corporal punishment
New book examines Sting’s enduring Catholic imagination
By Yonat Shimron — July 21, 2021
(RNS) — Before bursting onto the international rock scene as the principal songwriter and lead singer for the Police, Sting grew up Catholic. The faith’s images, symbols, stories and hymns appear everywhere in his music, writes Evyatar Marienberg in a new book.
God is Grey’s Brenda Davies receives cease and desist from Christian parenting experts
By Kathryn Post — July 31, 2020
(RNS) — Stelle Jacobson characterized her father Matt Jacobson's corporal punishment as “110% into an abuse category” and said the abuse has resulted in her feeling unsafe around men.
Satanic Temple billboard protesting corporal punishment rankles Texas town
By Bobby Ross Jr. — November 2, 2017
(RNS) — Free speech or not, many in the tiny town of Three Rivers expressed outrage at the sign.
Indiana pastor accused of battering kids in boarding school
By Matthew Glowicki — September 4, 2015
LOUISVILLE -- The alleged abuse occurred at Crossroads Baptist Church, led by Pastor Gerald Harris. It operates a boarding academy with dormitories and classrooms for mostly out of state students.
5 myths of ‘Biblical spanking.’ Taking the text literally would land you in jail.
By Jonathan Merritt — October 3, 2014
Pro-spanking Christians don’t actually read the Bible as literally as they think. If they did, they wouldn’t be defending their views on Twitter. They’d be complaining to the warden.
As more schools ban paddling, others defend it
By Rachel Chason — July 22, 2014
(RNS) The use of corporal punishment on disobedient students -- commonly known as paddling -- will be banned this coming school year in three counties in Florida and two in North Carolina.
Pastor who pushes corporal punishment accused of abuse
By Bob Smietana — January 16, 2013
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (RNS) A pastor known for promoting corporal punishment has been accused of physically abusing a woman for 25 years, beginning during her childhood. By Bob Smietana / USA Today.
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