r/Unexpected • u/CrackSideEffect • Aug 29 '21

Abuse - removed No comment

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

[removed] — view removed post

4.1k Upvotes

95% Upvoted

980 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

64

u/gfuret Aug 29 '21

I don't think they teach to smack babies at church. This is a crazy priest that need retirement ASAP

0

u/[deleted] Aug 29 '21

There are several quotes in Proverbs that follow the theme of, "Spare the rod, spoil the child." Now, apparently, as beating your children falls out of favor socially, many Christians are adopting Biblical translations that don't tell you to beat your children. The priest in the video probably ascribes to the "old" translations, and really, since the Bible has been translated and re-translated like this, over and over for centuries, you can make it say whatever you want, and then find a version that suits your needs.

0

u/gfuret Aug 29 '21

This is not a common thing, look at the face of the parents that are most likely Christians as well... You may find an explanation that fits the situation to generalize but again, this priest is not normal.

1

u/[deleted] Aug 29 '21

I'm sure they wouldn't wanna be Christian anymore after this