An incident in North Carolina drew attention to the situation of the Church of Body Modification. A 14 year old girl named Ariana Iacono was suspended for violating the dress code school. He came to school with a nose piercing and was ejected. Both the girl and her mother are members of this new church and say that body piercing and other picture adjustments help achieve inner balance and spiritual harmony.
Body piercing is considered a sign of faith, a tool used by church members to access a higher level of spirituality. They believe it is an easy way to strengthen the connection between body, mind and soul. The church's website declares a faith in the alteration of the body as "one of the safest and most responsible to stay spiritually healthy and whole." Their practices include the tongue-splitting, ear lobe or the skin stretches, implanst sub-cutaneous scars and many other ways to change the image of his body.
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