SPANKING VS. RELIGIOUS FREEDOM: Why Did Born-Again Christians Lose Fight to Become Foster Parents? “Gregory and Melanie Magazu have decided they can’t afford to take their case to the U.S. Supreme Court, even if they wanted to. The born-again Christian couple is going to have to set aside the dream of opening their home in Fitchburg, Mass., to foster kids because they were honest enough to admit they spank their own children.”