Atlanta Megachurch Pastor Arrested for Beating His Son with a Power Cord

Content Warning: This episode discusses child abuse in detail and includes references to footage that is extremely disturbing.

This month, two major headlines ignited conversation around corporal punishment in Christian homes. In one case, an associate pastor from the well-known 2819 Church was arrested after police reports alleged he beat his son with a power cord—an incident investigators say left the child bloodied and bruised. In another, a Christian school teacher sparked widespread outrage after reportedly striking her own child with a belt 22 times in just 14 seconds, a brutal assault captured on video.

On today’s episode of the Preacher Boys Podcast, I’m joined by Marissa Franks Burt and Kelsey Kramer McGinnis, authors of The Myth of Good Christian Parenting, to unpack these cases, examine the cultural and religious messages that allow this abuse to take root, and explore what healthy parenting can look like in faith communities.

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Music by Lou Ridley — “Bible Belt” | Used with permission under license.

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