate."

And people wonder why I don't talk to my parents anymore. Sad to say that this is just the teeny, tiny tip of the iceburg.

They also included "Rejected Titles for Dare to Discipline" as a spoonfull of sugar:

• A Dummy's Guide to Sticks, Spatulas, Belts, Switches, and Ping-Pong Paddles.
• Spare the Rod, Spoil the Demon Possessed Hellion
• Just Wait 'til Your Father Gets Home (He's Hungry, Overworked, and Ready to Kick Some Ass)
• Spanking the Fairy of of Him
• Paddle off the Pounds: The Spanker's Diet
• Everybody Hurts, Sometimes
• Speak Softly and Carry a Viny Switch
• Spank Liberally, Vote Conservatively
• If You Can't Beat 'Em, Give 'Em a Good Shaking
• Take That, You Godless Little Shit, Do you Want Another? DO YA?
• The Jesus Paddle

*I was 2 when my parents started school there and 5 when they were kicked out. Yes, kicked out of the group that condoned child abuse. I know, it's the crazy.