The phrase, “spare the rod and spoil the child” is not a Christian phrase and is not in the Bible. That phrase ... to engage in sadomasochism and flagellation before she will go to bed with ...

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Christian devotees were nailed to crosses and left covered in blood after self-flagellation during a re ... according to the Bible. Re-enactments of Jesus' crucifixion in the heavily Catholic ...

Speaking ahead of the annual International Bible Quiz held at the Jerusalem ... “Let’s stop the festival of self-flagellation. Let’s put aside generalizations against our people, who have ...

Researchers warn that the practice of self-flagellation could lead to the spread of a potentially deadly blood-borne virus that can cause cancer. The study, published Wednesday in the Centers for ...

MANILA, April 6 (Reuters) - A group of 20 Catholic devotees walked barefoot for hours in Manila on Thursday while repeatedly striking their backs with bamboo whips to commemorate the passion of ...