Public shaming was at its prime in early America. From: The Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX) | Date: June 7, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2006 The Dallas Morning News. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

Byline: Jeffrey Weiss

The idea that Christians should be morally accountable to one another is as old as Christianity itself.

The Gospel of Matthew and several of Paul's letters describe the obligation to help others resist sin and suggest ways that individual congregations should follow through.

But the tradition has waxed and waned over the centuries. It may never have been more popular than in early America, said Gregory Wills, a historian at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky., and the author of a highly regarded history of church discipline ...

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