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'''Corporal punishment''' is the infliction of physical pain in response to wrongdoing.  [[Spanking]] of children is a typical example of corporal punishment. In a broad sense, it is also the infliction of physical pain upon a person's body as punishment for a [[crime]] or infraction.

'''Corporal punishment''' is the infliction of physical pain in response to wrongdoing.  [[Spanking]] of children is a typical example of corporal punishment. In a broad sense, it is also the infliction of physical pain upon a person's body as punishment for a [[crime]] or [[infraction]].

[[Darrel Reid]], head of [[Focus on the Family]] - Canada (an [[evangelical Christian]] group) said that "The theological underpinning for family corporal punishment is tied up with the responsibility that God gives families for raising the young. You can find it particularly in the early books of the Bible, where God says your responsibility is not just nurturing but also correcting them."<ref>  [http://www.religioustolerance.org/spankin3.htm Child corporal punishment: spanking]</ref>

[[Darrel Reid]], head of [[Focus on the Family]] - Canada (an [[evangelical Christian]] group) said that "The theological underpinning for family corporal punishment is tied up with the responsibility that God gives families for raising the young. You can find it particularly in the early books of the Bible, where God says your responsibility is not just nurturing but also correcting them."<ref>  [http://www.religioustolerance.org/spankin3.htm Child corporal punishment: spanking]</ref>