I thought it was biblical too. I was taught and had it beat into me over and over and over and over again that it was. I
had used that horrible method on my oldest and moved away from that when I joined GCM and saw what I had secretly believed deep down (but had shoved a sock in her mouth and tied up the poor little girl) and was afraid to let loose.
I'm becoming stronger in my belief, though am challenged at almost every turn by friends and family in the US.