A small minority of smokers succumb to lung disease. A small minority of drunk drivers crash their vehicles. But we know smoking and drunk driving are high risk behaviors. The Oakland resolution is advisory in nature not punitive. We hope people will read the resolution read the posters, discuss the issue, inform themselves about the dangers of hitting children, and then on the basis of their own informed judgment decide to follow the recommendation.
Many families have strong faith inwhich they use the Bible as a handbook for life.
The Bible also demands that we burn witches, however I have not heard anyone recently complain that this admonition is being ignored. King Solomon's proverbs are the principle source of support for religious spankers. It should be noted, that Proverbs was written centuries before the birth of Christ, so therefore has nothing to do with Christianity. Furthermore, King Solomon had 700 wives and 300 concubines. That is not the kind of man from whom I would take advise in family matters.