[Chancellor]

Quote by: Alive Why?! What makes you think this? I assume this means you are ok with child abuse by parents because that it the obvious implication of what you are saying. Your arguments are entirely arbitrary. Why should parental control be more important than the welfare of children? It simply makes no sense.

See, that's your problem: you assume things. I'm going to insist that you take what I post to mean exactly and only what I post without reading anything else into it. What constitutes abuse? To some, even raising your voice at a child is child abuse. King Solomon (the wisest man in history) once said, "Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you strike him with a rod, he will not die." You are setting up a false dichotomy between parental control and the welfare of children. "Parental control" and "welfare of children" are not contrary to one another. However, "government control" and "welfare of children" are contrary to one another.

Yes, rule of family by the community of the family rather than by freedom. You're a die-hard communist.

Children are neither physically nor emotionally capable of ruling themselves. What do you propose, that parents who pop out a bunch of joeys leave them to fend for themselves?

But parents should have unlimited power to butt their nose into their children's lives?

While the children are children, yes.

Well, maybe respond with something more substantial than one line if you want a response.

There were at least two whole paragraphs!