SPECIAL REPORT: An abusive Christian boarding home operated in the shadows. It also took teens' babies.

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Nov 11, 2021 SPECIAL REPORT: An abusive Christian boarding home operated in the shadows. It also took teens' babies. Nancy Davis Womac was not allowed to see or hold her daughter after she gave birth in 1979. That was standard at the Bethesda Home for Girls in Mississippi, where Baptist preachers forced teens to memorize Bible chapters and beat them with wooden boards if they disobeyed. Decades later, many women are still searching for children they were forced to give up for adoption, an NBC News investigation found. Read More Follow Us Get the NBC News Mobile App Check out all NBC News newsletters here. 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10112 View in browser | Unsubscribe | Contact | Privacy