Even though the experience of shaming will be painful, we can affirm a group's shaming when (1) the action in question is something God would consider shameful [such as sexual activity outside marriage], and (2) the intent of the shaming is restoring the person to right living and right relationship with God and others. This "reintegrative" shaming is restorative and temporary.
Tragically much of the shaming in the world today falls short of both ideals
— Ministering in Honor-Shame cultures by Jayson Georges and Mark D. Baker
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