Sunday, September 24, 2006

You Can Help!!!

From our good friend Susan Lawrence:

"Dear Friends,

The legislation against devices to beat children is making progress, and is in its final draft form, worked on by me, my lawyer, Congress and their aides.

Meanwhile, Child Training Resources contiues to sell baby-whipping books and devices to whip babies with, while claiming to me and others that they are "out of business". Let's tell them to close down for good!! Please write them at shaymond@juno.com Here is a sample letter:
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Dear Child Training Resources,

I am glad you have decided to close your website. However, I don't understand why you are saying you are out of business, when just last week you were willing to sell people your devices to whip babies. Please stop selling books recommending gross child abuse such as the book "To Train Up a Child", and the cruel blue baby-whips you manufacture.

Congress has taken note of your business, and is presently fine tuning legislation to ban devices to beat and whip children. I quote:


SECTION 1. BAN ON CERTAIN DEVICES SOLD OR MARKETED FOR USE AGAINST CHILDREN.

(a) CONGRESSIONAL FINDING.--Congress finds that hitting or whipping devices sold or marketed for the purpose of hitting or whipping children present an unreasonable risk of injury and that no feasible consumer product safety standard issued under the Consumer Product Safety Act would adequately protect the public from the unreasonable risk of injury associated with such products.

(b) BANNED PRODUCT.--Hitting or whipping devices sold or marketed specifically for the purpose of hitting or whipping children shall be considered banned hazardous products under section 8 of the Consumer Product Safety Act and shall be prohibited for sale or distribution in interstate commerce under section 19 of such Act.


Sincerely,
(your name)
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Thank you everyone!! We are making progress!!"

Susan Lawrence
Director, Stop the Rod
Stop the Rod
Parenting in Jesus' Footsteps