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All persons concerned with the issue of corporal punishment of children
are invited to sign.
Petition
Against Corporal Punishment
We, the undersigned, wish to end
corporal
punishment of children. We are concerned
that certain verses of Proverbs in the Old Testament of the Bible are
being used as justification for hitting children. We recognize
that Jesus Christ advocated for mercy and forgiveness in human
relationships:
Blessed are the merciful,
for
they will receive
mercy.
Matthew 5:7
For if you forgive others
their
trespasses, your
heavenly Father
will also forgive you Matthew 6:14
We recognize that Jesus made it clear
that
He was against corporal
punishment. To those who would stone an adulterous woman, Jesus
said:
"Let anyone
who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her." John
8:7 When they heard it, they went away, one by one, beginning
with the elders; and Jesus was left alone with the woman standing
before him. Jesus said to her, "Woman, where are they? Has
no one condemned you?" She said, "No one, sir." And Jesus
said, "Neither do I condemn you. Go your way, and from now on do
not sin again."
We recognize that the Golden Rule
applies
to all people, big or small,
young or old, and that Jesus taught that it is the most important rule
regarding human relationships:
In everything do to others
as
you would have them do
to you; for
this is the law and the
prophets. Matthew 7:12
We call on all Christians to try to
follow
Jesus' teachings and
example, remembering that for Christians, Jesus' way supersedes the
old, such as the writings in Proverbs of Solomon's time:
- The queen of the south will rise
up
at the judgment with
this
generation and condemn it, because she came to
the ends of the earth to listen to the wisdom
of Solomon, and see, something greater than Solomon is here.
Matthew 12:42
Anyone who does not honor
the
Son does not honor the
Father who sent him. John 5:23
Jesus said to him, "I am the
way, and the truth, and
the
life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John
14:6
We believe that children deserve the
same
protection from
corporal punishment that adults enjoy. We know that hitting
children is harmful, whether it is called whipping, spanking, beating,
slapping, smacking, paddling or any other other term. Corporal
punishment is both painful and humiliating. Corporal punishment
of children is especially troublesome because it leads to emotional
damage that lasts a lifetime, and results in many social ills.
Studies show that children who suffer corporal punishment sometimes
become violent criminals; children who do not suffer such abuse do not
become violent criminals. Children learn by example; those who
are hit learn that violence is used to solve problems. We believe
it is important to be aware of the truth regarding the effects of
corporal punishment.
If you continue in my word,
you
are truly my
disciples; and you
will know the truth, and the truth will make you free. John 8:31
When tempted to hit children, we call on
Christian
parents to remember the story of
the
Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-24), in which the wayward child, rather than
being punished by his parents, is welcomed back with joy. Jesus
highly esteems children, and condemns those who would offend them:
Whosoever therefore shall
humble himself as this
little child,
the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven. But whoso shall offend
one of these little ones
which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were
hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned
in the depth of the sea. Matthew 18:4,6
Rather than corporal punishment, we
encourage loving treatment of
children with these verses in mind:
Love is patient; love is
kind;
love is not envious or
boastful
or arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not
irritable or resentful; it does
not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the truth. It bears
all things, believes all things, hopes all
things, endures all things. I Corinthians 4-7
Bible
quotes from the New Revised Standard Version and the King James Version
1) Susan Lawrence, Arlington, MA, USA
2) Stephen Lawrence, Arlington, MA, USA
3) Norm Lee, AZ, USA, author of "Parenting Without Punishing"
4) Donald L. Fisher, Carson, WA, USA
5) Jan Hunt, Sunriver, OR, USA, author of "The Natural Child -
Parenting From the Heart" and director of the Natural Child Project
6) Rebecca Phipps, Florence, SC, USA
7) Pastor Crystal Lutton, Peoria, AZ, USA, author of "Biblical
Parenting"
8) Joanna Huzsvai, Arlington, MA, USA
9) Johnny Martin, Blue Ridge, TX, USA
10) Kari Martin, Blue Ridge, TX, USA
11) Pastor Joanne Engquist, Cambridge, MA,
USA
12) Jake Terpstra, Grand Rapids, MI, USA, Specialist in Child Welfare
Services
13) Susan J. Lee, Psy.D., Arlington, MA, USA
14) Rev. Dr. Thomas E. Sagendorf, IN, USA
15) Judie Sagendorf, IN, USA
16) Dorothy Neddermeyer, South Orange, NJ, USA, Genesis Consultants,
Inc.
17) Christina Conant, Livermore, CA, USA, child,
mother, grandmother
18) Nancy J. Philipp, Tucson, AZ, USA
19) Nadine Block, Columbus, OH, USA, Executive Director of the Center
for
Effective Discipline
20) Shannon Brophy, Cambridge, MA, USA
21) Fran Morris, Oklahoma City, OK, USA, Oklahomans Opposed to Corporal
Punishment
22) Elizabeth Pantley, Kirkland, WA, USA, author of "Kid
Cooperation," "Perfect Parenting," "Hidden Messages," "No Cry
Sleep Solution," and "Gentle Baby Care"
23) Father Alan Sprenger, OH, USA
24) Jordan Riak, Alamo, CA, USA, Director, Parents and Teachers Against
Violence in Education, Director, Project NoSpank www.nospank.net
25) Pastor Imogene A. Stulken, Tewksbury, MA, USA
26) Helmut Koester, Lexington, MA, USA
27) Alyssa Bella, Arlington, MA, USA
28) Anders Kartzow, Cambridge, MA, USA
29) Wayne Welke, Cambridge, MA, USA
30) Gisela Koester, Lexington, MA, USA
31) Al Crowell, San Francisco, CA, USA, Director, Christians for
Nonviolent Parenting
32) LaVonne Carlson, Ph.D., Minneapolis, MN, USA
33) Julie Hegge, Cincinnati, OH, USA
34) Reverend Susan Henry, Medford, MA, USA, Lutheran Pastor
35) Teresa Whitehurst, Ph.D., Nashville, TN, USA, author of "How Would
Jesus Raise a Child?"
36) Randy Cox, LCSW, Little Rock, AR, USA, Director, NeverHitAChild.org
37) Jeri Carr, Lakewood, WA, USA, Founder of Gentle Christian Mothers
38) Kym O'Connor, AL, USA, Gentle Christian Mama
39) Cindy Bradbury, Fort Wayne, IN, USA, Christians for Nonviolent
Parenting (parenting advisor)
40) Marjorie Swindler, Lawrence, KS, USA
41) Tiffany Palisi, Boonton, NJ, USA, Publisher of The Wise Mom
42) & 43) Michael and Mary Leppert, Thousand Oaks, CA, USA,
publishers of The Link - a Homeschool Newspaper
44) Katherine Ross, Jacksonville, FL, USA
45) Wade K. Meyer, Columbus, OH, USA, President, Orakem Inc.
46) Debbie Haskins, Denton, TX, USA, Christians for Non-violent
Parenting
47) Gregory Brown, Bradenton, FL, USA
48) Kim Carpentier, Boulder, CO, USA
49) Doyle Weaver, Dallas, TX, USA, Citizens Against Physical Punishment
(CAPP)
50) Joe O'Donnell, Buffalo, NY, USA
51) R. J. Godfrey, Fort Wayne, IN, USA
52) Bonnie Davis, Vancouver, CANADA, Mamas Remember
53) Virginia Howard, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
54) Dale Wares, Norman, OK, USA, Oklahoma Department of Human Services
55) Glenn Norris, Edmond, OK, USA, Director of Children's Ministries,
Southern Hills Christian Church
56) Gerald D. Alborn, Dover, DE, USA
57) David Craighead, Oklahoma City, OK, USA, Oklahoma Conference of
Churches
58) Betty Wagner, Oklahoma City, OK, USA, child advocate, mother,
grandmother, great-grandmother
59) Rick Wagner, Edmond, OK, USA, Presbyterian Elder
60) Rena Ellis, Oklahoma City, OK, USA, CASA Volunteer
61) Suellen Habeck, Edmond, OK, USA
62) Mark Wagner, Edmond, OK, USA, student
63) Carol, New Brunswick, CANADA, Founder of
ParentingDecisions.com www.parentingdecisions.com/childdiscipline
64) Robert Fathman, Ph.D., Dublin, OH, USA, President, National
Coalition to Abolish Corporal Punishment in Schools
65) Kathleen Wolf, RN, Arlington, MA, USA
66) Laurel L. Burns, Portland, Maine, USA
67) Laurie A. Couture, M.Ed., Exeter, NH, USA, Child and
Adolescent Mental Health Counselor
68) Angie Watters, Edmond, OK, USA
69) & 71) Jeff and Kim Rockett, Indiana, USA, parents to six
blessings
70) Mitch Hall, Sausalito, CA, USA, author of "The Plague of Violence"
and "Peace Quest"
72) Madeleine Y. Gomez, Ph.D., Evanston, IL, USA, President PsycHealth,
Ltd.
73) Mary Pederson Metelmann, Belmont, MA, USA
74) Ann Lahrson-Fisher, Carson, WA, USA
75) James Toren, Cincinnati, OH, USA
76) Barbara Tilson, Arlington, MA, USA
77) Jerry Roberts, Arlington, MA, USA
78) Michelle Maisonville, Edmonton, Alberta, CANADA
79) Claudette T. Silas, Maple Grove, MN, USA, Parents and Teachers
Against Violence in Education
80) Carolyn Stalzer, Houston, TX, USA
81) Javier Alvarez Sanchez, Evanston, IL, USA
82) Regine Nickel, Brooklyn, NY, USA
83) Laura Weymouth, Wilmington, MA, USA, North Suburban Homelearner
84) Kellie Snider, Irving, TX, USA, Clicker Logic Animal Seminars
85) Jim Sutton, Hemlock, NY, USA, Director - On The Road Youth Ministry
86) Beth Frasso, Medford, MA, USA
87) Reverend Ross Goodman, Winchester, MA, USA, Lutheran Pastor
88) Kat Ebersole, Nashville, TN, USA,
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NAP_Christian_moms
89) Craig S. Walker, Lexington, KY, USA
90) April Brown, Chesterfield, SC, USA
91) Christopher Dugan, M.A., Denver, CO, USA
92) Reverend Thomas Chittick, Westbrook, ME, USA, Lutheran Pastor
93) Steven Jircitano, Tulsa, OK, USA, Christian
94) Danielle Gladding, Altadena, CA, USA
95) Jason Hernandez, Shelton, WA, USA, Shelton Christian Church
96) Junchol Lee, Cleveland, OH, USA, Pastor/Swedenborgian Church
97) Edwin H. Peart, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CANADA, Retired
98) Ann Heneghan, Dublin, Ireland
99) Rachel Keck, Muskogee, OK, USA
100) Reverend Lucinda Duncan, Lexington, MA, USA, Minister, Follen
Community Church
101) Soline Weidema, THE NETHERLANDS, Mother, victim/survivor child
abuse, home educator
102) Sue Murdock, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CANADA, mother
104) Paula Focazio, Upper Black Eddy, PA, USA, Mom
105) Rachel Foraker, Lake Geneva, WI, USA
106) Cecilia Savala-Jackson, Grain Valley, MO, USA
107) Tracy Catarius, Shrewsbury, MA, USA
108) Debbie Rose, Santa Fe, NM, USA
109) Jennie Walsh, Point Pleasant, PA, USA
110) Jenifer Shorrosh, Mobile, AL, USA
111) Jeanne M. Griffith, San Jose, CA, USA
112) Paul Kataria, Birmingham, ENGLAND, Student
113) Kimberly Jensen, Denton, TX, USA
114) Tara Chapman, Georgetown, AR, USA
115) Robert Preston, Allison Park, PA, USA
116) Sheila Satava, Euclid, OH, USA
117) Anna Lawrence, Arlington, MA, USA
118) Fern Saitowitz, Sherman Oaks, CA, USA
119) Kelly Marker, Rapid City, SD, USA, "Parenting With Ease"
120) Vanessa Roessler, Houston, TX, USA, LMSW-ACP
121) Krystal Cochran, Wichita Falls, TX, USA
122) Karen Murray, Park City, UT, USA, Homeschooling Mama
123) Jesse Wilson, Palo Alto, CA, USA
124) Deanna Weiss, Coatesville, PA, USA, Chester County Doulas and
Usborne Books at Home
125) Tiffany Brown, Trumansburg, NY, USA, Ithaca Attachment Parenting
126) Analisa Roche, Carrollton, TX, USA
127) Rachel, Toronto, CANADA, http://www.Christian-Mommies.com
128) Jeanna Lurie, San Jose, CA, USA
129) April Eubanks, Spring, TX, USA
130) Kay Hathaway, Ithaca, NY, USA
131) Tracy Catarius, Shrewsbury, MA, USA, mother
132) Angela Burris, Fortville, IN, USA
133) Lisa K. Watson, Norwood, MO, USA, Foster parent
134) G. Merceditas, Cebu, PHILLIPPINES, Cebu Technical School
135) Lucy Reksoatmodjo, Galiano Island, BC, CANADA
136) Michelle J. Little, Aurora, CO, USA
137) Carla Veinot, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, CANADA
138) Amanda Gauthier-Parker, Bakersfield, CA, USA
139) Alison Hagee, Seattle, WA, USA
140) Brenda Braaten, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, CANADA, Mother and
teacher
141) Toni Nierman, Raleigh, NC, USA, Teen Homeschoolers of Raleigh
142) Mika Scott, Mountain City, TX, USA, Parent
143) Jennifer Riedy, Allentown, PA, USA, Mother of 4
144) Molly Doolittle, Freeport, IL, USA
145) Joseph Doolittle, Freeport, IL, USA
146) Laura Tinney, Hatboro, PA, USA
147) Marsha McCulley, Ehrata, PA, USA
148) Eric Heimstadt, Eureka, CA, USA
149) Jackie Holcombe, Morrisville, NC, USA
150) Debra Baker, Downingtown, PA, USA
151) Chris Kitchens, Birmingham, AL, USA
152) Hal Albert Smith, Danville, PA, USA, BU student, www.bloomu.edu
153) Cheryl McCoy, Round Rock, TX, USA
154) Phillip McCoy, Round Rock, TX, USA
155) Nichole Fausey, Round Rock, TX, USA, Homeschooling Parent
156) & 158) Alan & Leslie Moyer, Skiatook, OK, USA
157) Carisa Cegavske, Kalispell, MT, USA
159) Gina McFerrin, Kansas City, MO, USA, Mother
160) Melody Ball, Dallas, TX, USA, Home school
161) Deirdre Chisholm Stephens, Portland, OR, USA
162) & 164) Darren and Kimberly Robbins, Conway, AR, USA, The
Robbin's Nest
163) Rosemary Mountain, Hilo, HI, USA
165) Virginia Glasser, Austin, TX, USA, atheist
166) Susan Ryan, Farmer City, IL, USA, Christian and a homeschooler
167) Stephanie Waldron, Mercer, PA, USA, Homeschooling parent
168) Tia, Sooke, BC, CANADA, homeschooling mother
169) Tanya Wynne, Rosharon, TX, USA, Brazosport Area Homeschoolers
170) Mary Nix, Olmsted Falls, OH, USA
171) Nancy Winingham, Bloomington, IN, USA, College Psychology
Instructor & homeschooler
172) Yol Swan-Dass, Weaverville, NC, USA
173) Alyxandra, Arlington, TX, USA, Homeschooled teenager
174) Lillian Jones, Sebastopol, CA, USA
175) Pamela Bakowski, Southlake, TX, USA
177) D. F. Herden, NY, USA, homeschooler
178) S. Achen, Los Angeles, CA, USA
179) Teri Sandiford, Raleigh, NC, USA
180) Andie Jones, Arlington, TX, USA, Director/Infinite Source
Productions
181) Caroline Corbett, Richmond, VA, USA
182) Pamela Sorooshian, Los Alamitos, CA, USA, listowner of
<NoMoreSpanking@yahoogroups.com>
183) Mary Jamba, Cleveland, OH, USA
184) Teresa Burnett, Shawnee, OK, USA, Home School mom
185) Mary L. Huber, West Windsor, NJ, USA
186), 188), & 189) Sarah, Scot, and Emilee Jones, Carson
City, NV, USA, The Jones Family
187) Caroline Gomes, Lakewood, NJ, USA
190) Laura Weiss, Riverside, CA, USA
191) Lindsey Gruen, Wright Patterson AFB, OH, USA
192) Gabriella Parker, Nelson, VA, USA, Mother
193) & 195) Kelly& Will Lint, Orlando, FL, USA, Parents &
Home Educators
194) Nina Doyle, Orlando, FL, USA
196) Julie Antinore, Rochester, NY, USA, Mother
197) Ann Shoemaker, Pinnacle, NC, USA, Teacher/Cook Hill School
198) Jennifer Bandoli, Panama City, FL, USA, mom
199) The Whitman Family, Suffolk, VA, USA
200) Teresa Ellingen, Churubusco, IN, USA
201) Jacqueline Wild, Kansas City, MO, USA, Mother
202) Juliet Martinez, Chicago, IL, USA
203) Rachel Johnson, Kansas City, MO, USA, Author
204) & 206) Christine and Rey Escobar, Oak Park, IL, USA
205) Lisa-Marie Parsons, USA
207) Michael Lester Hackett, Rose Hall, Berbice, GUYANA, Teacher
Educator
208) Santosh Kulkarni, WE, Pune, Maharashtra, INDIA
209) Robin Grille, Sydney, NSW, AUSTRALIA, Psychologist
210) Roy Jacobs, Swatara Twp., Steelton, PA, USA
211) Sushine Bannister, Ithaca, NY, USA, Attachment Parenting
International of Ithaca
212) Therese J. Sundberg, Goteborg, SWEDEN
213) Maritha Jingnert, Gothenburg, SWEDEN
214) Sune Sundberg, Gothenburg, SWEDEN
215) Crystal Pilling, UT, USA
216) Malin, Gothemburg, SWEDEN
217) Kenneth Jansson, Alingsas, SWEDEN
218) Merri Larsen, Saginaw, TX, USA, Homeschooling Mother of Five
219) Mirlyn Chong, Kent, OH, USA, Mother of one wonderful child
220) Terri Aquilina, Bridgeville, PA, USA
221) & 222) Meleasa & James Carley, Oklahoma City, OK, USA,
parents of a beautiful daughter
223) Alan Murchie, New Haven, CT, USA, seminarian, St. Thomas's Church
224) Robin Saunders, VA, USA
225) Nekata Jones, Houston, TX, USA
226) & 227) Jenica and David Webster, Pinehurst, NC, USA
228) Linda Villatoro, Van Nuys, CA, USA
229) Kristina Clark, RN, Valdosta, GA, USA
230) David Gerard, Stillorgan, Dublin, IRELAND
231) & 232) David and Maggie Perrin, NC, USA, homeschooling
precious children
233) Beth Monteverde, Easley, SC, USA
234) Krisula Gosdis Moyer, Huntington Beach, CA, USA
235) Deborah Victoria, Wichita Falls, TX, USA
236) Amanda McConaghy, La Crosse, WI, USA
237) Heather Linke, Chattanooga, TN, USA, Owner - Clothed In Crimson
238) Christy Kramer, Hebron, MD, USA
239) Clara Farris, Seattle, WA, USA
240) Mary Eakin, Duluth, GA, USA
241) Linda Morrell, Anchorage, AK, USA, Gentle Christian Mother
242) Don Morrell, Anchorage, AK, USA, Ascribe Records
243) Kelly Helbig, Hampton, VA, USA
244) Heather Zell, Columbus, OH, USA
245) Kris Vaitkus, Rockville, MD, USA
246) Amy Hammer, Cottonwood, AZ, USA
247) Myra Anderson, Cottonwood, AZ, USA
248) & 250) Paul and Kathleen Erickson, El Dorado, KS, USA
251) Candy Sones, Dallas, TX, USA
252) Katie M. Petersen, Tooele, UT, USA
253) Kellee C. Leamy, Mi-Wuk, CA, USA, Vice Chair Amador Tuolumne
Community Action Agency Early Childhood Services
254) Lee Newman, Rochester, NH, USA, Founding Executive Director:
Violence Intervention Program/SAFE-NH http://www.VIP-NH.org
255) Laura Jezek, Portland, OR, USA, Babywisers Anonymous (Babywise
Recovery)
256) Kevin Jezek, Portland, OR, USA, Babywisers Anonymous (Babywise
Recovery)
257) Kim Reyes, Sterling Heights, MI, USA, owner/www.auntiessoap.com
and homeschool mom
258) Shawn Wilder, Shelton, WA, USA
259) Rebecca Weybright, Dexter, MI, USA
261) Kimberly M. Van Der Meid, Midland, NC, USA, New Beginnings School
#2
262) Janelle Alford, Arlington, TX, USA
263) Tina Batya, Arlington, TX, USA
264) Paula Intravaia, San Diego, CA, USA, Mother, Educator, Artist,
Activist
265) Liz Murray, Paraparaumu, NEW ZEALAND
266) Lorene Cook, Kalamazoo, MI, USA, Family Adoption Consultants
267) Debra Roy, Rochester, NH, USA, Violence Intervention Program
268) Angela L. Swain, Swansboro, NC, USA, Homeschool mom of 2 boys
269) Michele Holt, Georgetown, TX, USA
270) Derek Coley, Regina, Saskatchewan, CANADA
271) Mary L. Sharp, Norman, OK, USA, former teacher, current student of
social work
272) Marilyn Metzger, Norman, OK, USA, Family Advocate Mary Abbott
Children's House
273) K. Bray, Augusta, KS, USA
274) Donna Gilbert, Raleigh, NC, USA
275) Deborah Harper, Raleigh, NC, USA, Attachment Parenting Support
Group Leader/Child Advocate/Blessed Mother/Scarred Child
276) Lourie Collins Pearlman, Jonesboro, AR, USA
277) Colleen Jeffrey, Groton, MA, USA
278) Sarah Flynn, Kansas City, MO, USA, Mom
279) Martha E. Newman, Kalamazoo, MI, USA, Sr. Pastor, Unity of
Kalamazoo, MI
280) Alan Crist, Lowell, MA, USA
281) Darlene J. Waters, South Grafton, MA, USA, mom
282) Patti Murphy, Forest Lake, MN, USA
283) Mimi Doe, Concord, MA, USA, Award-winning author and founder of
SpiritualParenting.com
284) & 285) Minta and Herman Notini, Hampstead, NH, USA, Proud
Parents of Russian Orphans
286) Heidi Parthena White, Charlton, MA, USA
287) Sadie Van Buren, Upton, MA, USA, parent committed to no-hitting,
no-spanking
288) Eileen Scully, Gatieau, QC, CANADA
289) Blake Hutchison, West Mansfield, OH, USA
290) Laura DeRosa, Methuen, MA, USA
291) Dr. Kelly Harrison-Maguire, Spartanburg, SC, USA, Director of
NCATE and assistant professor of education
292) Allison Day, Bagdad, Tasmania, AUSTRALIA, Mom of precious 2 little
ones
293) Missy Willis, Charlotte, NC, USA
294) Christine Prokop, St. Anthony, MN, USA
295) M. Kay Keller, M.P.A., S.S.W., C.I.M.I., Tallahassee, FL, USA, All
Family Solutions.com
296) Maria Casella, Teaneck, NJ, USA
297) Paula Jennings, Dumont, New Jersey, USA
298) Christie Kravochuck, OH, USA
299) Cecilie Dahl, Bergen, NORWAY, www.babyprat.com
300) Debra Miller, East Wakefield, NH, USA
301) Michelle L. Bryans, San Francisco, CA, USA
302) Kimberly L. McClenney, Canton, MI, USA, Christian Belief
303) Rev. Dr. Larry Schneekloth, Chicago area, IL, USA, Pastor
Markham Lutheran Church
304) Linda Cecsarini, Chicago area, IL, USA, Sunday school teacher and
church musician Markham LC
305) Jesse Gallagher, Bristol, CT, USA, Founder, Greater Bristol
Homeschoolers
306) Carol Evans, St. Petersburg, FL, USA, Social worker
307) Diana Morley, Ashland, OR, USA
308) Maribeth Bruno, Chicago, IL, USA
309) Tamara Turner-Ottke, Burke, VA, USA
310) W. Wall, Anderson, SC, USA
311) Lisa Gallond, Raleigh, NC, USA
312) Eric Seele, Harrisburg, PA, USA, Statistician
313) Joe DiMaio, Castro Valley, CA, USA, Father and grandfather
314) Paola Sensi Isolani, Moraga, CA, USA, Professor, Saint Mary's
College
315) Julia Spencer, Telford, PA, USA, SAHM
316) Christina Miller, Turlock, CA, USA
317) Michele Shimamura, Kansas City, KS, USA
319) Mary Alice O'Connor, Walnut Creek, CA, USA, Interfaith Minister
320) Judith R. Weatherly, Richmond, CA, USA, Marriage & Family
Therapist
321) Kathy Robles, Winfield, NJ, USA
322) Gilbert Shepard, Walnut Creek, CA, USA, Individual
323) Janice D. Borgognoni, Bergenfield, NJ, USA, Parent & Grandma
324) Denise Witkop, Bonita Springs, FL, USA, Grandmother
325) Francis J. Hagan, Visalia, CA, USA, SMSgt, Usaf, Retired
326) The Mark Sonier Family, Longview, TX, USA
327) Melody Nimmo, Detroit, MI, USA
328) Anna Clayton, Pleasant Hill, CA, USA
329) Kris Yates, Oakland, CA, USA
330) Christina Nordby, Quincy, MA, USA
331) Jennifer Highland, Loveland, OH, USA
332) Ann Czarnecki, Apple Valley, MN, USA
333) Christy Plante, Kinston, NC, USA
334) Laura Faist, Newark, DE, USA
335) W. Wezensky, Dallas, TX, USA
336) Wendy Buell, Albany, NY, USA
337) Tina Solum, Aurora, CO, USA, Home Daycare Provider
338) Andrea Garza, Sanger, CA, USA, SAHM/Homeschooler/Gentle Mother!!
339) Genevieve Colvin, Sherman Village, CA, USA
340) Carol Venable, Blue Ridge, GA, USA, Holy Names Mission
341) Sara Manuel, Sylva, NC, USA, Case Manager/Community Based Services
Professional, Meridian Behavioral Health Services
342) Joyce Whitt, Inman, SC, USA
343) The Rev. David M. Pittle, Ph.D., San Rafael, CA, USA, TurningPoint
Spiritual Counseling Center
344) Lucy Cole, Alamo, CA, USA, Concerned Grandmother
345) Megan Phillips, Cambridge, MA, USA
346) Claire-Elizabeth DeSophia, MA, Oakland, CA, USA, Licensed Marriage
& Family Therapist
347) Tara Hill, Orlando, FL, USA, Soon to be Mom
348) Hannah Curto, Sandpoint, ID, USA, Christian Mother of two
349) Melinda Reidinger, Smithtown, NY, USA
350) Charloote Rawlings, Chico, CA, USA, Parent Education Network
351) Mrs. Lefebvre, Southside, AL, USA
352) Annete Frontz, Williamsport, PA, USA
353) Jillian Schlacter, Souderton, PA, USA
354) Donna Weiss, Medford, NJ, USA, stay home mom
355) Christina Chapman, Hillsboro, AL, USA
356) Justin Chapman, Hillsboro, AL, USA
357) Louise Gordon, Cambridge, MA, USA
358) Melissa Koslowsky, Arcata, CA, USA
359) P. Paulson, Fairbanks, AK, USA
360) Michelle Lane, Oakland, CA, USA, Marriage and Family Therapist;
School Counselor
361) Denise Blue, Fremont, CA, USA
362) Jill Lenzmeier, Belle Plaine, MN, USA
363) Janna Walkup, Eugene, OR, USA
364) Karen Drew, Fresno, CA, USA, Riverpark Bible Church/Preschool
Director
365) Jesse McNulty, Decatur, GA, USA, TransandFriends@yahoo.com
366) Dave Weybrecht, Eastlake, OH, USA
367) Ellen Norton, Gate City, VA, USA
368) Kristine Gilbert, Belmont, MI, USA, Concerned Parent
369) Leslie Sheridan, Sonoma, CA, USA
370) Lisa C. Manske, Franklin, TN, USA
371) Danielle P., Fraser, MI, USA
372) Jessica Arellano, Las Vegas, NV, USA
373) Mrs. Melody Nimmo, Detroit, MI, USA
374) Selene Gold, Eugene, OR, USA
375) Sandra Ramirez, Columbus, OH, USA
376) Katie Marchant, Kent, OH, USA
377) Becky Knorpp, Greensboro, NC, USA, Homeschool Mom
378) Deanne Beard, Foster City, CA, USA, retired
379) Jen Davis, Burnsville, MN, USA, Mom
380) Patrick Scott, Jr., Scranton, PA, USA
381) Stephen H. Guerin, Psy.D. Fayetteville, TN, USA, Clinical
Psychologist, college teacher, Christian parent
382) Jerry Townsend, Woodland, CA, USA, Retired
383) Sabrina Jackson, Nashville, TN, USA, Catholic
384) Barbara Rogers, Chicago, IL, USA
385) Elaine Njerve-Zack, Amityville, NY, USA
386) Adrianna Hey, Strafford, NH, USA
387) Melissa King, Rockville, MD, USA, Attachment Parenting
International of Upper Montgomery County Marlyland
388) Becca McNeal, Boulder, CO, USA
389) Michelle Giroux, Fairfield, ME, USA
390) Roger Rigoli, Monessen, PA, USA, MSW
391) Katy Norton, Monessen, PA, USA, Stay at home Mom
392) Bonnie Robles, Berwyn, IL, USA
393) Christian Rudolph, Boulder, CO, USA, Software Engineer
394) Honorata Czerwiowska, Boulder, CO, USA, Teacher
395) Karen Arnold, Weslaco, TX, USA, Mother, Grandmother
396) Joy Maidment, Brownfield, ME, USA
397) Merrilyn Cox, Newcastle, NSW, AUSTRALIA, mother of 4 precious
children
398) Lynn Santem, Portland, OR, USA
399) Denise Finkle, Los Angeles, CA, USA, survivor- former teacher-
future s. worker/psych-present mother-attachment parent-CHRISTIAN
400) M.A. Phillips, San Antonio, TX, USA, Licensed Specialist in School
Psychology
401) Liz Soto, Salinas, CA, USA
402) Brad Baker, Napa, CA, USA, Police Officer
403) Norah Keeper, Thompson, Manitoba, CANADA, Aboriginal HeadStart --
Parent Program Coordinator
404) Chris Dodd, Hatch End, Pinner, Middlesex, UK, Churches Network for
Non-violence
405) Robin Clemmer, Gastonia, NC, USA, Mom
406) Laura Serbin, Sarasota, FL, USA, Founder Florida Christian Moms
407) Trina Baggett, Ft. Rucker, AL, USA, CPD.
408) Kim Young, San Diego, CA, USA
409) Beth Fenimore, Taylorsville, CA, USA
410) Pat Dillard, Houston, TX, USA
411) Kelly Crosthwaite-McMillan, Toronto, ON, CANADA, Teacher, A human
being for a kinder, gentler world.
412) Ayesha Athar, Carol Stream, IL, USA
413) Holli Morrison, Anderson, SC, USA, Mommy/Preschool Christian
Educator
414) Becka Sisti, New Haven, CT, USA, St. Thomas Episcopal Church
415) Deeahn Brummel, McDonald, TN, USA, Communications Director/Village
Chapel of Seventh-day Adventists
416) Jim Cullers, Sandy Lake, PA, USA, father/grandfather
417) Isabella F. McFarlin, Rochester, VT, USA, Quarry Hill Creative
Center (no one can hit kids here)
418) Malcolm Sawyer, Montpelier, VT, USA
419) Jason Us, Burlington, VT, USA
420) John Holland, Berkeley, CA, USA
421) Danielle Schreifels, Colorado Springs, CO, USA
422) Mrs. Nancy Orban, Somerst, PA, USA
423) & 424) Bauke & Anna Bijma, St. Johannesga, Frysland, THE
NETHERLANDS, Marriage text: 1 Corinth 13
425) Monica Algazi Bayley, Montevideo, URUGUAY
426) Ann Estes, San Antonio, TX, USA, Mother
427) Jenna Carodiakey-Wiebe, Federal Way, WA, USA
428) Merise Jalali, Gainesville, FL, USA, University of Florida Student
429) Michael Jalali, Weston, FL, USA
430) Jewel Brickey, Las Vegas, NV, USA
431) Tammy Allen, Boylston, MA, USA
432) Sherri Teachey, Goldsboro, NC, USA, teacher
433) Pia Petterson Stubbs, Barcelona, SPAIN
434) Bridget P. Kelley, Lexington, KY, USA
435) Ms. Jeanne M. Irons, Exmore, VA, USA
436) Lois Mock, Aurora, CO, USA, Babywearing
437) Rev. Audra Carson, Belle Harbor, NY, USA
438) Hilary Shirven, Peoria, IL, USA
439) Bryn D. Sullivan, Seattle, WA, USA, latter day saint mother
440) Janice Skelly, Erie, PA, USA, Mother/Grandmother/Caretaker
441) Danielle Shepherd, Baton Rouge, LA, USA, Parent/Student
442) Ronald Shepherd, Baton Rouge, LA, USA, Parent/Student
443) Megan Narofsky, Aurora, IL, USA, Mother
445) Paul Riedmueller, Dallas, TX, USA
446) Adam Jalali, Weston, FL, USA
447) Lisa Williams, CA, USA
448) John Francis Christopher McCarthy, Manhattan Beach, CA, USA,
Therapist/HeartWorks
449) Tracie Ivey, Satsuma, FL, USA
450) Kathryn Roberts, Lancaster, PA, USA
451) Leslie Fritscher, Raleigh, NC, USA
452) Sheree Harrell, Wilmington, NC, USA, Leader; 4H-Hearts: Home
Education Arts/Director; Progressive Network Academy
453) Monica Cox, Ridgely, TN, USA, working mom
454) Danny Cox, Ridgely, TN, USA, concerned dad
455) Donna Dessart, Laporte, IN, USA, factory worker
456) Renate Wanmer, Laporte, IN, USA, retired homemaker
457) Carol Hildebrand, Manitoba, CANADA
458) Michael Hemker, Redding, CA, USA, Deputy District Attorney
459) Jessica Fordice, Beaverton, OR, USA, Babywisers Anonymous
(www.babywiserecovery.org)
460) Mark Fordice, Beaverton, OR, USA, Babywisers Anonymous
(www.babywiserecovery.org)
461) Makeesha Fisher, Fort Collins, CO, USA, Mother
462) Marsha McCulley, Middletown, PA, USA, Vista School
463) Robert J. Giese, Ogema & Westboro, WI, USA, Pastor, First
Lutheran Churches
464) Paula LeDoux-Christison, LMFT, M.S., Vacaville, CA, USA, Master
JSocial Worker, Vacaville Police Department
465) April Jewell, Vacaville, CA, USA, Family Support Worker
466) Cindy Flores, Woodward, OK, USA
467) Tip Chow, HONG KONG
468) Anthony Randazzo, Malibu, CA, USA, Assigned guardian of God's most
beautiful creations!!
469) Michelle Meyer, Mt. Horeb, WI, USA
470) Ashiagbor Christian Platini, Accra, GHANA, END VIOLENCE AGAINST
THE NEXT GENERATION - GHANA
471) Michael Hemker, Redding, CA, USA, Deputy District Attorney
472) Miranda Michaud, Leamington, Ontario, CANADA
473) K.E. Reed, Rome, GA, USA, proud aunt of two beautiful nephews
474) Becca McNeal, Alexandria, LA, USA, Menard High School
475) Erica Watson, Columbia, MO, USA
476) Jessica Skindell, Lapeer, MI, USA, Stay at home mother
477) Erica Kaip, Winter Park, FL, USA
478) Mr. Mike Smith, Boston, MA, USA
479) Rebecca S. Rennaker , Churubusco, IN, USA
480) Selena George, Bangalore, Karnataka, INDIA
481) Stan Koper, Newton, MA, USA
482) Dave Finley, Dale City, VA, USA
483) Cathy Craven, Strafford, NH, USA
484) Erin Hart, Galesburg, IL, USA, Student - Knox College
485) Savio Arokaidas Nadeshan, Pune, Maharashtra, INDIA, BPO
486) Angelo A. DiGangi Esq., Queens, NY, USA, Community Advocacy Center
Inc.
487) Jason Cyrus, Beverly Hills, CA, USA
488) Julie Markoski, Raleigh, NC, USA
489) Chad Wright, Hadar, NE, USA, Lutheran Pastor
490) Tonia Rich, Franklin, NC, USA, Child Care Provider/mother
491) Tammi Miehlich, Cheyene, WY, USA, Miehlich Christian Home School
492) Colleen R. McKinney, Nunnelly, TN, USA\
493) Paul Chi, Brighton, ENGLAND
494) Mr. Matthew Orban, Regina, SK, CANADA
495) S. Southard, Door County, WI, USA
496) Gail Rossow, Lake Zurich, IL, USA, Barrington United Methodist
497) Cristina Juarez, San Diego, CA, USA
498) Mr. Grady Youngblood, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
499) Margit Szekely, Bindego, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
500) C. J. Perry, ON, CANADA
501) R. M-L, Kaiserslautern, GERMANY
502) Elaine B. Krause, Dallas, TX, USA, M,Ed. Early Childhood Ed.
Richland College
503) Kristy Bowman, Dayton, TN, USA, Mother against corporal punishment
504) John Rusman, Olst, NETHERLANDS
505) Renee Posecion, Bacolod City, PHILIPPINES
506) Matthew H. Copeland III, Huntingdon Valley, PA, USA
507) Dr. Krystal Beamon PhD, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
508) Lolita Cook, Marion, IN, USA
509) A.B., Tamale, GHANA, Teacher
510) Donna Schoolfield, Irving, TX, USA
511) Phillis Pellegrin, St. Bernard, LA, USA
513) Sasha Cory Varner, San Antonio, TX, USA
514) Kristen E. Chapman, Columbus, OH, USA
515) & 516) Dr. Steven and Kristine Smith, Metairie, LA, USA,
Physician - Pediatrician and Internal medicine
517) James R. Fletcher, Mission Viejo, CA, USA
518) Hannah, Huntsville, AL, USA
519) Alison Okerblom, Midland, MI, USA
520) Barbara R. Norris, MA, MSW, CSW, Georgetown, KY, USA, Social Worker/Domestic Violence Specialist
521) Shirley Luxem, Seattle, WA, USA, Optimal Parenting With Parent Effectiveness Training
522) Mr. Larry Cooper, Boston, MA, USA
523) Donna Keck, Muskogee, OK, USA
524) Tere Jordan, Scottsboro, AL, USA, Lifeclub Member
525) Johanna Jess, Smyrna, TN, USA
526) Laura Wager, Bloomington, IN, USA, Indiana University Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
527) Mussie Hailu, Addis Ababa, ETHIOPIA, Interfaith Peace Building Initiative
528) Sarah, ME, USA, i go to church in the youth group
529) Jessie, Rutland, VT, USA
530) Dina Feiden, Parkland, FL, USA
531) Eben Combrinck, Durban, SOUTH AFRICA
532) Michelle Maffia, Schenectady, NY, USA, Union College
533) Rebecca, Cohoes, NY, USA, Mom
534) Mrs. Nicola Hawker, Newquay, Cornwall, UNITED KINGDOM
535) Liam Turley, Palm Beach Gardens, FL, USA, Social Work Student
536) Jerrold D. Cone Jr., North Palm Beach, FL, USA, Retired Citizen
537) Amy Wallace, Carson, WA, USA, Child care provider
538) Deanne Rosselli, Stuart, FL, USA, Parent
539) Raama S. Vyapoory, Quatre Bornes, MAURITIUS
540) Derek Coley, Regina, SK, CANADA
541) Ryan Erickson, Tacoma, WA, USA
542) Kristie Patterson, Bangor, WA, USA
543) Koslowsky, Aurelheian, FRANCE
544) Vickie Doyle, Greensboro, NC, USA
545) Jenna Kiser, Lakeland, FL, USA
546) Cynthia Reider, Shomakersville, PA, USA
547) Benita O, Troy, NY, USA, Homeschooling Mom
548) Jo Child, Redditch, Worcestershire, UK, Mom
549) Amy, Fredericksburg, VA, USA
550) Renee Bulmer, Everett, WA, USA
551) Paula N. Ashfield, Franklin, NJ, USA, Under My Wing Avian Refuge
552) Dr. Greg Littmann, Edwardsville, IL, USA, Professor / Univversity of Southern Illinois Edwardsville
553) Nici Hinkel, The Woodlands, TX, USA
554) Terry Rudd, Whitehaven, Cumbria, ENGLAND, Parent
555) Pauline Campbell, Duncan, BC, CANADA
556) Laurel Lee Burns, Portland, ME, USA
557) Amy Moomaw, Fort White, FL, USA
558) Kirima Kendrick, Camden, NJ, USA
559) Ms. Shayla McClaine, Truckee, CA, USA
560) Deborah Rogers, Puyallup, WA, USA
561) D. Vijay, Vijayavada, INDIA
562) Nancy Finnerty, Yorkville, IL, USA
563) Joe, Muskogee, OK, USA
564) Victoria Figard, Front Royal, VA, USA, Security Officer
565) Heywood Jablowme, Salem, MA, USA
566) Jessica Anderson, Metairie, LA, USA
567) Patrick Scott, Jr., Scranton, PA, USA, Catholic
568) Jessica Farrish, Beckley, WV, USA
569) Bob Krasner, Oakland, CA, USA
570) Minerva Rivero, USA
571) Deborah Rhodes-Day, Birmingham, AL, USA, Psychologist
572) Julian Jones, Charlotte, NC, USA, Victim
573) Anita Coleman, Hohenwald, TN, USA
574) Rick Raherty, Montello, WI, USA
575) James Jordan, Iowa City, IA, USA
576) Jessica Gustavsson, Malmo, SWEDEN
577) Kevin Maguire, Portland, ME, USA, artist
578) Jennifer JWoerner, San Diego, CA, USA, Christian Mom
579) Kennan Woerner, San Diego, CA, USA, USN Petty Officer MM1/ Christian Dad
580) Mr. Abe Torkelton, Boston, MA, USA
581) Simone Solomon, Littleton, NC, USA, www.simOne.com
582 & 583) John and Debby Benner, Cicero, NY, USA
584) Vickie Doyle, Greensboro, NC, USA
585) Teresa Consavage, Wappingers Falls, NY, USA
586) Mr. Abiodun Olanrewaju W., Lagos, NIGERIA
587) Heather VanErman, Buchanan, MI, USA
588) Christine Clarke, Lake Hopatcong, NJ, USA, Director of Sales/Wellington Consulting Company, Inc.
589) Giselle B., Naperville, IL, USA, DuPage County API
590) Iliana Prats, Pembroke Pines, FL, USA, mother, grandmother
591) Kristi Palmer, Portland, OR, USA, Homemaker, Wife & Mommy
592) Julie Quan, Thompsons STation, TN, USA, Child of God, Wife, Mother, American
593) Emily Eanes, Urbanna, VA, USA, Marriage and Family Therapist
594) Julia Harris, Decatur, GA, USA
595) Andy Gordon, Toowoomba, QLD, AUSTRALIA
596) Mia Price, Monroe, GA, USA
597) Brenda, Georgia, USA, mom
598) Tamara Buttle, Rockingham, WA, AUSTRALIA, MOTHER of TWO BEAUTIFUL EARTH ANGELS!!
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