That said, the word “mule” does have a prominent place in the Bible. Psalm 32:9, for instance, cautions against being like the horse or mule:
Do not be like the horse or the mule, which have no understanding but must be controlled by bit and bridle or they will not come to you.Similarly, Proverbs 26:3 actually says:
A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!Jesus himself was said to chase people with whips.
But still: Those aren’t metaphors. The Bible is literally referring to animals.
A Memphis psychiatrist has been forced
to close her office for two months and potentially lose her medical
license for good after it was discovered she spanked at least
10 patients with whips and riding crops and sometimes compared them to
mules.
Dr. Valerie Louise Augustus,
who has led Christian Psychiatrist Services for 17 years, was found to
have used a riding crop – a thin whip normally used to strike horses –
on the buttocks of a patient in 2015, according to Tennessee medical
discipline documents that were made public on Friday.
The
patient, who had a history of physical abuse, was suffering from
depression and struggling with suicidal thoughts, documents state.
An
investigation by state authorities also found that Augustus had “made
contact with other mental health patients with a riding crop, whip or
other object.” The documents also state that Augustus kept both a riding
crop and a whip “displayed in her office” and “compared her patients to
mules.”
Memphis psychiatrist hit patients with whip, riding crop, officials say
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