Another one probably coming under the category of Social Abuse, again possibly warranting it’s own category of Religious Abuse, is where religious fanaticism is forced on a child or partner, and fanatical and extreme behaviours and practices are regularly imposed on another that result in a threat to that person’s emotional & physical well-being. The most extreme examples of this can be found in the practices of cults, but can occur in relation to any type of religious beliefs and practices. Examples – children being forced to attend church and spend so many hours praying that they become sleep-deprived and physically unhealthy; beatings in the name of religious redemption or exorcism; new age beliefs imposed on children involving obtaining of nourishment from the sun or air, resulting in malnutrition or even death; taking children on door-to-door missionary work where the hours worked and distance travelled on foot is more representative of child labour practices and the physical and/or emotional health and wellbeing of the child is compromised or damaged. Children in this situation can also be exposed to abusive reactions from members of the public. Any of these practices mentioned can also be abusive to other adults if they are not participating of their own free will.