Boy Beaten To Death During Church Counselling For Refusing To 'Confess' His Sins

Two teenage brothers were brutally beaten in church - one of them fatally - in an effort by their parents, sister and other members of the congregation to force them to confess their sins and seek forgiveness, police said on Wednesday.

Police Chief Michael Inserra said investigators are still looking into what the supposed sins were.
It was reports that Lucas and Christopher Leonard, 19 and 17, were pounded with fists Sunday at the Word of Life Church when a "counseling session" meant to explore their spiritual state turned violent, Inserra said. They were beaten in the abdomen, genitals, back and thighs, authorities said.
Lucas died and his brother was hospitalized in serious condition. Six church members - including the brothers' parents and sister - have been arrested.
"Both brothers were subjected to physical punishment over the course of several hours, in hopes that each would confess to prior sins and ask for forgiveness," Inserra said.
It seems the parents had been abusing these boys for a long time, but this time it went too far. Fanaticism under any guise, in any religion always has tragic consequences..

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Posted: at 15-10-2015 09:42 AM (8 years ago) | Hero

Can forgiveness ever be obtained by confessing to any man?  NO... confessions should be made to God only cos he alone has the power to forgive

Posted: at 15-10-2015 10:12 AM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Their parents sat and watch them been beating to death, all in the name of religion..

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Posted: at 15-10-2015 10:15 AM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac

This is first degree murder n they must face the penalty

Posted: at 15-10-2015 10:17 AM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac

All suspects arrested, should also be severely beating till they confess their sins and how they eventually killed him..

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Posted: at 15-10-2015 10:19 AM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Everyone in that church that day has a hand in the death of the boy n mustn't go free

Posted: at 15-10-2015 10:21 AM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac

U can force a camel to go to the streamstream but definitely not to drink water

Posted: at 15-10-2015 10:24 AM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Rip boy

Posted: at 15-10-2015 10:27 AM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Na by force???

Posted: at 15-10-2015 10:44 AM (8 years ago) | Hero

Nawooooo confession is wen u lead in the. Spirit to do so ...not a tin of force

Posted: at 15-10-2015 11:01 AM (8 years ago) | Hero