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 We believe the children had not been fed since January 23 before they eventually died on February 1 or 2 

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The 43-year-old and his wife were arrested Sunday for homicide after the couple's relative found the decomposed bodies of the children at their home next to the pastor's church in Boseong county near the southwest coast.

Forensic examination showed the 10-year-old girl and the two boys aged five and eight had no food in their stomachs and had suffered severe bruising all over their bodies, the Jeonnam Provincial Police Agency spokesman told AFP.

The couple told police they had tried to cure their children, who were suffering from colds and high fever, with fasting and prayer and by repeatedly whipping them to "drive bad spirits away".

"We believe the children had not been fed since January 23 before they eventually died on February 1 or 2," the police spokesman said.

The couple allegedly whipped each child 39 times with a belt or a fly swatter on five separate occasions, citing a Biblical verse.

Police said they cited Proverbs 23:13-14, which reads: "Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you punish them with the rod, they will not die. Punish them with the rod and save them from death."

Their fourth child, a year-old baby, was taken into protective custody by police and was in good health.

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Tue Jun 18 08:58:47 SAST 2013 ::

Feb 13, 2012

tumzangwana

@word of God and @zaco

Police said they cited Proverbs 23:13-14, which reads: "Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you punish them with the rod, they will not die. Punish them with the rod and save them from death."
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pls explain to me what the above verse really means.

The couple told police they had tried to cure their children, who were suffering from colds and high fever, with fasting and prayer and by repeatedly whipping them to "drive bad spirits away".
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from where im standing it seems like the parents are the ones who are possessed by bad spirits. seriously WTF? pastor mbhoro must get in touch with these s!ck f%cks and exorcise them quick quick.



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Feb 13, 2012

nyonyos

The couple are the one's who've got demons
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Feb 13, 2012

RobinH

Fanatical freaks. Throw the book at them.
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Feb 13, 2012

Mosquer

Fake pastor. Can't even interpret the verse. Wonder how he preaching to his church
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Feb 13, 2012

KatakataEmaotoAditshepe

O ja dichelete tsa bo Mosquer le WordofGod a le i-one ona o tima bana tjo.
Ei these bazalwana demons have no manners they make them k*ll their own children ahi.

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Feb 13, 2012

mashbellz

stupid fong kong of a pastor....demon ke ur mom
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Feb 13, 2012

Bumboklaat

Matsatsi a okare bakreste ba bothle bana le mademone! ge basa reipi bana ba ja chelete ya kereke or ba jelana basadi ba bangwe ba rekelana batho gore ba bolaye ba bangwe! ba bangwe ba tshellana halephirimi! Hai nee man! Moeeeeer, ke masepa die ding!
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Feb 13, 2012

WordofGod

@tumza
Modimo a re bana ba otliwe ha ba tswile tseleng. mara e, ke boloi fela. this is pure blasphemy . . .
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Feb 13, 2012

zaco

tumzangwana

tumi...tumi...tumi...
dont you see: this is a classic case of stupidy, misappropriation of scripture??...even the devil can see this thing....this is foolishness!!

the passage explanation: teach children to have boundries in life, ofwhich without it'd be easy for them to disregard the laws of God with deadly eventualities...discipline in children is more important than Mcdonalds sisi...thats what the script implies
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Feb 13, 2012

RobinH

zaco: WHAT? Don't tell me you actually condone this nonsense and call it appropriate discipline. Are you serious?
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