we ve heard the phrase death by 1,000 lashes. that s basically what this was. lydia s parents pleaded guilty and were sent to prison. michael pearl the man whose teachings they follow is spreading his goss pel through a popular christian book to train a child. the pearls wrote it as a blueprint for raising children they say the way the bible commands. it says that if you spare the rod, you hate your child. but if you love him, you chasten him timely. the pearls say they re not to blame for what the family did, but spare the rod, spoil the child is a message that many fundamentalist christians and preachers embrace. you ll hear from some of them tonight. you ll hear from a woman whose parents followed the treatment when she was growing up. she calls it abuse. this is systemic form of brainwashing these children. our investigation led us to a corner of christian fundamentalism that operates almost entirely beyond the reach of authority. fundamentalist baptist home