 You make a great point about the power of language and our responsibility in using it carefully. But I don't think Bott is advocating violence, spiritually or otherwise. I see a major difference between "I would rather my daughter die than do X" and "I will kill my daughter if she contemplates doing X." Nor did his statement say anything about how he would actually treat a daughter who chose contrary to his wishes for her, or how he would respond to her if she told him that she felt prompted to do something he disagreed with.  I 