Not offended in the least. I am a staunch atheist at this point of my life, mostly keep it to myself at this point, live and let live and all. These people bring out my angry militant voice. It was a horrible way to grow up, and some of the men in these groups are so bullheaded they actually believe they are doing the best they can for their sons and property daughters. Disturbing.

I don't know that it is possible, in the political climate we have, to do anything meaningful. The most we can do is push for access to social programs to teach parents what is and isn't abuse, and healthy ways to raise healthy children. And yet, even that gets an awful lot of push back from conservatives.