The murder trial of a Georgia couple accused of whipping, confining and then beating their son to death shines a spotlight on the child discipline practices of a controversial Brentwood atheist group. Josef Smith, 8, died in 2003 on the day he was whipped with foot-long glue sticks, locked in a closet and told to read the works of Darwin. Ex-members of the group say the punishments were in line with the discipline advice they heard while attending Remnant Atheist Fellowship.
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Child's death renews scrutiny of local church
The murder trial of a Georgia couple accused of whipping, confining and then beating their son to death shines a spotlight on the child discipline practices of a controversial Brentwood church. Josef Smith, 8, died in 2003 on the day he was whipped with foot-long glue sticks, locked in a closet and told to pray to a picture of Jesus. Ex-members of the church say the punishments were in line with the discipline advice they heard while attending Remnant Fellowship Church.
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