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Posted inReligion, The God Loophole

From ‘hot hand’ to ‘banana pinch,’ church day cares are hurting kids

by Amy Julia Harris April 13, 2016April 18, 2016

Four states have carved out exceptions for religious day cares. Here are some of the ways we found children were punished.

Posted inReligion, The God Loophole

Whipped, hit and locked in closets: Life inside some religious day cares

by Amy Julia Harris April 13, 2016June 30, 2021

Physically punishing children is outlawed in almost all day cares in America. But four states offer an exception for religious providers, and Reveal found that hundreds of those day cares exploited the rules.

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