White Wisconsin Church Puts on Bewildering Display of Self-Flagellation in Mock Game of "Antiracist Jeopardy"

The flagellant movement was a widespread phenomenon that emerged in Europe in the 13th century, characterized by groups of believers who engaged in public acts of self-flagellation as a form of penance for the perceived sins of society. These groups, known as flagellants, traveled from town to town, performing elaborate rituals in which they whipped the…