Did we miss this? Is this has been posted please let me know and I'll remove. This happened just a little south of me in a town where I've done lots of adoptive advocacy. The Chico area has an incredibly high number of special needs and/or internationally adopted kids. I was unaware of a Fundamentalist component, however.
This case infuriates me and plays right into a long post I wrote a few days ago about international adoptions (these children were adopted from Africa) and the Fundamentalist community. My guess is that the website referred to is the same one that the Bass family of Arizona used for disciplinary instruction. I'll find it and post in a bit.
http://www.chicoer.com/news/ci_14388171
"A fundamentalist religious philosophy that espouses corporal punishment to "train" children to be more obedient to their parents and God is now being investigated in connection with the death of a young Paradise girl and serious injuries to her sister.
Butte County District Attorney Mike Ramsey confirmed Thursday that other children in the home who have been interviewed told investigators "this philosophy was espoused by their parents."
Ramsey said he is also exploring a possible connection to a Web site that endorses "biblical discipline" using the same rubber or plastic tube alleged to have been used to whip the two young ridge girls by their adoptive parents.
In court Thursday, a judge granted a two-week postponement before the children's parents, Kevin Schatz, 46, and Elizabeth Schatz, 42, enter a plea to murder and torture charges that could carry two life terms in prison."
and
"Police allege that the younger girl was being disciplined for mis-pronouncing a word during a home-school reading lesson the day before she died.
The two young girls reportedly sustained deep bruising and multiple "whip-like" marks on their back, buttocks and legs, which authorities believe resulted in significant muscle tissue breakdown that impaired their kidneys and possibly other vital organs, said Ramsey.
He said investigators are researching a possible connection to an Internet Web site set up by "fundamentalist Christian people" that recommends use of the same whip-like implement "as an appropriate tool for biblical chastisement ... to train a child from infancy to make them a happier child and more obedient to God because they are obedient to the will of their parents," said Ramsey......."
much more at link
note related articles with case history on same page
A link to a website describing much of the "Biblical" discipline used in these cases posted by a person who categorically disagrees with this practice:
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/8/13/370953/-Dominionism-and-child-abuse,-part-1
You'll note that Michael and Debi Pearl's books concerning discipline come up frequently on this site.
This case infuriates me and plays right into a long post I wrote a few days ago about international adoptions (these children were adopted from Africa) and the Fundamentalist community. My guess is that the website referred to is the same one that the Bass family of Arizona used for disciplinary instruction. I'll find it and post in a bit.
http://www.chicoer.com/news/ci_14388171
"A fundamentalist religious philosophy that espouses corporal punishment to "train" children to be more obedient to their parents and God is now being investigated in connection with the death of a young Paradise girl and serious injuries to her sister.
Butte County District Attorney Mike Ramsey confirmed Thursday that other children in the home who have been interviewed told investigators "this philosophy was espoused by their parents."
Ramsey said he is also exploring a possible connection to a Web site that endorses "biblical discipline" using the same rubber or plastic tube alleged to have been used to whip the two young ridge girls by their adoptive parents.
In court Thursday, a judge granted a two-week postponement before the children's parents, Kevin Schatz, 46, and Elizabeth Schatz, 42, enter a plea to murder and torture charges that could carry two life terms in prison."
and
"Police allege that the younger girl was being disciplined for mis-pronouncing a word during a home-school reading lesson the day before she died.
The two young girls reportedly sustained deep bruising and multiple "whip-like" marks on their back, buttocks and legs, which authorities believe resulted in significant muscle tissue breakdown that impaired their kidneys and possibly other vital organs, said Ramsey.
He said investigators are researching a possible connection to an Internet Web site set up by "fundamentalist Christian people" that recommends use of the same whip-like implement "as an appropriate tool for biblical chastisement ... to train a child from infancy to make them a happier child and more obedient to God because they are obedient to the will of their parents," said Ramsey......."
much more at link
note related articles with case history on same page
A link to a website describing much of the "Biblical" discipline used in these cases posted by a person who categorically disagrees with this practice:
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/8/13/370953/-Dominionism-and-child-abuse,-part-1
You'll note that Michael and Debi Pearl's books concerning discipline come up frequently on this site.